anyone used a mackie firewire ?

Kim Burgess phreaksaccount at gmail.com
Mon Nov 26 02:29:45 GMT 2007


If you are tracking in a decent room you'll find that you can get an awesome
drum sound from 3 mics (some good tips here if you haven't done this before
at http://www.mercenary.com/3micdrumstuf.html). If you are going for a multi
mic setup chances are you are wanting to have more flexibility when it comes
to the mix, however, keep in mind that for every mic you add and every time
you tweak an EQ you run the chance of introducing more phase issues, so you
will find you are much better off ensuring the kit is tuned to a t, deadened
where necessary and sounding its best before you even consider putting a mic
near it. If this method works for you you are going to end up with a much
better product by investing that hire money in a few decent mics and pres
that are going to compliment the kit to its full potential. You'll probably
find that the comment about the drum's not being 'wide' enough is due to a
lack of early reflections and natural verb in the tracking, as this is what
creates the sense of space. When you close mic everything you eliminate /
attenuate spill, but you also loose this feeling of space.

Sorry to go on such a rant but I always used to get as close to the source
on everything then try to re-create coherent space artificially in the mix
but I saw the light and have learned that it is better to spend that extra
time tuning the room, experimenting with positioning (of both the mics and
the source within the recording space) and tweaking everything in the 'real'
world before entering edit and mix land. Basically just remember, you can't
polish a turd.

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Kim Burgess

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