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I don't agree with a lot of this. Yes, you need a good drummer, but you also need a good drummer if you're using electronics, so that goes without saying either way. As far as mics and room...no...it doesn't have to be the "very best money can buy". I know many people that record in their garages and basements with "decent" mics and a little bit of room treatment and get pro sounding recordings. What makes electronics any cheaper??? Don't the good ones cost money, too???Unless you are (or have access to) a very good drummer, with the best mics and the best recording environment money can buy ..... you should do with either an electronic kit and / or midi programming.
Yes, SOME people (like 1 in 25) can program drums the way a drummer would play them and make then sound convincing. But most non-drummer "home recordists" don't even come close. So, I don't agree with "nothing yields such easy, pro-sounding results for us 'real world' (skint) home recordists!". I rarely hear pro-sounding results from home-recordists that have programmed and tweaked for weeks.Programming drums is in itself a bit of an skill (maybe even an art-form), but you'll learn quickly and nothing yields such easy, pro-sounding results for us 'real world' (skint) home recordists!
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And since you keep mentioning "real world". In the real world, many real people have real drums and record with them. What makes recording drums something out of a "fantasy world" in your opinion?
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