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666666 · 30th March 2007

I'd recommend just making sure you have great pres and mics. I use a few API 3124+ units on drums, they work and sound excellent, plus they are very economical, both in terms of space and cost (when you consider the quality). They also hold their value very well.

I used to record drums through compressors and eq, but now I'm leaning more toward getting pure sounds to tape and doing all processing later. I know some like to commit to tape, but I like having options later. If you over-compress during the recording, you're dead.... and it's easy to over-compress.

Get two or three API 3124+ units... that's it. If you really feel you NEED a few eqs and compressors, I'd also look into the API 2500 bus compressor and the new 5500 API eq... all excellent stuff... I use the 2500 and a rack of 550Bs when mixing, you can't go wrong with API gear. (No, I do not work for API!

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30th March 2007	#14
666666 Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 2,561	I'd recommend just making sure you have great pres and mics. I use a few API 3124+ units on drums, they work and sound excellent, plus they are very economical, both in terms of space and cost (when you consider the quality). They also hold their value very well. I used to record drums through compressors and eq, but now I'm leaning more toward getting pure sounds to tape and doing all processing later. I know some like to commit to tape, but I like having options later. If you over-compress during the recording, you're dead.... and it's easy to over-compress. Get two or three API 3124+ units... that's it. If you really feel you NEED a few eqs and compressors, I'd also look into the API 2500 bus compressor and the new 5500 API eq... all excellent stuff... I use the 2500 and a rack of 550Bs when mixing, you can't go wrong with API gear. (No, I do not work for API! )