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Drums: Anatomy, Preparation & Miking Technique
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Here's what you'll learn:
The Anatomy of a Drum Kit
Types of Woods & Metal Drum Shells & how it affects the sound
Differences in Heads & Sticks & how it affects the sound
Choosing The Right Drum
Why the recorded drum sound is determined before a single microphone is placed — and the connected chain of shell, bearing edge, head, tuning, and dampening that determines everything
How to prepare and set up a drum kit for recording — ergonomics, cymbal positioning, and the two factors nobody talks about that affect both studio and live sound
Tuning — how to tune for the room, the style, and the microphone
Microphone Types & how it affects the sound (with samples)
Every mic configuration covered — close miking, May Miking System inside the shell, XY, Blumlein, ORTF, Spaced Pair, Glyn Johns, Recorderman, and the John Bonham sound including tuning
How to set up headphone sends, run line checks, configure your DAW for drums, and make EQ, gate, and compression decisions on the way in
Mixing Drums Introduction – from natural to fully processed — including New York, LA, and London approaches as distinct methodologies