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  • A good drum mic set is maybe starting around €850 and up.

    Like this one from Sennheiser

    Or this one from sE Electronics that’s been the hot mic set for drums lately

    In terms of patching, it can get a bit finicky but it’s always good practice to communicate your needs in advance.

    But at the end of the day, there will be patching and mixing done anyway since you have your own drums. So it shouldn’t matter too much.

    It will be a lot smoother if you do have your own drum mics tho.


  • One solution within budget would be to use a mixer like the Behringer XR18 and plug everything there. Then everyone in the band gets an IEM pack like yours or wireless rigs for their earphones.

    Pre-mix the band and send the Main LR output to the house mixer. Use the AUX sends for custom mono mixes for each individual band member. Your FOH guy can do mix adjustments on the fly for your IEMs or the house mix. They can use the headphone out for their own monitoring.

    One thing you need to consider though is the drums and vocal mics. You’ll either have to patch the house mics to your mixer or you’ll have to buy mics for yourself. Both comes with their own troubles.

    But if you bring your own drumset, having your own mics will be much easier, sound more consistent, and be less time consuming.

    The XR18 also functions as an audio interface so you can record multitracks of your performances.

    I don’t know how standard this method is but I hope it nudges you to the right direction!





  • Thanks for starting this community!

    Few points that might help narrow down the answer:

    1. How many are you in the band?

    2. Is your band running your own sound or are you relying on the venue or local engineer?

    3. Do you have / want to have drums in your IEM mix?

    4. What’s a realistic price range for you?

    Answering these might be a good starting point.


    But for a quick answer, assuming you’re just getting aux send from the main mixer,

    An easy upgrade that’s inexpensive would be to use a small mixer with EQ. That way you have SOME means to adjust the tone of the mix.