Drum Recording Workshop
We found a great Sound on Sound drum recording workshop – be sure to check it out!! The drum kit can be one of the most time-consuming and frustrating of instruments to record, so it’s worth taking a… Read More
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Tag: Recording Drums
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
Overhead Drum Microphones
Recording engineers pick microphones depending on many different reasons, such as: • what you’re recording • where you’re recording • available mic selection • For overhead mic-ing you can’t go wrong with a good pair of pencil condenser… 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
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