Help Recording Drums

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I am in band and we starting to recod stuff and I am geting drum mics soon And i was wondering could I plug in my drum mics to a Peavy pv8usb Compact 8 channel mixer 48V phantom power and then connect the Peavey to my pc and record my drums?

If so what music software are good to use? I got sony acid pro 6



Thanks Subway.
 
sure can if your pc has a usb port. give Reaper a try, you'll like it. you can use it for 30 days and then have to pay $40 for the license. excellent price for recording software.
 
You can do it with that interface, but it looks like it only has 4 inputs. 6 with the line inputs, which suck. Keep in mind that recording drums is tough, you only have 4 inputs on that unit, and your room needs to be good for best results.

Reaper is great. I've used it for years.
 
Ok well I got 2 overheads mics so far they are Shure pg81 then i was geting bass mic and snare mic. Do you recommended geting mic for the toms and get a 6 input?

Thanks for the help!:)
 
Subway said:
Ok well I got 2 overheads mics so far they are Shure pg81 then i was geting bass mic and snare mic. Do you recommended geting mic for the toms and get a 6 input?

Thanks for the help!:)
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It depends on the music. I'm from the school of thought that you should mic everything. That way if you don't want to use it, you don't have to. If you do want to use it, it's there. It's better to have tom tracks and not need them than to need them and not have them.

You can record great drum tracks with 4 mics. But if it's big loud guitar heavy music, you're probably gonna want those tom tracks.
 
play around with mic position. this will make a big difference in the sound you record as will the room. don't just set the mics up and call it done. you have to move them around for a good overall drum sound if you choose to use only 4 mics like the Glynn johns/recorderman setup. if you have the extra mics then like Greg wrote "It's better to have tom tracks and not need them than to need them and not have them." just depends on the type of music you are recording.
 
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