Mixing Kicks: Take A Simple Bland Kick And Give It Some Life! Today we are going to take a bland, flabby kick and turn it into a fat punchy kick. In this video Bryan will show you how to take… Read More »Mixing Kicks
It’s best to start with a great arrangement, parts that work together, great players, and great instruments. However, as a mixer, sometimes, these conditions are not always in place when we get our hands on the song. The two… Read More »5 Tips to Getting the Kick and Bass to Work Well Together
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIHWpUzxFGU Hello Everyone! We’re back with a new batch of articles and videos and we’re going to start you off with a session I recorded and mixed here at Signature Sound Studio. There are a few elements to this… Read More »Mixing a Cajon and Shaker – Luke Williams Session
The Recording: In this video we show how to record a drum set with 4 microphones. We’re using the Tascam DR07 MK2 ($150), a Shure SM57 on the Snare ($100) and a Beta 52 (You can find it for about… Read More »Recording Drums – Excellent 4 mic setup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbLUPzgoCzkHere is another Drum Recording Example we recorded while a session was running at Signature Sound Recording Studio. The purpose of these videos is to help you add trick and techniques to your tool box. It is important to know… Read More »Recording Drums – Setup Example
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoEAgLgvc1I Joe Marlett at Signature Sound Recording Studio is tracking drums for Fenix TX with Drummer Hayden Scott from Awolnation. Joe explains one of his recording techniques to get a pumped rock sound primarily on the snare by using… Read More »Recording Drums Rock Technique
Quadruple Mic Setup: Out of all the “simple” drum miking techniques, you get the most flexibility when you are able to use four microphones. Here are a couple of ideas to get you going: Example 2: X-Y, Kick, and… Read More »Four Mic Drum Setup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLlfiekr1wg Note: when placing drum mics, it’s important to remember that sticks and hands and cymbals will be falling very hard near them, so make sure your mics aren’t in the way of the player or a rogue ride cymbal.… Read More »Mic Positioning: Cymbals and Overheads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLlfiekr1wg Note: when placing drum mics, it’s important to remember that sticks and hands and cymbals will be falling very hard near them, so make sure your mics aren’t in the way of the player or a rogue ride cymbal.… Read More »Mic Positioning: Kick and Snare
Note: when placing drum mics, it’s important to remember that sticks and hands and cymbals will be falling very hard near them, so make sure your mics aren’t in the way of the player or a rogue ride cymbal. This… Read More »Mic Positioning: Toms and Room