[blackened10]

I havent been on these forums in forever and i've gotten alot accomplished since then

and yet... i have not got everything figured out

I would like to ask everyones opinion on how they record drums
Im looking for information such as how you do it, with what, wether you record on a DAW or you record on an external device, and if you do record on a computer then how do u pan and get eq and all that. What software do you use? Do you use a different software for recording drums, guitars, and anything else?

basically


i want to know how everyone here records and the process in which they do


thank you very much

[EmEleven]

The studios I've been in have always used sonars cakewalk. Usualy mic all the drums but If I'm not mistaken billy martin only has his snare and kick miced and maybe some overheads.

As for getting the sound to a computer you will run the mics to a board obviously and then you will need a analog to digital converter to convert the mic signal into something digital the computer can read. I'm not sure how they did that because i didn't look to hard

[zooloo]

I use an Apple with Logic.

I get the noise into my computer with a Presonus Firepod - this gives me 8 mic inputs.

Microphones I have a set of Audio Technica mics, can't remember what they're called. There are 7 of them.

How many I'd actually use depends... you can do it with one, two is much better, four is a lot more useful and probably the practical minimum.

How to record drums, starting point -

One mic - put it in front of the kit 3 to 6 feet away, angle it somewhere between pointing up at the ceiling and pointing straight at the kit.

Two - one in front aimed at kit - one on the side away from hi-hat

Three - like two but put mic overhead on hi-hat side

Four - one on the kick, one on the snare, two overhead... like two mics... hmmmm... try it.

Move microphones about and find where it sounds best.

If it sounds right and is nowhere near the above suggestions then ignore above suggestions they are starting points. Always move mics to where they sound best.

Drums are what's known as loud. Bass drums can kill mics because of the High Sound Pressure Level (SPL)

Did I mention moving the mics to where they sound best?

Useful things post recording - compress it.

[CheapAdviceGuy]

Home Studio: Yamaha 8-track digital recorder, Yamaha DTX electronic drum set. I just record the stereo output of the DTX!

On-Location Recording: Korg D16XD. I use 57s on kick & snare, two condensers overhead L & R, sometimes another 57 for toms.

-CAG