How to mic an entire band with condenser mics

A simple live set-up on a small stage, featuring the band North Lands. Recorded in a Pro Tools session with almost no processing. Listen to how condensers can accurately pick-up the drum set, guitars, vocals and more.

Chapters
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0:00 Introduction
0:44 Overheads
2:18 Kick Drum (Bass Drum)
3:16 Snare Drum
4:30 Hi-Hat
6:07 Toms
7:17 Bass
8:28 Guitar
9:43 Leslie
11:11 Wurlitzer
11:59 Vocals

Download session audio here:
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Microphone list
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2012 Compact Cardioid Microphone

2015 Wide Cardioid Microphone

4055 Kick Drum Microphone

4099 Instrument Microphone

d:facto™ 4018 Vocal Microphone

6066 Subminiature Headset Microphone

More info
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[deadmeat]

I would love to download that session for training on multitrack but its not longer availabe :( is it possible to uload it one more time?? Thanks

[adrianhammes]

12:12 I wholeheartedly agree! Especially considering the close proximity to the drum-set, vocal mics can be thought of additional overheads incl. compression. Would I take dynamic mics with a 'signature sound' as overheads? Propably not. So than I also shoudn't use them for vocals.

Big Mick from Metallica also mentioned this sometime ago (he mixed with condensers only - also on James vocals - for a very long period of time). He also always started soundcheck with the vocals, because they will pick up the whole stage anyway. But starting soundcheck with the drumset is more destructive than constructive in the end.

[bengzit]

Regarding microphones for instruments, I think you have no equal.. I love your products, although for Kick I prefer D6 and for vocals (which are too muddy) I would use another brand, for everything else DPA has no equal!
I forgot to write a thank you for this video because it is very instructive, thank you!