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13th June 2008, 06:14 PM
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| Gear maniac  Join Date: Sep 2005
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| Double kickdrum recording. I'm gonna record the full length of my band DrDoom, and this time around i don't wanna use sample replacement to begin with, which was the situation in the previous recordings, i would throw a Sm58 in every kickdrum and replace them the moment they were recorded Now i want to record a nice natural kit (i have the material and experience/knowledge now..), but i keep seeing the double kickdrums as an obstacle. I can never ever make them sound exactly the same, let alone record them the same. Even a pro drummer like derek roddy resorts to sample replacement because he couldn't make the 2 kicks sound the same. It would be a waste to position my mics and subkicks and then in the end to the same i did on the previous 2 recordings. Am i not putting in enough effort? can it be done? Or are my doubts legit and should i convince him to recording with one kickdrum? Any input welcome!! JB! |
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14th June 2008, 12:14 AM
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14th June 2008, 01:22 PM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Austin, TX
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| The easy solution is single kick, double pedal. Maybe sample the right kick and replace the left kick with the samples of the right kick. It obviously comes down to the drums themselves, the tuning, head wear, mic placement, all that stuff. Of course tons of EQ and compression could remove much of the individual tone of each kick as well.
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14th June 2008, 01:36 PM
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| Mac Moderator  Join Date: May 2003 Location: Amsterdam
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| Why use 2 kick drums, if you want them to sound the same? You'll never get them to sound completely the same, since they're also differently positioned against the other mic's and overheads... and you'd need to be an exceptional tuner to get them to match. As Rufus also suggested one kick drum, double pedal... |
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14th June 2008, 02:51 PM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: On the 2 buss
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| Doulbe kicks have always been an issue.Double pedal is the answer.Dont let the drummer tell you I cant use a double kick pedal.They would be staight up lying.Its possible to do it but you are relying on the drummer for a exceptional performance and acurate tuning.
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16th June 2008, 01:51 AM
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| Gear nut  Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Denver, CO
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| Why not just have two different sounding kicks? I
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17th June 2008, 06:18 PM
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: cocoa beach FL.
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| yes double pedal is the answer. i know for live double kick has a nice asthetic value but for the studio its pointless unless you're going for two kick sounds. as one poster mentioned, if you must do it this way, pick which side you like the most, chop samples, and replace the other side with the samples. |
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