The metal bass drum
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AudioGeekZine
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It helps if you can get it out of the drum. 2 mics on the kick, one for lows, one for highs. No felt beaters allowed.
if not I usually boost somewhere around 6-10kHz with a fairly hi Q
if not I usually boost somewhere around 6-10kHz with a fairly hi Q
LSD-Studio
HCAF crusher
pre:
tune the kicks head as low as possible
place the mic inside the kick near the head where the beater hits the skin.
wood or plastic beaters.
falam pad
post:
try searching between around 5-6k for the beater "smack" with a med Q.
scoop a bit around 350Hz.
compress with around 15-35 ms attack, fast release.
parallel compression is also really nice for supporting it (fast atk and rel high ratio)
tune the kicks head as low as possible
place the mic inside the kick near the head where the beater hits the skin.
wood or plastic beaters.
falam pad
post:
try searching between around 5-6k for the beater "smack" with a med Q.
scoop a bit around 350Hz.
compress with around 15-35 ms attack, fast release.
parallel compression is also really nice for supporting it (fast atk and rel high ratio)
ahjteam
Anssi Tenhunen
If you want just the tick, try Sennheiser e901 on the bottom and if it doesn't have enough bottom end to your need, combine it with something like AKG D112 on the hole. I use that combination regularly when doing live, the attack on e901 is stunning
just buy a d6.... you're done.
It also helps to have the right drum, head, and beaters, and tune it right.
It also helps to have the right drum, head, and beaters, and tune it right.
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Use a plastic or wood beater in combination with a kick pad if you want a lot of "tick". Or just use a kick pad, because you'll damage the head by playing with the hard beaters.
coneyis
I am the Warchild!
Aside from good mic techniques and EQing, the best trick I know is to pick up a Danmar Metal kick pad. Being a drummer myself, I swear by them! You can buy them at Musicians Friend for about $10. Don't bother using the adhesive on the back of the pad though because it'll fall off the skin after about 5 minutes of playing. Just get some good tape (preferably a fabric tape used on hockey sticks, or duct tape will do in a jiff) and you're good to go. Just be sure to use to plastic side of the beater... wooden beaters will break and felt beaters just won't do the trick!
Here's a link: Danmar Double Metal Kick Pad
i've heard from some people that the kick pads wear heads out even faster than without
and if you don't want to get the pad, or need an instant solution, taping a quarter to the head can work as well...basically, you want to have something solid hit the drum head to get a tight, percussive sound
as for EQ, everyone approaches it a little different, but i like to throw on a high shelf at around 3-4k for the kick...to me it sounds a little more natural than a standard boost
