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http://www.lightningmp3.com/live/file.php?fid=9540 ears be tired. But how's it sound? No samples on the drums, just incase, in the unlikely event, anyone wonders.

I don't like them most of the time. That band they're trying to sound like has already done it as best as it can be done, so they're just riding coat tails. It's kinda the same question; mix like someone, sound like someone, or go your own way, which is going to yield more success and sense of...

A lot of us are dealing with subpar equipment and oftentimes abilities; I was thinking, might it be more useful when we cannot achieve a 'commercial' or professional sound to go for something unique? I can't mix a metal track like Andy Sneap, and probably won't until I've learned a lot more...

I got an ATM25 for certain kick drums and mostly for floor toms, and it's nice on snare as well. 90-100 bucks used.

I tracked some drum this past weekend and made sure to get my OH mics a bit higher above the kit. It didn't really help. I thought though, out of all the things I record, I always try and let the mic run straight through and usually end up with signals from -24 to -20db, which is where I've...

I'm doing a drum recording today, so I'll see if just getting the mics higher will help.

Set your shit up like you would if you were to play a show, you know, amps on the side of a drum kit, and space the guitar cab and bass cab the same distance from the drum kit. Then set up two cardioid condenser mics in front of you, like an audience, spaced so that the left mic is equidistant...

Hell yeah. You've got my second dream amp set up almost exactly how I'd want it. I envy you. My first choice is a vintage AC30 (circa early '60s with 12AX7s and...Ah, EL84s.) Have you done any recording with it since it came back?

Raising the cymbals closest to the tom mics can oftentimes help a lot with getting more tom tom than cymbal. A lot of drummers are terribly inconsistent with the volume they play at. they pummel their snares and cymbals (my drummer likes to use his 20" ping ride as a crash and it really isn't...

I don't see what's funny about having fibgerglass panels crammed up your ass. I'm having a really hard time figuring out which way the floor is in your model. Help! Maybe I should go back to sleep... Oh! wall-ceiling...I get it...D'oh.

I record drums by tuning the drummer's kit for him, making him raise his cymbals really high, having him play to a click for a few minutes to establish some kind of tempo in the bastard and then putting mics up...Usually one on every drum even if I won't use it in the end and I set up a room mic...

Yeah, but that's where I'm headed right now; I'd like to be able to save on fiberglass and get an air gap.

I'm in a garage with two concrete walls, a door and one plasterboard wall. I have very minimal wall treatment. Does anyone have any kind of tips for making a cloud without framing? I realize my 1 inch is doing SOMETHING but I know that with a little work I can make everything a lot better.

I've gotta use LDCs because I've got no other option. I have M177s and MXL990s. I've been considering buying some ribbons when I have the money to, but I'm trying to save money. I have 1 inch 703 on my ceiling, so I think that should be attenuating high frequencies enough. It's probably that...

Does anyone have any tips for setting up spaced pair overheads with LDCs to soften cymbals? I usually set them up equidistant from the snare about a foot off the cymbals, pointed straight down, but when a drummer really smashes a brighter cymbal, it comes out harsh and ear-tearing. It doesn't...

I must chime in and add a vote for CAD M177/M179s. Spaced Pair OHs FTW!

I must chime in and add a vote for CAD M177/M179s. Spaced Pair OHs FTW!

If you're going for a classic sound, make sure you back the mic off a few inches or you'll get more bass than you rightfully might want and THAT might be mudding it up. If you like how it sounds where you are, add a mic far away and put one up close. Try going 3-5 and a half feet away for a...

I say refinish it yourself and if you fuck it up, let the finish wear away and it'll look good in thirty years. The only thing I've ever managed to get right are oil finishes.

I think it sounds great except for a few things everyone's already mentioned. I do not however think you should be so...Generous with the autotune.