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[John M. Roll]

Other than a dedicated stand, can I get some examples (hopefully pics) of how you mic a hi hat. Is there a "proper" way to do it?

[Steve Eudaly]

I prefer the mic du jour on a short stand. Mic pointing at the edge of the top cymbal or perhaps toward the center, depending on what I'm going for. I usually try and place it in such a way that the hi-hat is between the mic and the snare, helping keep the bleed down.

As far as stand-less solutions, I've used Beta 98s with their gooseneck mount. This works pretty great.

I've also those used cheap-o plastic clamps with the 3/8" mic thread like the "Mic Eze M-1." Those cheap clamps okay but unless you mount it to an adjacent cymbal stand, you're pretty much stuck mixing the underside of the hats which I just haven't had great results with.

EDIT: And of course, gotta mention the infamous LP Claw. Great for all sorts of creative, stand-less mic placement techniques.

[Mal Brown]

This is somewhat genre dependent.  For a natural sounding hat I like a socked 57.  on about a 45 degree angle away from the bell.  Opposite side from the snare.  Just above the maximum extension of the upper cymbal.  Maybe 1.5 to 2"   This get's a little more spearation from the snare and is not 'overstated'.  At least not to my ear. 

This is a very subjective thing...


oh wait...  not a dedicated stand... My bad.  I always use a dedicated stand for the hat.   Clip on Senn's for the rack and floor toms.  Hoop and drummer dependent, clip on or stand for the snare...

[Dave Pluke]

Other than a dedicated stand, can I get some examples (hopefully pics) of how you mic a hi hat. Is there a "proper" way to do it?

Not a fan of mic'ing the bottom of the hat, so clamp-on stands are challenging. It'd take a LONG gooseneck to reach the desired location ( see Mal's post) and clamping onto the hi hat stand itself can introduce a lot of noise. If there's another stand in the vicinity I suppose a simple clamp-on mount could work. As you may have guessed, I always use a dedicated stand.

Dave

[Helge A Bentsen]

Put a DPA 2011c above on a K&M 259 and you can't go wrong.

[Brian Jojade]

Finding a clamp point for a hat mic will clearly depend on what’s around. Personally, I’ve rarely run into a scenario where that even exists, so it’s not even on my radar to try it. I always carry a hat stand.  Now, if this is a rig you work with regularly, maybe something can be rigged up that works.

[Landon Lewsaw]

I put a SDC right on a straight stand with a small round base.  Dedicated stand but minimal footprint. 

[Thomas Le]

If you got money, triad orbit?

https://www.triad-orbit.com/project/audio/

[Doug Fowler]

I know you don’t want a stand but that’s a tough one.  I have found a setup like this to be handy in lots of places: 

[John L Nobile]

I've used a drum clamp with a gooseneck on a hardware stand. Also works for snare and tom mics. The drummer suggested it. The stands bothered him. Wound up using just 2 o/head stands for the whole kit. You just have to check with the drummer to see if he's OK with you putting the clamp on his stands.

Something like this:

https://www.steveweissmusic.com/product/multi-clamp/multi-clamps

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