Recording Engineer: What I was talking about...

[Proveras]

excuse me RE, but I was at work.

here is the deal:
I will buy a mixer with 8 direct outs,
or inserts that can be use it like direct outs (post faders),
to conect them to a guillemot ISIS or 8/24 (8 ins, of course) each D. Out to one IN.

then rec 8 simultaneus tracks at the same time, (we are talking about a real drum kit set) WITHOUT ANY EFFECT OR DYNAMIC PROCESING to the computer, lets say in cool edit pro...

then work with every track ALONE, and send one by one to the mixer, example:

lets start with the kick: send it to the mixer (computer-mixer), use the compresor with the settings it needs and recording it in track 9, (the sound card is full duplex and can do that, play while record) so you will have a kick with compresion and another without, erase the one without compresion, then you work with the one you want (eq, or whatever it needs), then, the snare, cause the snare needs diferents settings then the kick and I only have 1 compresor.
etc...

the toms, in 3 separete traks, send them together, to the compresor and work with them in just one track. I will use software to pan left to right.

cymbals left them bright.

what do you think about it????

kick, snare and toms, separate compresor settings.




[Edited by Proveras on 10-03-2000 at 21:18]

 

[Recording Engineer]

Hmmm

If you're going to be going into the computer without compression, going back out just for compression, and then going back into the computer, don't you think you might as well use software compression?

 

[Proveras]

well,
I think its better a real compressor then software isn't?

do do you preffer record allready with the dynamics the drums needs???
these way you just need 4 ins: kick, snare, L & R. right??

I am planning to buy an aphex 4 in 1 rack space noise-gate,
for drums... Logic Assisted Four Channel/Gate

Model 105
http://www.aphex.com/

anyway, and these is for everybody...
REMEMBER OPEN YOUR WINDOW IN THE POPUP!!!

 

[Recording Engineer]

What I'd Prefer

I must say I do like to have slight compression while tracking to digital (on occation if to analog due to it's own slight compression already). On mixdown, I might use compession as an effect or if I need to tame the dynamics of an instrument even more; and of course gate at mixdown if I'm going to.

Since you're tracking to digital, I'd recommend using at least a 2:1 or more compression; especially considering you're tracking drums to digital.

As far as software compression and gates, I think as long as you get "decent" software, it'll be FAR better than going backout and backin; unless you were going out to a Urei or the likes.

I have used the 105 many a times before at school in the past and must admit I absolutely love. In fact, when I ever buy another gate again (which I plan to; but not for a long-time), that'll be the one I buy (and used because they keep-on tickin').

With that said, if I was tracking to a computer, I'd STILL use software for my "after tracking compression" and gates.