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ambi
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I don't know if anyone here has read any of my posts, if they have they'll probably know a little bit about my situation. but for those who don't i have very little equipment and im making due with what i have (probably the same as 90% of the people on this board), so i rented a few things, made due with what i could afford, and these are the best drum sounds i could get.
http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/album.php?aid=1897&alid=-1
file named EWP test drum track
Now was only able to use 3 mics for this, and only recorded in 2 seperate channels. So i had the kick in one, and the other 2 mics in the other. This is just a sample of what the recordings sounded like, i understand the actual drumming isn't top notch, im going to be using this one for drum loops.
It probably doens't sound that great to anyone, so i'd like any input on how i can make it better from a mixing standpoint. Its 100% raw on that mp3, i haven't done anything to it. Any advice would be nice. Im probably going to do some minor eqing, and put a little bit of reverb on the kick becaues it sounds a little dead, and maybe a bit of reverb on the rest (very small ammount).
I impressed myself with the sound we got though, because at first it sounded like garbage, and after hours of mic placemnt adjustments, level adjustments, and about 6 sleeping bags, blankets and pillots. we managed to get a decent sound out of his 2 car garage. Now when i say decent i mean its better than takes we've done in the past where we didn't put up any blankets to help the accoustics, and we didn't spend a lot of time with mic placement...
but anyways. Info and advice. this is kind of a one shot deal for now, i have to bring the equipment back soon, and after that im going to japan. I had to take all my stuff to his place (including my computer) so i won't beable to do it again for a long time. So any tips on how to get the best sound out of what i have would be appriciated.
Im already happy with it, and i understand that you can't work miracles with mixing, and you really should track what sound you want, and honestly we did get a pretty good sound for what we wanted raw. took a long time though!
thanks for the time to read and listen, and maybe even give advice!
http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/album.php?aid=1897&alid=-1
file named EWP test drum track
Now was only able to use 3 mics for this, and only recorded in 2 seperate channels. So i had the kick in one, and the other 2 mics in the other. This is just a sample of what the recordings sounded like, i understand the actual drumming isn't top notch, im going to be using this one for drum loops.
It probably doens't sound that great to anyone, so i'd like any input on how i can make it better from a mixing standpoint. Its 100% raw on that mp3, i haven't done anything to it. Any advice would be nice. Im probably going to do some minor eqing, and put a little bit of reverb on the kick becaues it sounds a little dead, and maybe a bit of reverb on the rest (very small ammount).
I impressed myself with the sound we got though, because at first it sounded like garbage, and after hours of mic placemnt adjustments, level adjustments, and about 6 sleeping bags, blankets and pillots. we managed to get a decent sound out of his 2 car garage. Now when i say decent i mean its better than takes we've done in the past where we didn't put up any blankets to help the accoustics, and we didn't spend a lot of time with mic placement...
but anyways. Info and advice. this is kind of a one shot deal for now, i have to bring the equipment back soon, and after that im going to japan. I had to take all my stuff to his place (including my computer) so i won't beable to do it again for a long time. So any tips on how to get the best sound out of what i have would be appriciated.
Im already happy with it, and i understand that you can't work miracles with mixing, and you really should track what sound you want, and honestly we did get a pretty good sound for what we wanted raw. took a long time though!
thanks for the time to read and listen, and maybe even give advice!