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Studio Tip: Drum Miking Top To Bottom
The renowned record producer Steve Albini shares his personal tips for miking drums from both the batter and resonant heads to achieve a pure sound.
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Enhance Your Studio Sound Using Ambience
Learn how your sound can be made bigger than life by using a simple miking approach that captures both the kit and the ambience of the tracking room.
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Get A Fat Kick Sound Using Studio Science
If you want your bass drum to explode with big lows and a punchy attack, try this two-microphone technique. And be sure to have a calculator handy.
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Tech Tips: How To Mike Drums Onstage Like A Pro
In this thesis, we examine not only which microphones to choose and how to place them around the kit, we analyze your kit and how to tune your drums..
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Drummer’s Guide To The Recording Studio
Time is money – whether you’re tracking drums at a fancy studio or on your home computer. Here’s a primer to help optimize your recording session.
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Covering All Angles: Studio Percussion Miking Seminar
Learning to capture the tonal character and subtle nuances of different percussive instruments for a recording is an adventure – learn how here.
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Internal Kick Microphone Mounting Systems
Mike Snyder tells us about his love for internal bass drum miking systems, which brands are most reliable, and how they’ll change your life.
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A Primer On Choosing Recording Microphones
Mikes have as much attitude as you and your drum set. Choosing the best match for your particular vibe is important to achieving your recorded sound.
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How To Mike Hand Percussion In the Studio
Here are some quick tips to help you properly mike various types of one- and two-headed hand drums in the recording studio.
