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damn.it's pop up city over here.everytime i come on over i get a whole bunch.it's driving me nuts.

what I have come to realize is that the arrangement (whats actually happening sonically in the room and who plays what where) is almost everything in approaching what to use and how to use it..a lot of arrangements don't support a good recording period..but we as engineers have to deal with them ev...

tape one to the drummers chest,or hang it around his neck.
tape them to the floor,either in front or behind the kit.


you can tape them to a piano lid if you need to keep the lid shut and the piano buried in blankets.......

right,now if only i could get a copy of the magazine.............

you'll be wanting to get hold of Jeff Robinson.
he can tell you everything,but it might cost you $35....or is it $40 now,i forget....?
cheers
matthew

the countryman is great,it holds it's own against many a more expensive box.well worth the money
our tech,Ken McKim makes a DI box under the name the Retrospec Juice Box.Tube,class A design.probably the best DI you will ever use.
cheers
matthew
www.allairestudios.com

there is a place in Seatle that deals in bizzare connectors.i can't fro the life of me think what it's called,connector world supply,maybe...they'll have whatever you need to make whatever kind of adaptor you desire..
cheers
matthew
www.allairestudios.com

eh??

cheers
matthew
www.allairestudios.com

you know,it really does depend on what the song has going on,blah,blah,blah....that being said i find that i use delays more than reveb,just to give a bit of depth to things.like,pan a guitar to one side and then a slight delay of it panned the other way.or i record a room mic with the guitar and pa...

beyer 260's in an X/Y configuration.nice centre image.realistic stereo image.good sense of depth.good cymbal tone........but really it comes down to the guy playing.does he wail on the cymbals?? they are gonna sound harsh whatever you do.and yeah,old cymbals all the way.don't compress them too much,...

one guitar at 9 o'clock and the other at 3.not as much distortion as you would think.bit of delay on the vocal.........
back in black has the best kick drum sound ever
have fun
cheers
matthew
www.allairestudios.com

i didn't listen to the clip so....... 1. try and get some distance between the drum and the mic.you should be able to get the mic about 5/6 inches off the head.this will give the sound a bit of room to "breathe". 2.pointing the mic towards the rim will give you more crack and towards the centre more...

Longwave.With John Leckie.Allaire's Neve Room.First day of six week tracking session.All went really well.Late night.Veru tired now.1pm Start.
cheers
matthew
www.allairestudios.com

nah,it's the landlord from "Rising Damp"

cheers
matthew
www.allairestudios.com