j.hall wrote on Thu, 05 July 2007 16:48 |
mitgong wrote on Thu, 05 July 2007 16:42 |
No surprises on the setup.
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i'd honestly prefer some surprises. every drummer, every drum kit, every song tracked identically?
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C'mon now, you really don't believe that.
But, Steve seems to be about capturing the sound of the kit/drummer (in a particular room) as closely as he hears it. (Unless specifically asked otherwise.)
So given he has recorded many kits in the same room, he probably has a good approximation of what will work to that effect. That these mics are "no surprises" speaks more to the time-tested quality of the mics than to the lack of surprises in the technique.
And it really comes down to how the OP liked the sound.
OP, how did you dig the sound of your kit (not your playing as you alluded to)?
pete andrews wrote on Fri, 06 July 2007 09:06 |
Quote: | i can't believe there's not a spot mic on that cowbell.
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maybe there's a piezo pickup in it. -pete
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Bingo...I thought the OP covered that in the "no suprises" comment.
Gotta have that mic'ed