Hello BIll and welcome to the Cow Audio Forum.
Try your VP88. You probably already know the widest setting increases noise, so try and stay away from that. Any kind of drum can be a pain to record when played with other instruments.
You may benefit from a stereo limiter. If you're using a mixer like a Sound Devices 442 or 552, which have good limiters, you'll be in a lot better shape than if you take the mic directly into the camera. Just don't work it too much.
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Ty Ford
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