jamesduysen
New member
Hey everyone,
I have been struggling with accoustic drums for almost 4 years now. A week ago, when my band decided to record in my home studio instead of proffesionally, I decided to stop trying to be authentic and drop my pride and go for better sound. Here is what i am doing:
The Setup:
I have access to Roland V-drums.
I take the snare and kick line out straight to my interface with no sample (so it just sounds like a drum stick on a bucket during tracking).
I use real cymbals and hat and track them with overheads.
I use the V-drum samples for the toms (stereo output on the roland module)
Next:
I use drumagog at best quality for snare and kick, then compensate for latency by moving the physical track.
Finally I add eq and compression as needed.
Result:
I am getting the best kit tracks I have had so far in my career.
The point of this thread:
Does this setup make me a big phoney loser asshole? Or is it ok to do whatever it takes to get the best sounds possible?
I have been struggling with accoustic drums for almost 4 years now. A week ago, when my band decided to record in my home studio instead of proffesionally, I decided to stop trying to be authentic and drop my pride and go for better sound. Here is what i am doing:
The Setup:
I have access to Roland V-drums.
I take the snare and kick line out straight to my interface with no sample (so it just sounds like a drum stick on a bucket during tracking).
I use real cymbals and hat and track them with overheads.
I use the V-drum samples for the toms (stereo output on the roland module)
Next:
I use drumagog at best quality for snare and kick, then compensate for latency by moving the physical track.
Finally I add eq and compression as needed.
Result:
I am getting the best kit tracks I have had so far in my career.
The point of this thread:
Does this setup make me a big phoney loser asshole? Or is it ok to do whatever it takes to get the best sounds possible?