home drum recording
ako
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i know this thread has happened a couple times, but im just stoked because i tried something different...i tried a random technique today. i have my microphone "put away" (behind my stereo on the stand) and i was like "hey what if i just leave this here and try to record drums..." so i boosted my recording amp up to max and let er rip...somy setup here was one shitty radio shack mic aimed nowhere about 15 feet from my set, here are a couple clips compiled into one mp3, some with dampening on the snare, some without. all i did was some minor compression. i think it turned out pretty phenomenal for how little effort i had to put into it...hahahaall i have set up right now is my kick snare and hi-hat so thats why the clip doesnt have much variety. enjoy...post some home recordings too!
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- spidey
i love crap mics.
yes, ?uestlove uses Royer R-122's.
i cant drum for shit but this is the tone (.wav, 2MB, 15 sec) ive currently got going for a basic drum sound. pretty dry and (unfortunately??) non trashy.
this is a combo of 3 mics: a SM57 on the snare, a D112 on the bass drum and a AKG c3000 on the room. its basically the AKG with the other two just providing some support on the boom chop highs and lows.
Ribbon mics on drums? Odd choice.
Drumming sounds great Ako.
Last session I did with some friends we got a chance to use a pair of Neuman U49s as overheads. They have an amazing sound.
yeah, the r-122's are designed to take higher SPL's than typical ribbons and actually sound great on drums. we used a pair (high & low) when we cut the otis single. kinda wish we had hit the tape a bit harder, in retrospect, but i'm still really happy with the sound.
those drums are sounding great though dude!
i like this!
Some things attracted my attention.
You got a hum sound on your microphone. It is on these frequencies:
60 hz
120 hz
179 hz
239 hz
299 hz
359 hz
That hum is coming from the bad grounded microphone. Some of these radio shack mics have that problem, some not. I had the same problems till I changed microphones. Search for a cheap one without the hum noise.
I removed those hum sounds with an EQ now.
Than I put some tube compression on top, cut of the highs, boosted the bass and thats it.
Dog Pog 69
The break at 0.43 is the best sounding one in these EQ/compression settings. Reminds on a break the Beasties used on Pauls Boutique, or some Eddy Bo shit.
If you want to "come" more into the 70s soundwise use two mics. Put the one behind your stereo or behind yourself or under your snare. And one in front or into the bassdrum.
On the snare/hihat track you roll off the bass frequencies and put a lot of compression. Than put the bassdrum track under the snare track and you got Soulpower 74.
Peace
Hawkeye
my settup
LDC - over the drummers head aimed down
LDC out about 10 feet dead center with the kit... about level with the top of the kick..lower for more BOOM
I then close mic each drum. I run all the tom mics under and up inside the toms (bottom heads removed). I also mic the top and bottom of the snare. And sometimes the batter side of the kick depending on the sound i'm going for.
i used to be a one mic on the kit maybe an extra for the snare type dood.. but now that i have the channels i just record EVERYTHING. This way depending on the mix you can emphasize the room, or go microscopic and emphasize the close miced stuff... Typically i go for a balance of all of the above, the close mics mainly come through for panning on fills and some extra snare / kick
AKO thats some wild drumming.. i think i like the sound of you original clip the best. Hawkeye that kick is starting to phart out.
Thanks thats a compliment !!!!!
I have got some jazz recordings where you can momentarily hear the soundwaves in the air dropping off as the band simultaneously finish the tune right on the same split second point in time. I loved this effect, and wondered about capturing the noise of the shifting air from something like a cathederal door closing - not the noise of the slam itself, just the fleeting momentary whoosh after it. Then hook this up to some kicks.
Just a theory.
out of curiousity, has anyone ever mic'd a drum about 20 feet away with any kind of hyper-cardioid mic in a made-tunnel or shaft to get the kicks full wave cycle at 60Hz?
i hope to try this one day, considering that's the only way that you'll get the full representation of what a 60 Hz kick will sound like.
ez.
kg.
The acoustics were extremely badass a la John Bonham.
I used a Shure-SM57 on the snare and two Shure SM-81 condensers as ambient (X/Y) into a Mackie into Garageband.
http://www.soulstrut.com/scans/break2.mp3
makes me miss my dad's barn...natural reverb in there was ridiculous, on some total late 60's columbia shit. beautiful.
http://www.metronomeonline.com/
http://www.buyolympia.com/q/Item=diyguidetodrums
That stuff is my bible !!!!!!!!!!
How To Record a Funk 45 Part 1
How To Record a Funk 45 Part 2
Peace
Hawkeye
essential reading...good looks.