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Barry Rudolph
Contributing Editor
Bass Drum
The kick or bass drum is easy to record since it is usually played (in pop music) at the same volume
throughout the song. Producers and engineers look for a "marriage" of the bass drum with the bass
instrument because they both occupy and make up the important bottom end of the record. Fig. 3 shows my
usual starting place for the bass drum mic. The Beta 52 in the picture is placed half in and half out of the hole
in the front head. This distance is variable and I try to keep the mic pointed exactly at the spot on the rear
head where the beater hits. Fig. 4 shows an old '70s' trick where the microphone goes right inside the drum.
This produces a very present and dry sou