The three-finger rule can help keep the mic away from unwanted harmonics from the edge of the head and hoop, while aiming it at the center helps capture the stick sound at its point of impact. The snare would usually be miked like the toms, from the top, three fingers away and at the edge of the drum and pointing at the centre. If given another mic and channel, the next drum we would want control over would be the snare. Snare miking position #1: a snare is miked from the top, with the mic pointed to the centre
