Drum Recording

by Shawn

Hey,
I'm trying to record drum videos with my normal flip camera but the sound quality is horrible. Do you know a mic that is kind of all purpose and doesn't sound horrible for the drums? I cannot afford professional drum mic'ing right now, I heard of something that was about $20-$30 but I didn't get the model or brand.

If you can help me out thanks a load!

ANSWER

Hi, Shawn--

The thing is, there are different requirements for mics for each type of drum.

I might be able to help you find something if I knew exactly what you are trying to do. Are you planning to use your camera for video and audio but just supplement the audio sound with a mic so that the amplified drum sound is recorded by the camera?

Depending on what you want to do with the video, it might be better to try to send the drum sound to a different recording system and then synch the video and the drum track on something like Microsoft Movie Maker.

If you want to include more detail about what you are wanting to do, I will try to be of more help.

Lynne