We're starting our full length this week. Whether or not any of you are interested in or are familiar with my band in particular, I figured I would start a thread where I will chronicle as much of the recording process as possible for you guys, since so many others have done that on these forums and I've always been an eager reader.
We did drum setup on Monday, and spent a full day messing with tuning and mic placement and such. The actual tracking begins today, and we're aiming to get all the drums knocked down in two full days of tracking.
We are doing the drums here: Fastback Studios
It's about two miles from my house. Great sounding room, great gear list, cool dudes working there. Couldn't hardly ask for more! The live room is cool too, shaped really well with a 12' ceiling, and the floor is roughly half carpeted and half hardwood.
Here's a few pics of the drum mic array that I took on a digital camera. They aren't the greatest quality, but they'll do. This is also your first glimpse of my drummer's brand new Paiste setup, for those of you who saw the recent thread I posted about his endorsement.
The input list reads:
Kick 1 > SM-91 > Manley Slam!
Kick 2 (sub) > NS-10 speaker > Manley Slam!
Snare (top) > Audix i5 > API 7600
Snare (bottom) > AKG-414 > Focusrite ISA
Tom 1 > MD-421 > Neve 33115
Tom 2 > MD-421 > Neve 33115
Tom 3 > MD-421 > Neve 33122
Tom 4 > MD-421 > Neve 33122
Hat > Gefell M300 > Focusrite ISA
Ride > Neumann KM100 > Focusrite ISA
China > Neumann KM184 > Focusrite ISA
OH (x2) > Universal Audio 2-610 > AT4051 (different capsules inside, I can't recall at the moment)
Room (x2) > Coles 4038 > Crane Song Flamingo
The toms, snare, and kick are all getting some EQ on the way in, which is nice, although I'm trying to be careful to not take too much away up front and wish later that I had left more for mixing!
I'll get some more pics today. Any requests? There's plenty more to be said of mic placement and whatnot, but it would be easier for me if I just focus on answering specific questions, rather then typing out a huge essay!
We did drum setup on Monday, and spent a full day messing with tuning and mic placement and such. The actual tracking begins today, and we're aiming to get all the drums knocked down in two full days of tracking.
We are doing the drums here: Fastback Studios
It's about two miles from my house. Great sounding room, great gear list, cool dudes working there. Couldn't hardly ask for more! The live room is cool too, shaped really well with a 12' ceiling, and the floor is roughly half carpeted and half hardwood.
Here's a few pics of the drum mic array that I took on a digital camera. They aren't the greatest quality, but they'll do. This is also your first glimpse of my drummer's brand new Paiste setup, for those of you who saw the recent thread I posted about his endorsement.
The input list reads:
Kick 1 > SM-91 > Manley Slam!
Kick 2 (sub) > NS-10 speaker > Manley Slam!
Snare (top) > Audix i5 > API 7600
Snare (bottom) > AKG-414 > Focusrite ISA
Tom 1 > MD-421 > Neve 33115
Tom 2 > MD-421 > Neve 33115
Tom 3 > MD-421 > Neve 33122
Tom 4 > MD-421 > Neve 33122
Hat > Gefell M300 > Focusrite ISA
Ride > Neumann KM100 > Focusrite ISA
China > Neumann KM184 > Focusrite ISA
OH (x2) > Universal Audio 2-610 > AT4051 (different capsules inside, I can't recall at the moment)
Room (x2) > Coles 4038 > Crane Song Flamingo
The toms, snare, and kick are all getting some EQ on the way in, which is nice, although I'm trying to be careful to not take too much away up front and wish later that I had left more for mixing!
I'll get some more pics today. Any requests? There's plenty more to be said of mic placement and whatnot, but it would be easier for me if I just focus on answering specific questions, rather then typing out a huge essay!
Can't wait to hear the results!
