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Check out additional photos from the 2007 Arctic Monkeys tour, profiled in Mix Magazine



Matt Helders’ drum kit is miked with Sennheiser e 901 and Shure Beta 52 (kick); Sennheiser e 905 (snare top and bottom); Shure SM81 (hi-hats); Sennheiser e 904 (toms); and two AKG 414s (overheads). According to Doyle, there’s also a third overhead that do


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Matt Helders’ drum kit is miked with Sennheiser e 901 and Shure Beta 52 (kick); Sennheiser e 905 (snare top and bottom); Shure SM81 (hi-hats); Sennheiser e 904 (toms); and two AKG 414s (overheads). According to Doyle, there’s also a third overhead that doubles as Helders’ vocal. “Great for me, as I get an extra drum mix for his ears, but not so good for John.”







Alex Turner’s Fender amp has a Sennheiser e 906 mic; there's a Shure 57 on his Selmer amp. “There’s also a Sennheiser 421 in the back of each cabinet to give more energy for FOH,” says monitor engineer Will Doyle.Arctic Monkeys' Alex TurnerBassist Nick O’Malley’s Hiwatt and Ampeg amps are miked with beyerdynamic M88 mics, “one of those true multipurpose microphones,” Doyle says.Matt Helders’ drum kit is miked with Sennheiser e 901 and Shure Beta 52 (kick); Sennheiser e 905 (snare top and bottom); Shure SM81 (hi-hats); Sennheiser e 904 (toms); and two AKG 414s (overheads). According to Doyle, there’s also a third overhead that do“For guitarist Jamie Cook’s amps—a Hiwatt, Marshall and Badcat—I have a Shure 57 on the Bad Cat with a 421 in the back,” Doyle says. “He uses a Marshall head on a Hiwatt 4x12, which is closed back so both the 906 and the 421 are on the front.”


Arctic Monkeys' Jamie CookFront-of-house engineer John AshtonArctic Monkeys' Matt HeldersArctic Monkeys Nick O'MalleyMonitor engineer Will Doyle















			



				


		

		

			
			
			
			
			
			
					








		


			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			



			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			











	
	






	
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