Patrick Carney's Microphones

At 2:22 you can see Patrick is using a pair of Re-15s one on each side of the drum kit, one close to the ride and the other one close to the hi-hat.

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At 2:22 we can clearly see that Patrick is using 3 e604 mics to mic his toms.

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In this youtube video of The Black Keys, at 0:32 we can se Patrick uses an Sm7B to mic his floor tom.

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In this youtube video, playing with the Black Keys, at 0:38 we can see Patrick uses an SM57 to mic his tom.

He uses another one to mic his snare as you can see in this other video from the same session at 0:33:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WHiJcKb_g0

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In this youtube video, playing with the Black Keys, if you slow it down at 0:53, you can see Patrick is using a Senheiser MD 421 to mic his right floor tom.

You can also see it 1:36.

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In a video interview by Reverb titled "How Patrick Carney Gets His Drum Sound," the Upton Microphones 251 Large Diaphragm Multipattern Tube Condenser Microphone is clearly visible at the 0:07 mark. Patrick Carney further discusses this microphone at 1:51, providing insight into its use in his recording setup.

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At 0:34 in the Reverb interview video titled "How Patrick Carney Gets His Drum Sound," Patrick Carney discusses using the Coles Electroacoustics 4038 Ribbon Microphone for his tom drums.

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In a Reverb interview titled "How Patrick Carney Gets His Drum Sound," Patrick Carney is seen at the 1:45 mark using an AKG D36 microphone to capture the sound of the bass drum.

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In the Reverb interview titled "How Patrick Carney Gets His Drum Sound," Patrick Carney's engineer, Marc Whitmore, is observed at 3:24 in the video showcasing a Spectra 1964 Model C610 complimiter, which is positioned in a rack within the mixing room.

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In a video interview titled "How Patrick Carney Gets His Drum Sound" by Reverb, at the timestamp 3:54, Patrick Carney's engineer, Marc Whitmore, is seen showcasing a couple of Sphere Fab 500 preamps within the API 500 Series rack located in Patrick Carney’s mixing room.

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In a Reverb interview video titled "How Patrick Carney Gets His Drum Sound," Patrick Carney's engineer, Marc Whitmore, confirms the use of a Beyerdynamic M 160 double ribbon microphone in the drum room at 4:23.

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In the video titled "How Patrick Carney Gets His Drum Sound | Reverb Interview," at 0:39, a pair of Ampex Corporation 350 Tube Mic Preamps can be seen in a rack to the right of the screen in Patrick Carney’s drum room, confirming his use of this specific studio recording gear.

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