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bobby yarrow · 31st January 2006

Thanks all.

To be clear, if it was up to me, I'd have them in separate rooms. (Probably playing on a click, if I was producing them.) I don't buy that bands need to see each other to find the mojo -- how often do you see a live act where the band's all facing each other? My own live experience doesn't involve a lot of looking around to make sure the drummer's having a nice time. I collapsed during a show once, very rockstar, and nobody in my band noticed. Hell, half the time I can't even hear anything very well . . .

I also find bleed stinks. Not because I want to put some delay on the vocal that I don't want on the snare, but because the bleed sneaks in and comb filters everything in unpredictable (to me) and unpleasant ways. Hard enough to mic a drumkit, let alone a drumkit + the rest of the band.

Note that this guy is using only a snare, kick and hats. Think cocktail drum. Can't think of what to with that except put 1 mic on the whole thing, or just spot all 3 pieces.

Final question: why not mix this in mono? Or, asked another way, what am I going to pan anywhere other than dead center? Vox, bass, kick, snare, HH, solo ac gtr. Weird.

31st January 2006	#9
bobby yarrow Gear addict Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 385 Thread Starter	Thanks all. To be clear, if it was up to me, I'd have them in separate rooms. (Probably playing on a click, if I was producing them.) I don't buy that bands need to see each other to find the mojo -- how often do you see a live act where the band's all facing each other? My own live experience doesn't involve a lot of looking around to make sure the drummer's having a nice time. I collapsed during a show once, very rockstar, and nobody in my band noticed. Hell, half the time I can't even hear anything very well . . . I also find bleed stinks. Not because I want to put some delay on the vocal that I don't want on the snare, but because the bleed sneaks in and comb filters everything in unpredictable (to me) and unpleasant ways. Hard enough to mic a drumkit, let alone a drumkit + the rest of the band. Note that this guy is using only a snare, kick and hats. Think cocktail drum. Can't think of what to with that except put 1 mic on the whole thing, or just spot all 3 pieces. Final question: why not mix this in mono? Or, asked another way, what am I going to pan anywhere other than dead center? Vox, bass, kick, snare, HH, solo ac gtr. Weird.