Upping my percussion recording skills

[vvv]

... MXL V67s, weirdly enough.
Hope this helps.

I mean, I know, right? I have one of the Mogami ones and it's body is kinda mechanically loose and the screen a little dented and every time - every time - I put it up it sounds great and I wonder why I forgot.

I mean, it's MXL, but I also love the Genesis mics (tube and FET); my first condenser was a MXL 2006 (I still have a pair - one can use batteries).

OK, back to yer reg'lar scheduled programming.

[DrummerMan]

So, I often like to record tambourine with my back facing the mic, maybe about 3 or 4 feet from the mic. That tends to give me a good natural sound while nicely dampening the transient especially when the part being played has a left hand accent, as tambourine parts often do... Really, i dont think I've ever been in a situation where I'm mixing tambourine and want it to sound like it's close up. YMMV.

I just recorded a bunch yesterday and I was using the imitation c12 I had set up as a vocal mic. It's going through a UA LA-610 which is pretty dark. The combination of the crisp mic with the dark pre has been really wonderful, really giving me my favorite tones out of both pieces of gear that I've ever gotten.

My clap method usually involves flam slapping my bare belly, a couple feet from the mic, making a cup out of my hands so it's a little fuller sounding. 2 passes of that is pretty good, and way less transient-y than actual claps. If I do add in layers of real clapping I do it quieter than I think I should.

[A.David.MacKinnon]

My clap method usually involves flam slapping my bare belly, a couple feet from the mic, making a cup out of my hands so it's a little fuller sounding. 2 passes of that is pretty good, and way less transient-y than actual claps. If I do add in layers of real clapping I do it quieter than I think I should.

Sweet Jesus. I almost spit beer on the laptop.

[vvv]

I rec'd that spring drum yesterday, recorded it with a Shure KSM27-Eureka (the "proximity" vocal) chain.

Pretty cool and unique sound.

[DrummerMan]

My clap method usually involves flam slapping my bare belly, a couple feet from the mic, making a cup out of my hands so it's a little fuller sounding. 2 passes of that is pretty good, and way less transient-y than actual claps. If I do add in layers of real clapping I do it quieter than I think I should.

Sweet Jesus. I almost spit beer on the laptop.

Glad I could help...

[losthighway]

My clap method usually involves flam slapping my bare belly, a couple feet from the mic, making a cup out of my hands so it's a little fuller sounding. 2 passes of that is pretty good, and way less transient-y than actual claps. If I do add in layers of real clapping I do it quieter than I think I should.

Sweet Jesus. I almost spit beer on the laptop.

Glad I could help...

But is it hilarious and true, or just hilarious?

[DrummerMan]

Sweet Jesus. I almost spit beer on the laptop.

Glad I could help...

But is it hilarious and true, or just hilarious?

Oh, its 100% true!

[cgarges]

Oh, its 100% true!

I've done this with the sides of my calves, too. It's not as convincing as a group of people, but it works in a pinch.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

[vvv]

A pinch and a slap ...

[DrummerMan]

Oh, its 100% true!

I've done this with the sides of my calves, too. It's not as convincing as a group of people, but it works in a pinch.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

I'll have to try this. Repeatedly slapping your belly for take after take can start to sting...

I actually find this more convincing than actually clapping, or at least clapping alone. Maybe I haven't figured out the best clapping and micing technique combo, but it always feels like it's all transient and I have to end up running it through sculpting EQ, fast compression and maybe some overdrive for it to sit right in a mix

[Nick Sevilla]

I'll have to try this. Repeatedly slapping your belly for take after take can start to sting...

There is a magical technique, called Sampling...

[vvv]

OK, so thinkin' about this, it might work for me.

See, I'm fat.

And so I slap my belly, and then I get, like, a back-slap.

Kinda like two claps for one, yeah?

I'll report back.

[DrummerMan]

I'll have to try this. Repeatedly slapping your belly for take after take can start to sting...

There is a magical technique, called Sampling...

I already sampled everything on the menu, that's why my belly is so perfect for this technique...

[vernier]

HR-16 is still my fave drum machine.