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Some people have touched on this a little... I've thought about this for a long time. I grew up playing drums, and my brain still occasionally has a difficult time computing "audience panned" drums. I initially figured that it was because, as a drummer, I was accustomed to hearing the hats on the le...

I didn't say this as I perhaps should have: I concur with you on that. That's definitely the most logical explanation.

And anyway, what true audio enthusiast doesn't enjoy a good tangent?!

Cheers.

(MoreSpaceEcho:) i'm gonna beg to differ. for $450 you can buy a ton of rigid fiberglass and fabric and make a bunch of absorbers and bass traps. they are the easiest things in the world to make and they are absolutely the best thing ever for any home studio. anyone who argues that probably doesn't...

1. (As a tangent, I think the boombox reference is usually somewhat valid, but I don't want to get into that...) 2. It's unlikely that bouncing could've messed anything up. the easiest way to mess up a bounce is to accidentally bounce with the incorrect output(s) as the bounce source. 3. The main po...

I've actually Autotuned French Horns, flugelhorn, and arco bass on sessions as recent as last week. Done judiciously and tastefully, neither myself nor the arranger could tell that certain parts were tuned. Some of the parts were within a section in an orchestral setting, some were solo instruments ...

I've had some good experiences with what I think is the AT3035. I apologize for not knowing the model number...it's the silver one, and I think you can get them for around $150. It's kind of flat--"flat" is not as desirable as "dark" for some things, but it's sometimes more versatile because of this...

I have heard a D112 get a good sort of thump on the front head, really close to the head and a few inches from the top. That sort of thump might be fitting for a Motown thing. However, I'd still go for a condenser if one's available that has a good low-end response--bass drums with two unported head...

Who was playing drums on that? I went to college with Eric Montzka who has played a lot with her. He's an amazing drummer from an amazingly musical family. It was Eric. He's a really nice, mellow guy. There are some really interesting and tasteful and even fun drum parts on that album. I'm really i...

I would bet that most jazz kits are recorded with only a large diaphragm condenser (like a fet 47) a little bit away from the front head. This sounds great for jazz, or maybe even an old-school sort of rock sound; I've seen (heard) this done dozens of times. I've used this on rock stuff also and rea...

Succintly put:

Question: Who here is dealing with hearing damage?

Answer: Everyone.

I work at CRC (chicagorecording.com) where we record choirs all the time, gospel being a big thing in Chicago. I've worked on a few big choir sessions for some very respectable gospel projects and even some R. Kelly stuff. Good times. Often "choirs" come in sections, typically (left to right c.r. pe...

I rarely find myself compelled to reply to drawn-out discussions like this; this is an exception. First of all, to readily give a definite statement such as "hitting very hard is [always] bad technique" is close-minded and ignorant. Such things are largely subjective; moreso, there is even an object...

forgive me if this turns into a bit of a rant... about a week ago I assisted on live-to-2-track organ trio session. we came out of a neve VR72 and went to both a DAT machine @ 44.1k (through an apogee A/D on the way in) and a digi 002 for backup @ 96k (through its own converters). everyone present n...

it's all about small diaphragm condensers. why use eq when you can use faders? almost anything will work. one of the best kick drum sounds I've ever heard was through a D112 (which not a huge fan of) alongside the now seemingly ubiquitous oktava 012. of course, km84s and 451s are really nice for thi...

when I play drums in a recording situation, I usually like to have only overheads in the headphones (if any of me at all), so I can adjust my playing according to how the microphones are picking up the acoustic dynamics of the drumkit, since after all the only thing that matters is how things sound ...