This photograph of a drum kit shows the overhead microphones in a "spaced pair" arrangement
Drum recording using just overhead microphones
On this recording of a drum kit, the overhead microphones provide a clear stereo image of the kit as a whole
Drum recording using microphones on each drum, but no overhead microphones
On this recording of a drum kit, the lack of overhead microphones leaves the recording without much ambience, as the sound is only provided by the close microphones
A full drum kit recording
On this recording of a drum kit, overhead microphones are balanced with the close microphones to blend the stereo sound of the kit and ambience together
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Overhead microphones are those used in sound recording and live sound reproduction to pick up ambient sounds, transients and the overall blend of instruments.[1] They are used in drum recording to achieve a stereo image of the full drum kit,[2] as well as orchestral recording to create a balanced stereo recording of full orchestras.
^Huber (2005, p. 165)
^Huber (2005, p. 166)
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