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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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Billy Ward: Four Ways To Prepare For The Studio
Are you about to go into a recording studio? Do you want to build a career as a session drummer? Then pay heed to Billy Ward’s top four studio tips.
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EQ Explained: All Things Are Not Equal
Kevin Ratterman touches on some fundamental truths about the topic of equalization to help you optimize your studio drum sounds.
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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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Click Tips From Bittner, Luzier & Larkin
Jason Bittner, Ray Luzier, and Shannon Larkin share their personal tricks for keeping a beat in rock-steady time with a click track.
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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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Studio Secrets: How To Record Toms
Looking for that big, boomy studio tom sound? Look no further for information on microphone selection, drumhead choices, preamps, mixing, and beyond.
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Snaring The Killer Snare Drum Sound
Here are expert tips on tuning, rooms, and mikes to help get you capture the perfect studio snare sound, and make the entire recording sound better.
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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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Rockin’ The Studio With Rich Redmond
We tag along and end up rocking out with drummer Rich Redmond as he does some producing in the studio with the help of a few famous friends.
