Hi all.
I'm recording a death metal band demo and I need your help.
The problems I got are mainly with drums and vocals. I've set the gains of the several mics (headroom about 10dB, no compressor / limiter used) and they seem to be fine during sound check and during the beginning of the songs. But, as the drummer starts to get in the groove, he starts to hit the crap out of the drums, and the mics start clipping.
Also, when we are punching in the mistakes, as it's only a little piece of music, the drummer doesn't hit as hard as before. So, when I listen to the track with the punch in, I have noticeable fluctuations in volume.
Finally, if I record the same track the next day, the drummer may not be with the same mood and doesn't hit so hard, or perhaps starts hitting even harder.
The same happens with the vocals. These guys simply aren't consistent.
I think the solution is on the use of compression / limiting during recording, but I'm afraid of overcompressing and ruining the mix.
Could please someone advise the best way to solve these problems?
Thank you very much.
Nuno Seco
Forge Farm Studios
I'm recording a death metal band demo and I need your help.
The problems I got are mainly with drums and vocals. I've set the gains of the several mics (headroom about 10dB, no compressor / limiter used) and they seem to be fine during sound check and during the beginning of the songs. But, as the drummer starts to get in the groove, he starts to hit the crap out of the drums, and the mics start clipping.
Also, when we are punching in the mistakes, as it's only a little piece of music, the drummer doesn't hit as hard as before. So, when I listen to the track with the punch in, I have noticeable fluctuations in volume.
Finally, if I record the same track the next day, the drummer may not be with the same mood and doesn't hit so hard, or perhaps starts hitting even harder.
The same happens with the vocals. These guys simply aren't consistent.
I think the solution is on the use of compression / limiting during recording, but I'm afraid of overcompressing and ruining the mix.
Could please someone advise the best way to solve these problems?
Thank you very much.
Nuno Seco
Forge Farm Studios