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I'm pretty stoked. This will be my first real recording using the UA Apollo interface I got recently; it's an awesome unit. The UA plugins sound unreal.

Right. I'm gonna try out a few different placements and see which one I like the best. We're recording next Saturday and I'm gonna rent the mic(s) that Friday night. This way I'll have all night to mess around with placement and not have to return the mic until Sat night. I'm aware that the 57...

Thanks for posting this. In the video, Andy Scheps says that there shouldn't be any phase issues using two mics on the kick (if tracked correctly). His placement is completely different from what I had in mind, so this vid was really helpful. I'm definitely gonna try the D112/SM57 combo now; he...

I got both a hard and felt beater. When you say point the mic halfway do you mean positioned diagonal? Do you face it up, down or to the side? I need to get a dot too; I'm gonna go with the Kevlar one.

Good point. Possible phase issues hadn't crossed my mind. Ya. I usually fold the blanket and lay it on the bottom of the shell.. so the ends touch both heads. They're a punk rock band with some blues overtones. I don't wanna start listing songs that I wanna copy. I'd rather track as close to...

i'm gonna have to fake my way thru tuning the kit before anything. I was recommended a couple tuning vids that should help. The reso head on my kick doesn't have the hole. I need to take it off to put a blanket in there, so I'm gonna try recording without the reso head first and then throw it...

Has anyone ever tried micing the kick drum with an D112 and SM57? I'm recording my friend's band this weekend and will be renting a mic for the kick and bass cab. I'm gonna DI the bass on the initial recording (when they play together, live) and then overdub a second, mic'd, bass track. This way...

Cool. I still really want an original MD-421, but would only grab one if a local store had one that I could hear. Do you remember what variant of the 421 you have? I've heard that the U4/U5 are good. Along with the tan colored one with the logo in script. You said the AKG 414 is the newer...

I agree. I'm definitely overthinking this whole thing. I just made an offer on an original e602. It's the first one I've seen for sale in the three weeks I've been looking for one. Hopefully I'll dig it.

There's a thread on gearslutz (https://www.gearslutz.com/board/so-much-gear-so-little-time/412335-echolette-d12-same-akg-d12.html) about the Echolette and it was apparently just a distribution brand. Definitely inconstant from mic to mic as far a materials. They did have the same capsule, but...

That D12 / SM57 combo sounds awesome. How does the D12 compare to the D112? Are you familiar with the AKG D12 ECHOLETTE ED12? Is it an earlier model? The D12 VR is the new model, right? How does the VR and Echolette compare to the straight D12? I remember the D12 being in some of the shootout...

Are you talking about Badmotorfinger or Dirt that used the D12? The Jerden article I referenced that mentioned the D112 was about Dirt. It seems like the D112 was WAY more popular in the 90s than today. I used to have one in the late 90s and never was that into it. I was really green when it...

Oh, right on. They definitely did a killer job on that one. When that guy mentioned the Jerden article about the Dirt sessions it had me confused, cuz I'm almost positive that he doesn't have the mixing credit on that album. Maybe he just tracked it, which would explain how he knew about the...

The thing I like about the drums on badmotorfinger is that they aren't boomy at all. That whole mix is amazing. It seems like it was mixed so you could crank the shit out of it. Plus I love those Peavey VTM-120 amps; I wish I never sold mine. I didn't like how it didn't have a clean tone, but...

Ya, a guy recommended a Remo pad, I think it's called Flam Slam or something close that's made of Kevlar. I'm gonna go with that. Off the top of my head, I like the drums on the Bleach LP (Nirvana), also on their single Dive. I like the drums on BadMotorFinger by Soundgarden too. Just want...

Ya, definitely. I'm gonna replace it with one of those felt circle deals. They're the normal target to stick on there, right?

Nah, thing peeled right off.

Haha! I kinda figured as much. Hoping I have a change of heart and end up liking the thing. Either way, I was planning on replacing that batter head with a 2ply, I've had one before and liked it. You should hear that Danmar thing with the plastic beater I found; it's beyond abrasive. It's super...

GUH! I gotta ditch that Danmar thing, I'll give it a chance tho, but it sounds lame as all shit. The batter head is the one the beater hits? I've been calling that the front skin cuz it's in-front of me when I'm playing. Sorry if that's a dumb question.

Ya, I've realized for a while now that no matter how good of a mic you use, the source has to sound great on it's own, i.e. good new skins for the drums. I forget if I mentioned it hear, but i went with a recommendation from a 20+ year player from a drum tuning YouTube video that likes the Evans...