Recording drums with 500 series pres

[eddierodriguez]

api - kick
p1 - snare

[nosebleedaudio]

A Designs Blue would be a good choice. IMHO..

[guitarz]

Originally Posted by nosebleedaudio

A Designs Blue would be a good choice. IMHO..

For what instrument the A Designs Blue?
What I mean was that I already have these 4 pres. And I'm recording drums this weekend and wanted to make the best use of them as possible. With the rest of the mics I would use the Tascam mixer Mic prés

[nosebleedaudio]

Originally Posted by guitarz

For what instrument the A Designs Blue?
What I mean was that I already have these 4 pres. And I'm recording drums this weekend and wanted to make the best use of them as possible. With the rest of the mics I would use the Tascam mixer Mic prés

Kick would be one place..

[Tom H]

Overheads are most critical IMO, I would use the P1 and/or Elixir there. 512 and Biz on kick/snare.

Overall I wouldn't worry too much about pre choice. If you put the focus on mics and micplacement your job is done for more than 90%.

(jeez I sound like such a smartass!)

[AllAboutTone]

api on any drum.
biz on snare on dual= sweet
Never tried a Elixir on drums.

[Klauth]

I have and use all of these modules daily.

512 -------- Kick
P-1 -------- OH
BIZ(Dual)---SNR
Elixir---------Room

[NathanEldred]

Elixir on overhead
Biz on kick

[Fletcher]

Originally Posted by guitarz

How would you guys use them to capture the drum instruments?

I would plug them in and experiment for a while to try to determine which I liked best in a particular application. It takes a bit more time than asking on a message board, but at some point you're actually going to have to try this stuff so you might as well make it sooner than later.

Peace.

[guitarz]

Originally Posted by Fletcher

I would plug them in and experiment for a while to try to determine which I liked best in a particular application. It takes a bit more time than asking on a message board, but at some point you're actually going to have to try this stuff so you might as well make it sooner than later.

Peace.

I'm going to do that for sure
But this weekend I will be recording paying for the studio time to use their room. So dont want to take much more then necessary.

[Fletcher]

If you're in a rush don't do it at all... you will only be wasting time and money. These are long term decisions that need to be made over time [like at least a couple/three weeks of use/experience], not in the course of an afternoon.

Best of luck

Peace.

[pan60]

for me here, the P-1 on snare.
but, i would spend some time, ( even just some very quick runs ), trying what you have.

what mics will you be using?

[Doc Mixwell]

Originally Posted by pan60

what mics will you be using?

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Originally Posted by pan60

what mics will you be using?

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Originally Posted by pan60

what mics will you be using?

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Originally Posted by pan60

what mics will you be using?

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There's your input list, you should have sounds in no time.

[Tony Shepperd]

When I get back from AES I will be doing a drum session with the new Electrodyne 501 mic pres. I should be able to post some sound files so you can hear those pres.

[Elvis Christ]

Originally Posted by Fletcher

If you're in a rush don't do it at all... you will only be wasting time and money. These are long term decisions that need to be made over time [like at least a couple/three weeks of use/experience], not in the course of an afternoon.

Best of luck

Peace.

another helpful bit of productive advice from Fletcher!

[VT-MHE]

You wanna track drums? This is what you do, track API or Neve, or both! Get a 10 space lunchbox rack 5 avedis ma5's and 5 512c's and be done. Voilà your drum tracking set up, and really more! Just and idea.