Tadpui
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Tad, did you manage to tune the cymbals ok?
LOL, that went very quickly! Some poor fellow at Zildjian did it for me
Tad, did you manage to tune the cymbals ok?
Yeah if you don't mind gimme some specifics and close up pics. I'd like to do this myself. Did you have to hack up some mic stands?
Congrats Tad!!
I'm late to this thread, but I know you are going to have a blast with your new drums. I was gonna suggest that you ask all of your local musician friends if the known of any drums for s.ale. That's how I found my kit for a very good price. But, I see that you already got a set. That's awesome man!
You can cut and pasted wrong notes with an acoustic kit. It's just harder to do.
You can cut and pasted wrong notes with an acoustic kit. It's just harder to do.
Hahaha, believe me, I've been thinking about how I could do it! And I agree, it seems hard
Well, here is a quickie recording of the kit as it stands. I thumbed through my old scratch ideas folder and found something from about 18 months ago that had an easy, steady beat. So I kept the kit miked up with my best guess at a first-time Glyn Johns 3-mic setup and played along to a guitar and bass track that was already struggling for tempo and conviction. Nothing pretty about the guitar and bass timing, even though they were recorded to a click. It was late. That's my excuse. And my current drumming skills don't exactly add to the synergy...
Dood? Not bad at all!
I'm going to leave it to those with better grasp on tone, but I find that really workable. Don't tell me you don't drum everyday in your car...
Hey thanks Jim! Well, maybe I do drum on the steering wheel a lot. And I sometimes accidentally goose the gas pedal when a great kick line comes on
Oh, I took a picture and forgot to attach it to my last post:
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Just FYI there is a 12 page feature in the current Sound on Sound, September issue, about recording drums in 7 different rooms. There is also a vid you can download.
I only got my copy yesterday so have not had time to study it.
Dave.
Are you somehow affiliated with Sound on Sound? lol!
Just kidding man.
Where is the link?
Never mind. I'm a member now. Strangely nice over there....
No Jim, I have no connection to any company whatsoever. I just thought peeps might be interested? Don't folks READ anymore!
The vid link is in the book. Buy it!
Dave.
Buy? Buy what? lol!
Hahaha, believe me, I've been thinking about how I could do it! And I agree, it seems hard
Well, here is a quickie recording of the kit as it stands. I thumbed through my old scratch ideas folder and found something from about 18 months ago that had an easy, steady beat. So I kept the kit miked up with my best guess at a first-time Glyn Johns 3-mic setup and played along to a guitar and bass track that was already struggling for tempo and conviction. Nothing pretty about the guitar and bass timing, even though they were recorded to a click. It was late. That's my excuse. And my current drumming skills don't exactly add to the synergy...
The toms sound fine. Remember, what the drums sound like sitting behind them is really different than what gets recorded. I didn't hear any annoying resonance at all. It sounds like a decently tuned kit.
I would maybe add some smack to the kick, or maybe just hit it harder
Just FYI there is a 12 page feature in the current Sound on Sound, September issue, about recording drums in 7 different rooms. There is also a vid you can download.
I only got my copy yesterday so have not had time to study it.
Dave.
That's not too bad. Toms sound good. Good tone to the toms, and good intervals. You've got a LOT of snare wire snap from just the overheads, which is pretty good. The immediate problem that I hear, well it's usually a problem unless you want it this way, the problem is the whole drum image leans to the right and the snare seems to have some phasing going on. It doesn't sound bad in a sparse mini-mix like this one, but in a busier mix those drum tracks would virtually disappear. You'd really struggle with it. But for a first effort I'd say you're ahead of the curve. The drum tuning seems good. I'd think you could probably tune the floor tom lower, but that's up to you.
If you want that dull flat tom sound, you got the wrong heads. But you can moongel the shit out of them to dampen them some if you want. I'm not a fan of excessive drum dampening, but you do what you gotta do.