Tips for Headphone Monitoring in the Studio
First off, the quality of sound in the headphones will not be even close to what you will hear in the control room. Headphone use is designed for you to hear the other players so that you will… Read More
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Microphone Selections for Recording Cymbals
There are several schools of thought here. 1. The standard stereo overhead using either a stereo mic or a x-y configuration. 2. Two mics in cardioid, over the left and right crash cymbals. 3. One mic per cymbal… Read More
Mic-ing the Toms
Micing the tom toms are pretty straight forward provided you have enough room to place them, while keeping out of the drummers way. I like to use the Sennheiser MD421 mics. They give you a nice warm mellow… Read More
More Drum Mic-ing Tips
When tracking drums it’s a good idea to take pics of the kit throughout the process so you’ll have a visual reference later on. Sometimes things can get moved & switched around, & if that happens be sure… Read More
Mic-ing up the DrumSet
I thought as long as I was discussing drum sets I would continue with various mic-ing techniques. I will preclude this with indicating that this pretty much pertains to the genre of pop, rock and most country. Lets… Read More
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Tape Op is a well-written magazine that discusses all things related to recording including equipment, techniques, musician and engineer interviews, music reviews, plus they preach the do-it-yourself approach. Want to learn more…? Go to www.tapeop.com and sign up… Read More
Drum Set Tuning
Although this is covered in almost every drum magazine, I am going to cover it from an engineers point of view. (Granted, I just happen to be a drummer also.) Believe it or not having a drum in… Read More
What is your most important piece of gear?
Some say it’s the mic pre-amp. Others might say the microphone or the speakers. When you get right down to it the most important piece of studio gear is your EARS. Hearing the tones, the balance of the… Read More