tilinmyowngrave
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PhilGood said:
How are the UFIPS? I've heard great things, but never had the chance to try them, and plus they are way too expensive...
Lets hear and see your drums!
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How are the UFIPS? I've heard great things, but never had the chance to try them, and plus they are way too expensive...
AllenMance
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Sound Quality - Give Me Some Advise
I am VERY new at recording and I am having issues getting a good bass drum sound. I get more of a "woof" then a punchy sound. I have tried to EQ it out, tried to put a blanket over the bass from front, compressor, ect. and still no real luck. The bass drum sounds better at 250hz then my previous EQing. I run all good matching mics into a mackie mixer then to my digital interface with the bass drum on a seperate channel into the interface for tweaking. I have the toms, snare, cymbols sounding pretty decent. Check out this little sound demo I made earlier tonight. It is by no means my drumming demo or anything like that, this was strictly for test purpose. The reverb was an added VTS effect, it's not room reverb noise. TELL ME WHAT YOU ALL THINK OF THE RECORING QUANLITY AND TWEAK IT FOR ME
Pacific CX Maple with redone edges (by me)
Edirol 2496 8 input interface
cuBASE SX 3.0
2.0ghz P4, 1gig ram, dual 19" flat panels.
I am VERY new at recording and I am having issues getting a good bass drum sound. I get more of a "woof" then a punchy sound. I have tried to EQ it out, tried to put a blanket over the bass from front, compressor, ect. and still no real luck. The bass drum sounds better at 250hz then my previous EQing. I run all good matching mics into a mackie mixer then to my digital interface with the bass drum on a seperate channel into the interface for tweaking. I have the toms, snare, cymbols sounding pretty decent. Check out this little sound demo I made earlier tonight. It is by no means my drumming demo or anything like that, this was strictly for test purpose. The reverb was an added VTS effect, it's not room reverb noise. TELL ME WHAT YOU ALL THINK OF THE RECORING QUANLITY AND TWEAK IT FOR ME
Pacific CX Maple with redone edges (by me)
Edirol 2496 8 input interface
cuBASE SX 3.0
2.0ghz P4, 1gig ram, dual 19" flat panels.
spitfire909x
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Your test track sounds pretty good. What mics are you using?
And could I have a list of all the effects you have on there?
And could I have a list of all the effects you have on there?
DuoToneBand
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AllenMance said:I am VERY new at recording and I am having issues getting a good bass drum sound. I get more of a "woof" then a punchy sound. I have tried to EQ it out, tried to put a blanket over the bass from front, compressor, ect. and still no real luck. The bass drum sounds better at 250hz then my previous EQing. I run all good matching mics into a mackie mixer then to my digital interface with the bass drum on a seperate channel into the interface for tweaking. I have the toms, snare, cymbols sounding pretty decent. Check out this little sound demo I made earlier tonight. It is by no means my drumming demo or anything like that, this was strictly for test purpose. The reverb was an added VTS effect, it's not room reverb noise. TELL ME WHAT YOU ALL THINK OF THE RECORING QUANLITY AND TWEAK IT FOR ME
Pacific CX Maple with redone edges (by me)
Edirol 2496 8 input interface
cuBASE SX 3.0
2.0ghz P4, 1gig ram, dual 19" flat panels.
not to be mean, but that mix is TERRIBLE! I cant hear any overhead at all. Its too compressed, and seperated
I feel stupid posting my kit when all of your kits are all so nice, but ill do it anyways!
http://www.coneyislandpilot.com/miscstorage/328429960_l.jpg
This kit is mainly a practice set, but we use it for recording every once in a while. Its a 198? something Tama granstar. Remo/evans/aquarian heads. Zyldjian cymbals.
And here's the mp3 from that session:
The drummer I was recording wasnt very good. I wish I would have had my snare for this recording, but it was at my drummers house.
012s for overheads, e604 on rack, 421 on floor, d112 on kick, 57 on snare.
http://www.coneyislandpilot.com/miscstorage/328429960_l.jpg
This kit is mainly a practice set, but we use it for recording every once in a while. Its a 198? something Tama granstar. Remo/evans/aquarian heads. Zyldjian cymbals.
And here's the mp3 from that session:
The drummer I was recording wasnt very good. I wish I would have had my snare for this recording, but it was at my drummers house.
012s for overheads, e604 on rack, 421 on floor, d112 on kick, 57 on snare.
spitfire909x
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Whats everyones fav overhead micing position?
TamaSabian
Peruvian skin beater
Supercreep
Lizard People
TamaSabian said:
Nice shuffle, dude.
First time I've been able to set up my kit in about 9 months 
hey, i'm not a drummer at all, but i do play some...
this is my ok set with the mics (that's a member of my band in the pic), and i also put up a short clip of one of our songs with just acoustic and drums....
like i said i'm not a drummer (we don't have a permanent one right now only a stand ins for shows so I am the one playing in the recording) so I would not mind any suggestions on the playing or the sound. i use for mics
-old shure that looks like a 58 on the snare (it's pretty bright)
-2 MXL 991's overhead in xy
-MXL 990 in the kick (i know it's not the best for the mic but it's cheap and i think it sounds decent)
http://people.clemson.edu/~astoebe/drums.html
this is my ok set with the mics (that's a member of my band in the pic), and i also put up a short clip of one of our songs with just acoustic and drums....
like i said i'm not a drummer (we don't have a permanent one right now only a stand ins for shows so I am the one playing in the recording) so I would not mind any suggestions on the playing or the sound. i use for mics
-old shure that looks like a 58 on the snare (it's pretty bright)
-2 MXL 991's overhead in xy
-MXL 990 in the kick (i know it's not the best for the mic but it's cheap and i think it sounds decent)
http://people.clemson.edu/~astoebe/drums.html
Myriad_Rocker
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PhilGood
Juice box hero
Schloo said:
A. For such a pro looking studio I would expect the drums to sound better than they do.
B. Two overheads is all you should ever need, especially for a small kit like that. This would probably explain some phase cancellation and why the drums sound a bit thin. Same with the kick. Why a 421 and a D112, especially when you only have the batter head on?
No offense meant, but it really seems like overkill.
No offense taken, I didn't engineer this project.
And, to tell the truth, I don't know why he added all the mics.
I did 15 tracks that day, so I was focusing on other matters!
That photo actually matches this recording.
http://myspace.com/southdakota
The first mp3 (heavier stuff) link was D112 and sm57s, with 2 overheads and hh mic.
And, to tell the truth, I don't know why he added all the mics.
I did 15 tracks that day, so I was focusing on other matters!
That photo actually matches this recording.
http://myspace.com/southdakota
The first mp3 (heavier stuff) link was D112 and sm57s, with 2 overheads and hh mic.