First drums in new studio

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My daughter and son-in-law came over for BBQ today. Since my son-in-law is also my go-to drummer guy, I was ready and waiting. Here's a little funky drum work from the first drum session in the new room. (I know, it doesn't matter until you hear it in a mix, but lots of folks have worked with drums enough to know if it's a good starting point. I'll add some guitars & bass and repost later, but I was kinda stoked to have anything at all from the new digs).

 
Sounds good. Nice n TIGHT. I don't hear any of the room, but from the pic in your other post, there's no room mic (duh!) So, I think it's good I don't hear the room, is what I'm trying to say. :rolleyes:

I think you've got a good overall drum sound. Very balanced. Minor tweaking in any direction can inch towards one genre or another. :cool:
 
Sounds good! Sonny boy has some sweet Neil Peart fills going on there.
 
ocnor said:
Sounds good! Sonny boy has some sweet Neil Peart fills going on there.
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Yeah, he grew up right! My wife and I took our daughter and drummer--uh, son-in-law--to see Rush just a couple weeks ago. Josh is like 27 or 28, and he was like a kid all night. Said it was his version of going to Mecca.
 
Hey Bob, it sounds nice-a well balanced drum kit. Did I hear a bit of roto toms in those fills? Haven't heard those in a while! Good memories!
Good job playing and in your tracking.:)
 
Anfontan said:
Hey Bob, it sounds nice-a well balanced drum kit. Did I hear a bit of roto toms in those fills? Haven't heard those in a while! Good memories!
Good job playing and in your tracking.:)
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Thanks Tony! Funny you should mention roto toms... As a musical child of the 80's, I feel it's my duty to have roto toms in the studio--but I haven't pulled the trigger on 'em yet. After finishing the studio, I was gonna get a new snare first, but after tuning this one down a bit and tweaking the mic placement--I'm real happy with how the old one sounds. So I think roto toms are next! (I see 'em on Craigslist & eBay for $100 fairly regularly).

Anyway, what you heard was a couple timbales--one 13" and a little 6" baby. They make for some fun accents, huh? And my son in law makes good use of 'em!
 
WhiteStrat said:
Thanks Tony! Funny you should mention roto toms... As a musical child of the 80's, I feel it's my duty to have roto toms in the studio--but I haven't pulled the trigger on 'em yet. After finishing the studio, I was gonna get a new snare first, but after tuning this one down a bit and tweaking the mic placement--I'm real happy with how the old one sounds. So I think roto toms are next! (I see 'em on Craigslist & eBay for $100 fairly regularly).

Anyway, what you heard was a couple timbales--one 13" and a little 6" baby. They make for some fun accents, huh? And my son in law makes good use of 'em!
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I guess I just wanted them to be roto toms so much I convinced myself they were.:rolleyes: I played in a band years ago and the drummer had a great old Tama kit-heavy duty as hell-with roto toms, and he lived for Rush tunes. Damn, those were some fun times..:D
 
roto toms are the win :)




nice sounding clip...not that id know any better :)
 
Good capture.
That's all that needs saying I think as it says it all.
 
Sounds pretty good, Bob.
Like you said, hearing them in a mix would be better, but I think you've got the basic sound. Let's see what the experts think.....;)
 
sounds very good.
I can hear why you're son in law is the go-to guy.

My son-in-law is a welder.
Maybe I can get him to make me steel drums:)
 
dude,

sounds pretty damn good. reminds me of my nephew playing, he's around the same age and has a similar style of playing. well done WhiteStrat!
 
Pretty awesome, man. Get it in a mix for the true test, but I suspect you're good to go as-is.

Don't worry about getting a bunch of natural room sound. Some - most - rooms are not drum rooms. Sure, give it a try, but it might not work in your room. Focus on getting quality, clean, correct recordings from your close mics and/or overheads, and add "room" later with reverbs.
 
Yeah sounds real good to me. I suspect only minor adjustments would be needed anywhere it's used. Real good job.
 
Nice I love the sound! May I ask what drums you were using and what mic you used for the kick?
 
Tight and punchy. Amazingly so. I'd really, really like to hear about the setup of your new studio. Did I miss a thread somewhere?

Amazing sounds from your drums, there. Thanks for sharing.
 
Ninja_Drummer said:
Nice I love the sound! May I ask what drums you were using and what mic you used for the kick?
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Pearl Exports with all new Evans heads. D112 on the kick. The key is the mic cable though--I always use black.
 
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