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My 'issue' with GoM and all of the burlap looking things is that, no matter the color, its just visually unattractive. I'd really like to at least do the wall with the window in my booth in crushed velvet.

mjau wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 17, 2021 1:53 pm

Man, those Slingy’s sound great! And that ride is perfect for this kind of stuff.

Good stuff, Tony!

Thanks, Scott. I got that ride for $50 at the pawn shop. They had no clue that it was special. It's all patinaed and they just figured it was 'old' and nothing else.

I thought I did it for the guitar on this song: https://caleyconway.bandcamp.com/track/love-is-sex But I found a picture from the session and I was wrong - it was actually a shotgun mic pointed at the amp from across a big warehouse room, with an ORTF pair of condensers where the side mic would go ...

So I was tracking drums to a cover of Fly Me To The Moon for a client in Brooklyn yesterday. I've been keeping the drums miced up for easy tracking as projects come in, so I decided to just change out the drums from the big rock Gretsch setup to my '64 Slingerland set. I keep them tuned up for jazz ...

If "Bang for the buck" means "inexpensive but still useful", then I'd say the basic passive Whirlwind/Rapco/Proco offerings. I've got a pair of Rapco DB-100's that were $30 each in 1991 dollars, that still get regular use. The DB-1 appears to be the newer version of it. I think I have 4 of the Rapc...

What about them Elvin Jones style vocalatin' drummers? I'm a bit of a hummer myself What sort of bludgeon would you, as a professional, recommend? I've met Elvin, I can tell you HE is not someone to tangle with! Your general moaner or groaner probably isn't a problem unless the music is delicate.

Yeah, Mike! That sounds great. I traded off a ride cymbal that sounds a lot like the one you're playing on this cut. Does it have a kind of small bell and minimal bowing?

So many times I've been tempted to put a mic upside the drummer's head! :twisted: -redacted Well, a mic hitting a mic stand kinda goes "clang". But a mic hitting a drummer's head - properly tuned-up, see - goes "thud". So, one is often ever so much more satisfrying than t'over. Finally, a mic stand...

vvv wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 12, 2021 4:12 pm

So many times I've been tempted to put a mic upside the drummer's head!

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vernier wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 10, 2021 1:21 pm

I do Ringo style, but sometimes put a mic next to my head to pick up whole kit including bass drum.

The mic next to the drummer's head OH can work really well.

Is that a mic built into a socket wrench?

It's not a terrible idea, but I'd make it bigger than the picture. The singer is going to feel like they are stuck in a phone booth. I'd consider a wider base, and possibly using some 45º angles and make a bit of a trapezoid shape. You'll need a couple of extra packing blankets, but it would be a mo...

Avoid debt. Pay cash. As much as possible. Forget fancy gear for now. Make your rooms sound really good. Make the live room a place people feel really comfortable in. Make the control room as accurate as you possibly can (spend your money on room treatment, not compressors). A really good month doe...

digitaldrummer wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:35 am

and this is how I would describe Zomby Woofiness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksnwEsPKO5s

NIIIIIICE!

I did consider just cutting up some mousepads :biggergrin: [/quote] Probably a cheap way to go... I did consider just cutting up some mousepads :biggergrin: But ... ... that'll make 'em walk funny. :twisted: :mrgreen: What a card... i use the Rubbermaid equivalent of this (because I found it locall...