Rod, the more mices you can use, the better. I would use aminimum of 4 mice for the kick, 1 for the snare and 2 overheads. If you have any extra inputs left then, close mice the toms as well. Regards, Phil Muir P J Muir Productions Music and audio production URL: www.philmuir.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: Rod To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 2:51 PM Subject: [ddots-l] recording drums delta 44 Hi, guys: I have a delta 44 card, and I need to record a live drummer, any tips on how I can go about doing this? I have a Yamaha mg 12 channels mixer, and a one channel presonus eureka preamp. I would appreciate any response please. Rod