Pictures Of Mic'ed Up Drum Kits In The Studio

[theskycouldfly]

Mmmmmm

[bleen]

Originally Posted by DaveUK

How,are those ear trumpet mics ? Very curious :+)

They are excellent and very versatile; I posted a link to some audio over on the "Steampunk Mics" thread where I used them on OHs, guitars and vocals.

[Beat Poet]

The first two are my kit miked up at Premier Studios in Corby, UK, in May 2008. The second two are at Urchin Studios in London, January 2010.

[PaulMac]

More Katerwaul live recordings

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[JazzSax_UT]

Originally Posted by PaulMac

More Katerwaul live recordings

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Love the colors in your studio. How high are the ceilings?

[PatM01231]

Session for CandyRat records the other day

OH>414>Hardy M1's
Kit>SF12> M1's
Kick>in 421>9098>EL-8; out 147 w/kickpad>BAE1073
Snr> top 57 w/o transformer>BAE1073>EL-8; bottom ksm137>ssl
Toms> E22s>api
Room> r121>610; far MA200>610
Hats>sm7>ssl
Ride>ksm137>ssl

[bleen]

Spent the week tracking for a new record. Got some really huge, interesting and unique sounds.

Kick in: Beta52 or M88 -> CAPI VP26
Kick out: homemade subkick or Lawson 47FET -> API 512
Snare top: transformerless 57 -> VP26 -> Daking FET II
Snare top2: 57 -> Fender Champ -> Millennia HV-3D
Snare bottom/kick beater: U87 in fig-8 -> VP26
OH: Coles 4038 -> API 512 -> Chandler TG Channel for EQ
Back: 4038 -> API 512 -> Chandler TG Channel for EQ
Hihat: Shiny Box 46CMX -> VP26
Ride: Shiny Box 46CMX -> VP26
Squish/crotch mic: SM7 -> VP26 -> Dyna-mite
Squish2: Green Bullet -> VP26 -> Dyna-mite
Close room: Neumann SM2 -> Millennia
Far rooms: 414E's -> VP26 -> TG1
Wildcard/extra snare/crunchy hihat: Reslo ribbon -> Millennia -> Transient Designer (not in these pix)

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[Providence]

Originally Posted by bleen

Spent the week tracking for a new record. Got some really huge, interesting and unique sounds.

Kick in: Beta52 or M88 -> CAPI VP26
Kick out: homemade subkick or Lawson 47FET -> API 512
Snare top: transformerless 57 -> VP26 -> Daking FET II
Snare top2: 57 -> Fender Champ -> Millennia HV-3D
Snare bottom/kick beater: U87 in fig-8 -> VP26
OH: Coles 4038 -> API 512 -> Chandler TG Channel for EQ
Back: 4038 -> API 512 -> Chandler TG Channel for EQ
Hihat: Shiny Box 46CMX -> VP26
Ride: Shiny Box 46CMX -> VP26
Squish/crotch mic: SM7 -> VP26 -> Dyna-mite
Squish2: Green Bullet -> VP26 -> Dyna-mite
Close room: Neumann SM2 -> Millennia
Far rooms: 414E's -> VP26 -> TG1
Wildcard/extra snare/crunchy hihat: Reslo ribbon -> Millennia -> Transient Designer (not in these pix)

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Very cool interesting setup. I would love to hear this if you have the time. Thanks!

[bleen]

Originally Posted by Providence

Very cool interesting setup. I would love to hear this if you have the time. Thanks!

It's less about time and more about permission; I'll see what I can do.

[Fortytwo]

Originally Posted by bleen

Spent the week tracking for a new record. Got some really huge, interesting and unique sounds.

Kick in: Beta52 or M88 -> CAPI VP26
Kick out: homemade subkick or Lawson 47FET -> API 512
Snare top: transformerless 57 -> VP26 -> Daking FET II
Snare top2: 57 -> Fender Champ -> Millennia HV-3D
Snare bottom/kick beater: U87 in fig-8 -> VP26
OH: Coles 4038 -> API 512 -> Chandler TG Channel for EQ
Back: 4038 -> API 512 -> Chandler TG Channel for EQ
Hihat: Shiny Box 46CMX -> VP26
Ride: Shiny Box 46CMX -> VP26
Squish/crotch mic: SM7 -> VP26 -> Dyna-mite
Squish2: Green Bullet -> VP26 -> Dyna-mite
Close room: Neumann SM2 -> Millennia
Far rooms: 414E's -> VP26 -> TG1
Wildcard/extra snare/crunchy hihat: Reslo ribbon -> Millennia -> Transient Designer (not in these pix)

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Hmm.. Interesting.. Would love to hear me some of that..
Especially if the dude in the shots are playing those drums..

[bleen]

Originally Posted by Fortytwo

Hmm.. Interesting.. Would love to hear me some of that..
Especially if the dude in the shots are playing those drums..

He was. Thus the issue with permissions...

[Fortytwo]

Originally Posted by bleen

He was. Thus the issue with permissions...

That's what I figured..

[RFZ DUDE]

Coles 4050 as overheads, 441 on toms, D12 and 421 on the bassdrum, 421 on the snare.
Alternatively my usual 47 over the kit, 47 front-of-kit and 67 next-to-the-floor-tom mics

V76´s on the top & front 47´s, ÜV300´s on the OH Coles, BAE 1081 on the toms, SHEP 1073 on the BD & Neve 1272 on the snare.

There is also a C12 and an ELAM 301 spread out in the room, forgot what pre´s i had on those.

Nice sounding kit!

[stegdump]

Bleen,
What studio is that? Is it in Seattle?

[bleen]

Originally Posted by stegdump

Bleen,
What studio is that? Is it in Seattle?

We were at a private studio outside Bellingham.

[illiummusic]

Here's a raw sample
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Minimal processing, some compression, no EQ, mixed with top mic and a bit of snare and kick.

Thanks automata, sounds great! I'm going to have to give this a try

[incubus]

Bleen: New project with Mr McGerr. Having heard your stuff on Mixposse and here I am sure it will be great.

[Drumsound]

Originally Posted by bleen

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I feel compelled to try this U87 trick.

[McPhaul]

Originally Posted by bleen

Snare top2: 57 -> Fender Champ -> Millennia HV-3D
Snare bottom/kick beater: U87 in fig-8 -> VP26

I'd really like to hear how these worked. Solo'd and if they made the mix, in the mix.

Really cool posibilities there.

[tinlunchbox]

Here are a couple photos from a session I ran this weekend

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and here's the result with some rough preliminary EQ and Compression

[vsthalion]

I love this thread, in between sessions ive spent so much time checking out this thread

Ill bite

Im adding samples of todays session the drums are not processed, there is no compression at all , its as they were recorded , and im really digging the AA cm47 fet on the kik

cheers

[backroomstudios]

Here's some photos of when i was working with Mike Portnoy and his new band Adrenaline Mob at Backroom Studios a few months back. Amazing drummer as you all know.

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[afrocelt]

last session I worked on. Pretty standard setup
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[vsthalion]

Great stuff guys !

[AKCSTUDIO]

Originally Posted by backroomstudios

Here's some photos of when i was working with Mike Portnoy and his new band Adrenaline Mob at Backroom Studios a few months back. Amazing drummer as you all know.



More on our facebook, Backroom Studios - Local business - Rockaway, NJ | Facebook

Hey Mike gets to spend more time in the studio,ha ha

[drew]

Originally Posted by Drumsound

I feel compelled to try this U87 trick.

Motown!!! old school.

[bee]

Originally Posted by vsthalion

I love this thread, in between sessions ive spent so much time checking out this thread

Ill bite

Im adding samples of todays session the drums are not processed, there is no compression at all , its as they were recorded , and im really digging the AA cm47 fet on the kik

cheers

Thanks for the clips that cm47 doesn't sound half bad.

[Drumsound]

I had a pretty good tracking session today. I tried Bleen's U87 BD better/SD bottom thing, and my new Aseyer L36B overheads.
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[idee und klang]

I like to track Drums in the Volkshaus Studio Basel very much. The big room has a unbelievable great acoustics. But there is also a Stage that can be acoustically isolated from the big room (picture 3).

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Picture 1 and 2 was the Project "Siawaloma" by Swiss Jazz Singer "Lisette Spinnler".
Picture 3 was the drum tracking of the Production "eine Frau" by Jasmin Tabatabai, produced by David Klein. The drummer in the Picture is Hans Dekker (Drummer from the acclaimed WDR Bigband).

Daniel
www.ideeundklang.com
Volkshaus Studio Basel / Welcome

[mattqualls]

Originally Posted by bleen

Spent the week tracking for a new record. Got some really huge, interesting and unique sounds.

Kick in: Beta52 or M88 -> CAPI VP26
Kick out: homemade subkick or Lawson 47FET -> API 512
Snare top: transformerless 57 -> VP26 -> Daking FET II
Snare top2: 57 -> Fender Champ -> Millennia HV-3D
Snare bottom/kick beater: U87 in fig-8 -> VP26
OH: Coles 4038 -> API 512 -> Chandler TG Channel for EQ
Back: 4038 -> API 512 -> Chandler TG Channel for EQ
Hihat: Shiny Box 46CMX -> VP26
Ride: Shiny Box 46CMX -> VP26
Squish/crotch mic: SM7 -> VP26 -> Dyna-mite
Squish2: Green Bullet -> VP26 -> Dyna-mite
Close room: Neumann SM2 -> Millennia
Far rooms: 414E's -> VP26 -> TG1
Wildcard/extra snare/crunchy hihat: Reslo ribbon -> Millennia -> Transient Designer (not in these pix)

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this rules.