Monday, January 26, 2009
Saturday, August 04, 2007
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Sunday, July 08, 2007
Make your own Subkick Mic
There are some great kick mic projects out there based on using a speaker as a mic.
http://www.digitaldrummer.net/subkick.htm
http://www.digitaldrummer.net/subkick.htm
DIY Acoustic Materials
These guys have alot of supplies available for the DIY studio builder
http://www.atsacoustics.com/cat--DIY-Acoustic-Materials--102.html
http://www.atsacoustics.com/cat--DIY-Acoustic-Materials--102.html
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
DRUM TIPS
blog.myspace.com/echoroomproductions: "
Recording primer 2 *DRUMMERS*
we all want a good drum sound right? of course! good sounding drums are a HUGE part of making a good record. here are some steps to take to make sure your drums sound just the way you want:
first off, we need a good (decent anyway) kit. CBs and old kits that consist of 5 different kits that all sound like poo wont cut it...sorry kids.
if possible, TRY and borrow someones nicer kit..come on, we are all in bands, we all know at least...what...156 drummers?
next. either tune them yourself very well, or have someone else tune them for you, i would REALLY advise to get them professionally tuned, it makes a huge difference, a very well tuned tama rockstar, will record 100 times better then a crappy tuned pearl session or DW.
before you go about with all that tuning shenanagans...get some new heads. put them on a week before you start recording to break them in.
now this is the part where alot of people make a huge mistake... you need to be VERY consistant...yes we all know that, but im taking about how you actually hit the drums. most drummers BURY their sticks in the snare...baby the toms....and destroy the cymbals. next time you practice try hitting the cymbals a little softer, while staying consistantly hard on the snare, and hard on the toms. hitting the toms with decent force is just going to make everything sound better. also, usually tuning them to ring slightly usually helps them to cut in the mix a little better, where as short sounding toms will sound more dead on tape.
now for the dreaded kick drum. if you are using a double pedal, practice getting your left foot (if you are right foot dominant) stronger, just do some workouts/routines to get a little stronger, it will help alot getting all the kick hits sounding consistant. i CAN make all the kick hits the same vol"
Recording primer 2 *DRUMMERS*
we all want a good drum sound right? of course! good sounding drums are a HUGE part of making a good record. here are some steps to take to make sure your drums sound just the way you want:
first off, we need a good (decent anyway) kit. CBs and old kits that consist of 5 different kits that all sound like poo wont cut it...sorry kids.
if possible, TRY and borrow someones nicer kit..come on, we are all in bands, we all know at least...what...156 drummers?
next. either tune them yourself very well, or have someone else tune them for you, i would REALLY advise to get them professionally tuned, it makes a huge difference, a very well tuned tama rockstar, will record 100 times better then a crappy tuned pearl session or DW.
before you go about with all that tuning shenanagans...get some new heads. put them on a week before you start recording to break them in.
now this is the part where alot of people make a huge mistake... you need to be VERY consistant...yes we all know that, but im taking about how you actually hit the drums. most drummers BURY their sticks in the snare...baby the toms....and destroy the cymbals. next time you practice try hitting the cymbals a little softer, while staying consistantly hard on the snare, and hard on the toms. hitting the toms with decent force is just going to make everything sound better. also, usually tuning them to ring slightly usually helps them to cut in the mix a little better, where as short sounding toms will sound more dead on tape.
now for the dreaded kick drum. if you are using a double pedal, practice getting your left foot (if you are right foot dominant) stronger, just do some workouts/routines to get a little stronger, it will help alot getting all the kick hits sounding consistant. i CAN make all the kick hits the same vol"
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Recording Drums
"Recording a Great Drum Sound
Recording Drums
Recording a great drum sound should not be difficult. Start with a great sounding room and tune your drums well so that they sound good in the room. Then all the engineer need do is put up a few decent mics and record.
I remember a session I recorded with the fabulous engineer Gary Mankin. Someone came through the control room and asked him how he got such a great drum sound. He said it was VERY DIFFICULT, he had to put up a few mics and run them into the board – that’s it – no eq, no gimmics, no tricks. Just a well tuned drum set, in a good sounding room, played well and we had a great drums sound.
I have been fortunate to recording in some very nice recording studios, I have also been involved in some very low budget recording projects. You don’t need a high priced studio to get a great drum sound, it helps a lot, but it is possible to get a great drums sound in a low budget situation too. You need a great sounding room! With the portability of recording technology today you can take the recording studio to the great sounding room. I recorded the drums for one project in an empty parking garage. It sounded fabulous, and it was FREE!
I had a very unique experience recording two different projects in the same room a few weeks apart. The room was huge brick walled room that sounded WONDERFUL!
On the first project I got the drums set up and tuned and they sounded amazing in the room, to this day I don’t know how the engineer managed to screw up the sound so badly! The sound that guy was recording had absolutely nothing to do with the great sound the drums were creating in the space. I was complaining about how bad the drums sounded on the tape and he kept asking me what kind of sound I was looking for – I said come out into the studio and LISTEN to what the drums sound like – THAT is the sound I want to h"
Recording Drums
Recording a great drum sound should not be difficult. Start with a great sounding room and tune your drums well so that they sound good in the room. Then all the engineer need do is put up a few decent mics and record.
I remember a session I recorded with the fabulous engineer Gary Mankin. Someone came through the control room and asked him how he got such a great drum sound. He said it was VERY DIFFICULT, he had to put up a few mics and run them into the board – that’s it – no eq, no gimmics, no tricks. Just a well tuned drum set, in a good sounding room, played well and we had a great drums sound.
I have been fortunate to recording in some very nice recording studios, I have also been involved in some very low budget recording projects. You don’t need a high priced studio to get a great drum sound, it helps a lot, but it is possible to get a great drums sound in a low budget situation too. You need a great sounding room! With the portability of recording technology today you can take the recording studio to the great sounding room. I recorded the drums for one project in an empty parking garage. It sounded fabulous, and it was FREE!
I had a very unique experience recording two different projects in the same room a few weeks apart. The room was huge brick walled room that sounded WONDERFUL!
On the first project I got the drums set up and tuned and they sounded amazing in the room, to this day I don’t know how the engineer managed to screw up the sound so badly! The sound that guy was recording had absolutely nothing to do with the great sound the drums were creating in the space. I was complaining about how bad the drums sounded on the tape and he kept asking me what kind of sound I was looking for – I said come out into the studio and LISTEN to what the drums sound like – THAT is the sound I want to h"
PARADIDDLES
"A paradiddle is a rudiment that combines single and double strokes in such a way that alows drummers to make more interesting patterns, free up a hand so that it can move somewhere else on the drums and of course makes for a lovley variety of beats particularly in the funk genre.
here are the major paradiddles and their most common names then:
paradiddle
RLRR LRLL
double paradiddle
RLRLRR LRLRLL
triple paradiddle
RLRL RLRR LRLR LRLL
paradiddlediddle
RLRRLL or LRLLRR
paradiddlediddlediddle
RLRR LLRR LRLL RRLL
inverted paradiddle
RRLR LLRL
permutated paradiddle
RLLR LRRL
double inverted paradiddle
RLRRLR LRLLRL
double permutated paradiddle
RLRLLR LRLRRL
triple inverted paradiddle
RLRLRRLR LRLRLLRL
triple permutated paradiddle
RLRLRLLR LRLRLRRL"
here are the major paradiddles and their most common names then:
paradiddle
RLRR LRLL
double paradiddle
RLRLRR LRLRLL
triple paradiddle
RLRL RLRR LRLR LRLL
paradiddlediddle
RLRRLL or LRLLRR
paradiddlediddlediddle
RLRR LLRR LRLL RRLL
inverted paradiddle
RRLR LLRL
permutated paradiddle
RLLR LRRL
double inverted paradiddle
RLRRLR LRLLRL
double permutated paradiddle
RLRLLR LRLRRL
triple inverted paradiddle
RLRLRRLR LRLRLLRL
triple permutated paradiddle
RLRLRLLR LRLRLRRL"
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