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Finding the right placement in the room for the drums
From the course: Audio Recording Techniques
Finding the right placement in the room for the drums
If you do nothing else positioning your kit in the best place in the room will do wonders for the sound. Pro-engineers will usually test the room by walking around and clapping their hands, searching for a place in the room that has a nice even reverb. If the clap has a boing to it or a funny overtone. then so will your drums. So it's best to try another place in the room. What you're looking for is the spot where the drums sound relatively live without any of the room cancellations. Ideally, you want the place in the room where the ceiling height is the highest. If the ceiling is vaulted try placing your drums in the middle of the vault first, then move as needed. It's usually best to stay out of a corner. The corner will normally cause bass loading, meaning that the low frequencies will be increased causing your kick and floor tom to be louder than the other drums. This can also lead to increase tom ring and snare buzzing. That being said, sometimes more low end is just the thing…
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- Ch_02_Microphones_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_02_Microphones_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_03_Preamps_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_03_Preamps_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_04_Microphone_Placement_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_04_Microphone_Placement_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_05_Drums_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_05_Drums_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_06_Guitar_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_06_Guitar_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_07_Bass_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_07_Bass_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_08_Vocals_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_08_Vocals_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_09_Piano_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_09_Piano_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_10_Horns_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_10_Horns_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_11_Strings_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_11_Strings_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_12_Percussion_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_12_Percussion_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_14_Stereo_Techniques_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_14_Stereo_Techniques_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_15_Recording_The_Session_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_15_Recording_The_Session_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_16_Simply_Falling_PT_Mix_Session.zip
- Ch_16_Simply_Falling_Raw_WAVs.zip
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Finding the right placement in the room for the drums1m 48s
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The keys to a great drum sound2m 2s
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Tuning the drums2m 19s
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Tuning tips and tricks2m 26s
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Miking the bass drum without a front head2m 15s
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Miking the bass drum with front head port1m 5s
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Miking the bass drum with a front head1m 12s
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Using a subkick microphone1m 31s
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Miking the snare drum: Technique one3m 2s
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Miking the snare drum: Technique two57s
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Adding a bottom snare mic1m 45s
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Miking the hi-hat2m 14s
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Miking the toms2m 24s
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Miking the cymbals3m 14s
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Miking the overall kit1m 25s
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Using room mics2m 2s
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Getting the drum sound2m 47s
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Getting the correct drum mix balance2m 50s
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Checking the drum phase2m 18s
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Panning the drums2m 25s
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Tweaking the drum sound with EQ3m 10s
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Using the one-mic drum recording technique2m 37s
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Using the two-mic drum recording technique1m 5s
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Using the three-mic drum recording technique1m 45s
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Using the four-mic drum recording technique1m 26s
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Tips for drummers to use before recording1m 15s
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Tracking a solo drum part1m 10s
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