Mic'ed or Triggered with Drumagog

[BurnBarfield]

As I refine my setup, this question came to mind.. There are often instances that what I record isn't necessarily fitting or just not right for a song and I, in the past, have replaced the sound with Drumagog. But, now to my main question, as I purchase new gear I came to the question as to whether I should purchase some triggers. Would it be better to use a trigger to record the impulse and replace in my DAW, or to just use the mic'ed source to replace as I have done in the past?

Thank you!

 

[BushmasterM4]

I would say mics. Drumagog lets you blend the mic sound plus the triggered sound. That can produce sound wicked sounds

 

[Bulls Hit]

Yeah I don't see why you'd want triggers when you've got Drumagog

 

[Farview]

Sometimes I use triggers when I know that the drums sound bad and the drummer has them set up in such a way that bleed will be a big problem.

The big thing you need to do when you use triggers is adjust the dynamic tracking to about 50% (on the 'advanced' page). The dynamics of the sound of the drum are very different than the dynamics of the head touching the trigger. If you don't de-sensitize drumagog, the drummer will sound more inconsistant than he is.

Sometimes I mic and trigger, just in case. With triggers, there is no false triggering. It makes replacement easier than it already is.

 

[Gherkin]

Sometimes I use triggers when I know that the drums sound bad and the drummer has them set up in such a way that bleed will be a big problem.

The big thing you need to do when you use triggers is adjust the dynamic tracking to about 50% (on the 'advanced' page). The dynamics of the sound of the drum are very different than the dynamics of the head touching the trigger. If you don't de-sensitize drumagog, the drummer will sound more inconsistant than he is.

Sometimes I mic and trigger, just in case. With triggers, there is no false triggering. It makes replacement easier than it already is.

When you use triggers, do you run them into a drum module and use the midi output, or do you record them as seperate tracks in your DAW?

 

[Farview]

I record them as separate tracks. That way, it's easier to edit the drums and the overheads at the same time. (if you quantize midi, it will no longer match the real drum sounds in the overheads. That tends to sound stupid)

 

[RAMI]

You can always put a trigger on each mic and just hit the mics.