When it comes to recording drums, I'm more of a purist/traditionalist. My drummer just recorded a session for some friends at a studio that appeared to be well equipped and managed. He told me that the way they tracked his drums was as follows:
1) 3 takes all the way thru
2) Record fills seperately (in addition to wherever they were performed during the 3 takes above) in case they didn't come out okay in any of the three takes.
3) Then apparently, they edit and put the track together.
That's NOT the way I do it. Originally, I didn't even allow punch ins unless there was a noticeable break in the song. That's mainly rooted in my phiolosophy that before you come to record, you have to have practiced your song such that execution comes second hand, thereby allowing us to focus on more "studio" things like sound, tones, textures, blah blah blah...
Now, because my drummer is super detail oriented and wants everything perfect, I've been forced to bend the rules. It was actually a good thing because I explored punch in techniques that I hadn't really delved into before. Now, I can punch ANYWHERE because I leave maybe 1 measure of overlap, splice, and cross fade. I imagine that's how it's done out there, correct?
Please share your tracking methods.
Thanks!
1) 3 takes all the way thru
2) Record fills seperately (in addition to wherever they were performed during the 3 takes above) in case they didn't come out okay in any of the three takes.
3) Then apparently, they edit and put the track together.
That's NOT the way I do it. Originally, I didn't even allow punch ins unless there was a noticeable break in the song. That's mainly rooted in my phiolosophy that before you come to record, you have to have practiced your song such that execution comes second hand, thereby allowing us to focus on more "studio" things like sound, tones, textures, blah blah blah...
Now, because my drummer is super detail oriented and wants everything perfect, I've been forced to bend the rules. It was actually a good thing because I explored punch in techniques that I hadn't really delved into before. Now, I can punch ANYWHERE because I leave maybe 1 measure of overlap, splice, and cross fade. I imagine that's how it's done out there, correct?
Please share your tracking methods.
Thanks!