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postalblue
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ok, i just got this video series by eddie kramer, the guy who produced hendrix's 'are you experienced?', and a bunch of other important/influential records by led zeppelin, the stones et al.
the series is comprised of two tapes totalling 3 hours. the whole thing is directed to project studio recording. only the drums are tracked in a commercial studio. the first tape features general information and theory on acoustics, microphones, effects, multitracking, midi, and gear in general. useful for beginners and maybe a little to intermediate level recorders, but nothing new to advanced home reccers.
the second tape features the recording and mixing (no mastering though) of a tune by the band the wolfhounds. kramer goes over recording acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar, vocals, keyboards, backing vocals and finally drums. he then proceeds to mixing the tune on a mackie 24.8 console.
to sum it up, quite a few useful tips here, especially on recording drums. on guitar and bass, he shows how to mix direct and miked signals, and he gives out a couple of tips on effects processing. overall, very nice for beginning and intermediate level home reccers, but only entertaining for advanced engineers. of course the video is not aimed at the latter, so it does certainly attain its goal. however, a lot of time is wasted on interviews and recording history that i wasn't really interested in, so if you've done some recording on your own, you might as well get only part two of the series, which is focused on the practical part of the process. part one has a lot of info that you can easily find on the web for free. you can also get a book with a lot more information for the same price. part two is a lot more interesting and useful, since it shows a seasoned pro at work, and you can lift a lot of useful information from his working procedures. and it was nice to see him record drums with 13 (!) mics. three neumann u47's as drum overheads (center, left right), one sm57 on snare (top), one neumann 84 under the snare, one neumann km184 on hihat, one sennheiser md421 on rack tom, one akg d112 on floor tom, one akg d112 on kick drum, one neumann tlm170 on kick drum, one neumann 64 or 94 or is it 91 stereo mic in front of the drums and two neumann u87's as left/right ambient mics some 25 ft. away from the kit near the ceiling of a very nice live room on a place called fantasy studios.
anyway, sorry for the very long post.
hope it's of some use.
it was to me. i just did a drum recording with an 11-mic setup, which is a personal record for a guy who had never close-miked a tom in his life.
the series is comprised of two tapes totalling 3 hours. the whole thing is directed to project studio recording. only the drums are tracked in a commercial studio. the first tape features general information and theory on acoustics, microphones, effects, multitracking, midi, and gear in general. useful for beginners and maybe a little to intermediate level recorders, but nothing new to advanced home reccers.
the second tape features the recording and mixing (no mastering though) of a tune by the band the wolfhounds. kramer goes over recording acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar, vocals, keyboards, backing vocals and finally drums. he then proceeds to mixing the tune on a mackie 24.8 console.
to sum it up, quite a few useful tips here, especially on recording drums. on guitar and bass, he shows how to mix direct and miked signals, and he gives out a couple of tips on effects processing. overall, very nice for beginning and intermediate level home reccers, but only entertaining for advanced engineers. of course the video is not aimed at the latter, so it does certainly attain its goal. however, a lot of time is wasted on interviews and recording history that i wasn't really interested in, so if you've done some recording on your own, you might as well get only part two of the series, which is focused on the practical part of the process. part one has a lot of info that you can easily find on the web for free. you can also get a book with a lot more information for the same price. part two is a lot more interesting and useful, since it shows a seasoned pro at work, and you can lift a lot of useful information from his working procedures. and it was nice to see him record drums with 13 (!) mics. three neumann u47's as drum overheads (center, left right), one sm57 on snare (top), one neumann 84 under the snare, one neumann km184 on hihat, one sennheiser md421 on rack tom, one akg d112 on floor tom, one akg d112 on kick drum, one neumann tlm170 on kick drum, one neumann 64 or 94 or is it 91 stereo mic in front of the drums and two neumann u87's as left/right ambient mics some 25 ft. away from the kit near the ceiling of a very nice live room on a place called fantasy studios.
anyway, sorry for the very long post.
hope it's of some use.
it was to me. i just did a drum recording with an 11-mic setup, which is a personal record for a guy who had never close-miked a tom in his life.