Podgorny wrote on Mon, 27 November 2006 22:55 |
You know full well I'm not going to question your ability to get great sounds. After all, you're William Wittman.
But I contend that utilizing the sound of the drum's resonant head to fill in low end and adding low end via equalization will yield vastly different results. If you're happy using your methods, then by all means, keep doing what you're doing. I just think it's borderline arrogant to completely disregard a widely accepted technique, simply because you don't like it. But then, I guess that's kind of the bread and butter of internet forums, isn't it?
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Hey I don't discount at all that YOU like what YOU get for YOU!
After all, you're Podgorny!
Seriously - I don't claim that what I do is "right" and what others do is "wrong" (well, except for the 'choices' of mic pre thing... that's just DUMB
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The sound of the drum's "resonant head" is picked up by a microphone.
The sub-kick is just a large diaphragm, inefficient microphone.
It's not picking up anything that any other mic doesn't except PERHAPS low bottom (because of its size)
and there again, unless you leave all that bottom...
I'm sorry if you think it arrogant. It's not my intention and I really don't SEE it that way.
I tell people what i do, what I hear, what I think.
It would be disingenuous, at best, to NOT say that I think it's unnecessary... right?
Whether it's "widely accepted" or not.
Honestly, are most records worth copying, sonically, for you?
Think most people's techniques are worthy of investigation and imitation?
There are lots of talented engineers out there... I am by no means saying *I* am any authority on the "right way" to do things (or the only way).
But i do ALSO think there's a LOT of internet follow the leader - and often it's an unknown, untested leader.
If the sub-kick works for you then great!
But that shouldn't be threatened by people who don't like it or see the point in it.
Don't you think opinion is more valuable, on internet forums, than pile-on validation of what you already think?
Hey Ross Hogarth says he doesn't agree with my view on stereo placement of instruments.
Should I be hurt? Challenged?
Is he arrogant to disagree?
Should he keep it to himself?
or is it that when someone I think is talented and experienced says something, I can listen, understand and STILL make my own choices?