DRUMBS

Curtis came over last weekend to track some covers for a HP2 demo that we're using to get some summer gigs.  We wanted to redo the JG tracks right this time (with double bass) but Curtis couldn't grab his pedal from Irvine.  Instead he borrowed a monster of a kick from a friend who works for OCDP.  If you look closely, you can see an owl is the head.

It would be terribly distracting to hear two bass drums of differing tambres and sizes, so it looks like I'll have to go back and sample the OCDP one on top of all of Curtis' DW kicks.  Another chance to work with Drumtracker!

Got to use my SM7 for the first time.  Next time I'm going to pull back the placement a bit.

Trusty paint can kept the bass drum mic level.  Blue ball on the rack and kick ball on the floor.  57 on the snare top.

This time around I tried a Beta 52 in the kick about 6" off the beater and a Studio Projects B1 with an Earthworks kick pad outside for some extra air.

Also miced the crown of the ride.  I'll gate it in the mix until the chorus for "Living on a Prayer" and then that's all you'll hear, haha.