On 13.12.2005, at 14:49, Dave Abbott wrote: > I have a Shure 16A > condenser on the hihat and can't keep the rest of the kit out of it no > matter what gating I do I have no experience with miking drumsets but... (well, I could stop at this point right now, eh? :-) ...according the the description the 16A is a cardioid. If you cannot gate it with the other mics, even if the drummer does not play kick, snare and hihat at once - does it probably aim to the kit or is it too far away from the hihat? Should be rather close and aiming to the outside if possible. That can be a problem with a furious drummer though... ___ Peter Ostry