Best Microphones For Recording Drums

Whats the best way to record straight into a PC?

I want to get semi-professional quality recordings of my drums, and edit them on my pc. Whats the cheapest way of doing this without compromising on sound quality?

maybe something like this,

http://www.zzounds.com/item--TASUS1800

On Stage DS7200B Adjustable Desk Microphone Stand, Black List Price: $19.80 Sale Price: $8.80 You save: $11.00 (56%)   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Description The On Stage DS7200 is perfect for podcast mics and lots of other applications. The DS7200 is an upgrade to the standard desk stand with an adjustable-height shaft, and a die-cast steel clutch. Height is adjustable from 9...

Pyle-Pro PDKM7 7 Microphone Wired Drum Kit with Mounting Accesories List Price: $293.99 Sale Price: $113.66 You save: $180.33 (61%)   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Description This seven-microphone wired drum kit from Pyle Pro is everything you need to record your drums discretely for a full, powerful sound. Hear the ring of the cymbals, the punch of the snares, and the boom of the kick drum, all with independent mics...

Behringer ULTRAVOICE XM1800S Dynamic Cardioid Vocal Microphones, 3-Pack List Price: $67.99 Sale Price: $33.99 You save: $34.00 (50%)   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Description Few things are more essential to recording or live performance than dynamic microphones. Ask any sound engineer and they will tell you to keep as many as possible on hand. BEHRINGER has bundled three great-sounding dynamic microphones into one impact-resistant case, with stand adapters and mic clips so you'll be ready to capture your sound in brilliant resolution...

MXL 990/991 Recording Microphone Package List Price: $99.95 Sale Price: $79.99 You save: $19.96 (20%)   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Description The MXL 990/MXL 991 Recording Mic Package is a 2-microphone kit with the latest in MXL's range of studio condenser microphones. The 990 has silky, sweet high end and a tight solid bass, perfect for recording vocals...

Shure A50D - Microphone Drum Mount List Price: $15.00 Sale Price: $13.30 You save: $1.70 (11%)   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Description The Shure A50D mounts a microphone onto a drum rim. A threaded sliding screw on the mount secures a standard microphone clip, and an adaptive brass washer (European insert) is available to accommodate an even wider range of microphone models...

GLS Audio Professional Microphone ES-57 & Mic Clip List Price: $69.99 Sale Price: $29.99 You save: $40.00 (57%)   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Description The ES-57 Professional Microphones were designed to sound just like the standard in the industry, the Shure SM57. If you like the Shure SM-57, you will LOVE these GLS Audio ES-57 mics.

Shure SM57-LC Cardioid Dynamic Microphone List Price: $146.00 Sale Price: $79.00 You save: $67.00 (46%)   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Description The Shure SM57 is a fixture in the music business. You see it everywhere. In small clubs and 100,000 seat stadiums. This renowned mic is used by legendary performers and the latest up-and-comers. What you may not have seen are the thousands of SM57s at work behind the scenes in professional recording studios around the world...

GLS Audio 25ft Mic Cable Cords - XLR Male to XLR Female Colored Cables - 25' Balanced Mike Cord - 6 PACK List Price: $149.99 Sale Price: $69.95 You save: $80.04 (53%)   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Description 6 PACK of Professional Series Noise Free Mic Cables. They have a thick, high quality, flexible rubber jacket. They are heavy duty Noise Free "True Balanced LO-Z" and have 3 pin XLR connectors on each end...

Behringer XM8500 Dynamic Cardioid Microphone List Price: $43.99 Sale Price: $21.97 You save: $22.02 (50%)   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 4 months Description Few things are more essential to recording or live performance than dynamic microphones. The Behringer XM8500 Dynamic Vocal Microphone has the crucial features and durability to come through for your sound again and again, live or in the studio...

CAD PRO-7 7-Piece Drum Microphone Pack List Price: $199.99 Sale Price: $190.07 You save: $9.92 (5%)   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Description This all-in-one drum microphone package by CAD contains one KM212 dynamic cardioid kick drum mic, 3 TM211 dynamic cardioid tom mics with attached drum mount clips, one SN 210 dynamic cardioid snare mic with attached drum mount clip, and 2 CM 217 cardioid mini pencil condenser overhead microphones with external roll-off and pad...

*DVD: Shaping your Sound w/ Microphones, Mixers, Multitrack, 1st Edition $35.95 "Shaping Your Sound with Microphones, Mixers and Multitrack Recording" teaches how to best mike, record and mix drums, guitars, pianos, horns, vocals, strings, and more. Learn how to professionally build a song, step-by-step, through the tracking and overdubbing process with dozens of musical examples and demonstrations. Learn the fundamental characteristics of analog tape and professional multitrack recorders and the techniques to make top quality recordings no matter how many tracks you use! You’ll explore the inside of the recording console and learn to route signals through your mixer to get the best sound while achieving great mix-downs and more!

Practical Recording Techniques $46.95 Practical Recording Techniques is a hands-on practical guide for all aspects of recording, ideal for beginning and intermediate recording engineers, producers, musicians and audio enthusiasts. Filled with tips and shortcuts, this book offers advice on equipping a home studio (both low-budget and advanced), with suggestions for set-up, acoustics, choosing monitor speakers, and preventing hum. This best-selling guide also tells how to judge recordings and improve them to produce maximum results. Two extensive glossaries clearly explain audio jargon and sound-quality descriptions. NEW material includes: * Extensive coverage of digital recording technology and techniques, including computer DAWs and optimizing them for best performance * Extra coverage of the basics, such as speed of sound, inverse square law, sound-wave interference, reflection and diffusion * Comprehensive look at all types of microphones, including live-vocal, digital and headworn mics * A detailed instrument frequency range chart Also new to this edition is an accompanying audio CD (Mac and PC compatible), which will enable you to actually hear the effects and techniques described in the book. * This bestselling guide to recording covers the latest digital techniques for professional and home studios, as well as recording on location * Includes a CD packed with audio clips to enhance the text * Fully revised and updated, this edition also includes essential information on computer recording

Recording Tips for Engineers $37.95 Get ahead in the business - be the engineer everyone wants to hire - achieve success with the very best recordings. Tim Crich's bestselling Recording Tips for Engineers provides the knowledge you need to rise to the top. From years of experience working with big name rock stars, Tim Crich shares his expertise and gives you all the essential insider tips and short cuts. Great for engineers of all levels, this guide is packed with simple and practical advice using real life studio situations. The bulleted lists and clear illustrations will save you valuable time and allow for fast in session reference. Includes: * Tips on proper microphone choice, setup and placement * Full sections on equalization and compression methods * Guidance on recording drums, guitars and vocals * Advice on creating professional mixes * Best ways to take control of your recording environment * Packed with insider tips and short-cuts to achieve the very best recordings * Written in a concise and entertaining style for fast, in-session reference * Learn from an experienced pro who has worked on records by the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, KISS, Billy Joel, US, David Bowie, Bon Jovi and many more!

The Everything Guide to Digital Home Recording $15.95 Leona Lewis, Lily Allen, and Colbie Caillat all became famous after their self-produced music was posted on the Internet. And now anyone who's ever practiced in front of the mirror for hours wants to try it too. This guide shows aspiring musicians how to turn their computers into a music studio. Professional musician Marc Schonbrun leads you step-by-step through the basics of home recording, including: Tips on how to make--and stick to--a recording budget; The best digital recording software; Microphones, mixers, and electronic hardware; Recording for individual instruments and virtual instruments; Mixing, mastering, and advanced recording techniques. For a fraction of the cost of recording, you can become your own engineer. You'll learn to create tracks complete with digital effects, virtual instruments, and sound quality that rival professional studios. In no time, you'll be ready for your time in the spotlight!

MXL Microphones MXLUSB009 Professional 24Bit/96kHz USB Microphone $457.95 Producing a 24-bit/96 kHz feature-rich USB microphone for the professional broadcast and music industry meant no compromises on quality. The MX USB.009 features a large diaphragm, 32mm capsule, similar to whats found on the worlds best analog microphones. With zero latency monitoring, hand selected components and analog rotary knobs to dial in the perfect mix, the MXL USB.009 replaces an entire studio. When its time to listen back to the tracks youve recorded, it will impress with its amazing detail and punch. The MXL USB.009 is a simple, feature-rich, elegant all-in-one recording solution that is nothing short of professional!

The Best of Sammy Nestico - Drums $4.95 Arranged by Sammy Nestico. For Drums. Young Jazz (Jazz Ensemble). Grade 2-3. 24 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

MXL Microphones Desktop Recording Kit MXL-DRK Desktop Recording Kit $112.95 A fully self contained, universal tool kit providing professional sounding music recordings into home PC or Mac (with optional MXL Mic Boost). Perfect for recording vocals, instruments and for voice-over speech to liven home CD and DVD video recordings, location sound effects and PodCasting.

Sound Advice on Recording and Mixing Drums, 1st Edition $14.95 The drum sound in any recording is undeniably important. The type of drum sound you create is fundamental to sylistic authenticity. All the way from instrument considerations to acoustic considerations, microphone techniques, panning, EQ and processing, this book will show you and let you hear how to produce excellent drums sounds! Don't mix or record another drum track until you read this book and listen to its CD!

Take Control of Recording with GarageBand '08 $10 Learn how to record complete songs with drums, keyboards, bass, strings, even horns...even if all you have is an old, beat up, electric guitar! This book explains how to use GarageBand '08 to create musical compositions with vocals, drums, guitars, MIDI keyboards, and even the kitchen sink! Seattle musician Jeff Tolbert shares his GarageBand know-how and years of recording experience to help you get the most out of your existing gear or purchase new equipment that fits your budget and style. You'll find real-world recording studio techniques, learn how to use a microphone effectively, and discover how to apply effects like a pro. Clear steps and practical advice help you plan a recording session, record multiple tracks at once, and fix mistakes easily. Two example songs demonstrate many of the techniques discussed. Bonus! Linked-in audio lets you listen to examples while you read about them and an eight-page glossary covers many recording-related terms. Remember us when you're famous! Questions you'll find answers to include: How do I best record a vocalist? How do I use the new multi-take recording option? How do I use the new Visual EQ effect? How can I change an effect over time in a track? What should I know about punching in on a Real Instrument track?

Take Control of Recording with GarageBand '09 $10 This book explains how to use GarageBand '09 to create musical compositions with vocals, drums, guitars, MIDI keyboards, and even the kitchen sink! Seattle composer Jeff Tolbert shares his GarageBand know-how and years of recording experience to help you get the most out of your existing gear or purchase new equipment that fits your budget and style. You'll find out how to plan a recording session, and you'll learn real-world recording studio techniques, such as using a microphone effectively , getting the best sounds from your gear, applying effects like a pro , using the new Electric Guitar track and the new stompbox effects , recording multiple tracks at once, and fixing mistakes easily . Two example songs demonstrate many of the techniques discussed. Bonus! Linked-in audio lets you listen to examples while you read about them, and a glossary covers many recording-related terms. Remember us when you're famous! Questions you'll find answers to include: How do Real Instrument and Software Instrument tracks differ? How can I make my GarageBand recordings sound less lame? How do I best record a vocalist? How do I use the multi-take recording option? I don't have an electric guitar. Can I still use the new Electric Guitar track? How do I use the new stompbox effects and how are they different from the old GarageBand effects? How can I change an effect over time in a track? What should I know about punching in?

The Ultimate Personal Recording Studio, 1st Edition $29.99 Don't fall prey to the myth that all you need is a roomful of expensive gear to make good music. Professional-sounding recordings can be made anywhere, and on almost any budget. The Ultimate Personal Recording Studio is designed to help you acquire the basic recording skills needed to get maximum results from a minimum amount of equipment. The first section provides an easy-to-follow overview of the components that make up a modern recording studio, including microphones, mixers, monitors, and multitrack recorders. Next, you'll learn how to use your studio gear to record a variety of instruments, including drums, acoustic and electric guitars, electric bass, synthesizers, piano, and vocals, and how to take full advantage of the unique acoustics in the various rooms of your home when recording. After that, you'll learn how each of the common studio effects operate and how they are used by the pros. This includes dynamics processors (compression, limiting, expansion, and gating), EQ (graphic and parametric), reverb, and delay. By the time you reach the section on mixing and mastering, you will be ready to take your project through its final stages and prepare it for release. No matter what your proficiency is as a home recordist or your intention for the finished product, The Ultimate Personal Recording Studio will help you take your sound to the next level.

Recording Tips for Engineers: For cleaner brighter tracks $27.99 Get ahead in the business - be the engineer everyone wants to hire - achieve success with the very best recordings. Recording Tips for Engineers provides the knowledge you need to rise to the top. From years of experience working with big name rock stars including The Rolling Stones Bob Dylan John Lennon KISS Billy Joel U2 David Bowie Bon Jovi Ozzy Cher Bryan Adams Tuff Beans Tim Crich shares his expertise and gives you all the essential insider tips and short cuts. Great for engineers of all levels this guide is packed with simple and practical advice using real life studio situations. The bulleted lists and clear illustrations will save you valuable time and allow for fast in session reference. Includes: * Tips on proper microphone choice setup and placement * Full sections on equalization and compression methods * Guidance on recording drums guitars and vocals * Advice on creating professional mixes * Best ways to take control of your recording environment * Packed with insider tips and short-cuts to achieve the very best recordings * Written in a concise and entertaining style for fast in-session reference * Learn from an experienced pro who has worked on records by the Rolling Stones Bob Dylan John Lennon KISS Billy Joel US David Bowie Bon Jovi and many more!

Recording on a Budget $19.95 Audio recordings are the calling card with which musicians share and promote their work so a knowledge of recording techniques and technologies is essential to the 21st century musician. Recording On a Budget provides a comprehensive introduction to the recording arts from a budget-conscious perspective. Written by a professional musician and educator, this book is idea for musicians, educators, music students, songwriters and hobbyists. A central theme of the book is that it is possible to make quality recordings with a modest selection of recording tools. Chapters cover the selection and use of all of the components of a project studio including microphones, mixer, computer, digital audio workstation software, and signal processors. Additional chapters provide a solid foundation in acoustics, audio recording, podcasting, mixing and mastering. The final chapter of the book features do-it-yourself projects that can be completed with a modest selection of tools. Most musicians have developed their ears to a high level so a special focus is placed on the development of recording technique through experimentation and the application of critical listening skills. The book is supported by an online resource of nearly 250 audio excerpts detailing all of the primary topics of the book. Recording on a Budget is ideal for: DT Musicians who are interested in recording a quality CD or demo DT Choir, orchestra, and band directors who want to record vocal or instrumental ensemble DT Student performers and composers who wish to record a performance or produce their own music DT Bands interested in recording live concerts or recording an album in a home studio DT Videographers interested in recording location sound, voice-overs or music DT Songwriters who wish to produce a quality demo DT Podcasters and ALL who want to make quality recordings without spending fortunes on equipment. Readers will learn DT to cut budget corners without sacrificing audio quality DT to choose the right microphone for the job (and where to place it) DT to assemble an equipment rack, mixing desk, and speakers stand DT to avoid common mistakes DT And to be creative and have fun with recording technology Visit the companion website at www.oup.com/us/recordingonabudget for free selection of sample recordings!