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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"

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