Just wondering...

Jayme · #1 01-08-2005

Is it better to record drums on a platform or just on the floor?,... Why?

Tartan_Keyboard · #2 01-08-2005

I guess its a matter of prefrence , some might like the sound better on the floor than on a platform, then again i am a keyboard player.

Bulls Hit · #3 01-09-2005

One advantage of a platform is you can lay down a sheet of rubber underneath and help isolate the noise. That's the beauty of drums, they're so 'kin loud

Dani Pace · #4 01-09-2005

For me the main thing is to put the drums in the center of the room, they sound best there and it's a lot easier to get around them for mike placement and such.

freak1c · #5 01-11-2005

risers help eliminate floor rumble from the drums, if thats a problem.

Cloneboy Studio · #6 01-11-2005

I like to isolate my drums from the floor using either a mat, carpet or platform (one studio I go to has a big wooden stand that is acoustically isolated). Personally I never put my drums in the center of the room, but I back them into a corner--it beefs up the low end.

But I like *LIVE* drums, and lately I've been avoiding the use of plugin reverb on drums.

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