who thinks i should track drums at the old location?

[Soundlurker]

Is there any chance you could post short clips of the drums so we can compare the two? If that's out of the question, I'd say stick to the new location but invest in acoustic treatment done by a pro. Also, I think plywood or real wood would make for a better cymbal sound than drywall.

 

[006]

I don't know what your situation is like but I can bet you aren't making minimum wage these days The only obvious solution to me for this situation is to buy a 2nd rig - basically. Mics and cables you can easily transport back and forth, stands I would leave a bunch at the old location (enough to track drums), part out a cheap-but-decent PC on the cheap (JBroll can really help you out with this, he eats/sleeps/shits computers). You can put your interface(s) and such in a rolling rack, get a desk from Wally World.... I don't think you would be out that much dough really and you have the best of both worlds at your disposal.

Just food for thought...

 

[colonel kurtz]

if i were in your spot, i'd fuck around with all available options as far as staying where you are...acoustic treatment, moving the kit around the room or even into a corner, covering up doorways and shit with plywood...i'd venture to say there's something that can be done to overcome whatever shortcomings you think the new space has

it's not like you went from a huge, beautiful studio w/ 20 ft. ceilings that was designed by some master acoustician and straight into the new space

 

[crosstalk]

I'd say stick with the new location and do like others said with trying some absorbers and what not. You have a good thing going as far as convenience. Tearing everything down and moving has to suck hardcore.

What about making the new location more 'air tight' by putting plywood or something over the the areas that allow stuff to 'escape.' Like an open doorway or something. No idea if that's a dumb idea or not.

 

[lolzgreg]

Post pictures of both locations and we'll help you figure it out. Have you tried moving the kit around the room? Take the snare and walk around with it, find out where it sounds best and then move the rest of the kit there. Trust your ears, not science in this case.

 

[joeymusicguy]

thanks for the suggestions everyone
i'll hopefully get around to addressing all of this in the next couple of days

 

[colonel kurtz]

Post pictures of both locations and we'll help you figure it out. Have you tried moving the kit around the room? Take the snare and walk around with it, find out where it sounds best and then move the rest of the kit there. Trust your ears, not science in this case.

assuming he's still using the same space, he's posted pics of the new area he's tracking drums in before - and if i remember correctly, there's a lot of open doorways and such into other rooms. if trying to emulate what was capture in the garage, i would try to come up with something to block those off while tracking...either some sort of movable baffles, or even just throw some sheets of plywood over the shit if you wanna do it on the cheap

 

[TheTrevorStrain]

Hate to bring back up a semi-dead thread, but the old FTFD was done at the location you're referring to as the "better" of the two places, correct? Because I have been a HUGEEEEE fan of FTFD for a while, and know Changes like the back of my hand (no joke I have listened to that album more than any other album I have ever owned, call me a hardcore kid or a fan of the production, whatever it is it's bangin, so MAD props on that).

Honestly, comparing old to new, I, referring strictly to production/engineering and not the band, prefer the sound of the newer overheads. I haven't listened to a whole lot of the overheads in the new TDWP, but I have heard a good bit of Miss May I. I really like the snare/kick on Miss May I, and you're correct, don't get me wrong, the overheads on that were pretty freakin good, but the overheads on the new FTFD sit EXTREMELYYYY well within the mix.

Maybe the change isn't a bad thing?

Just my $.02, sorry if I rambled.

Trevor

EDIT: This is my first post here... I have been learning and such until now, so if this sounds uneducated or vague I apologize. I just figure another input can't hurt!