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בתאריך 2001-12-17 09:28, JS כתב:

ציטוט:

משפט זה מתנגש עם עצמו חזיתית. לא מכיר מתופף מקצועי או טכנאי "מקצועי" שמקליט תופים בבית. הקלטת תופים היא אחד המרכיבים הקשים ביותר להקלטה מקצועית הן מהבחינה הטכנית והן מהבחינה האקוסטית. שים לב ששני אלו אינם אותו הדבר. היות ולחדר ההקלטה חשיבות עליונה בסאונד התופים - חדר טוב אקוסטית שווה לסאונד תופים איכותי

Agreed. But just 2 prove the opposite, I have a friend who records his drums in a rectangular cement room, with incredible sound.

He knows his stuff, and uses a wide array if mics, mostly U-87s , 57 and 421s.

Gear includes 2 x Neve 1073, Summit and Mackie.

Try 1 stereo pair on a bar, have ur friend play while U move the mics around, monitoring LOUD on a pair of sealed headphones.

Try high positions as well as floor level.

When U find a good spot, stop and leave the mics there.

Takes time 2 master, but this is a good way as well.

Peace,

Zooot.

Dear Doron,

It’s very hard 2 give U the advice U seek.

I’ve recorded drums using 1- 20 mics, my mileage has varied…

A good mixer and control over each mic can get U good sounding kit, yet AIR is the best mixer…

If there was such a formula, then this forum would have contained just a FAQ thread, and we all would have been working on a better tan or a new bikini line.

Let me ask U this:

I want 2 record a hit song.
What guitar should I use? Acoustic or electric?
Should I record keyboards?
Which tempo?
Male or female lead singer?
____________ (fill in the next q)

Try all ways suggested and c what works 4 U.
We’ll try and help U with specific questions.

U may find ~ 8,000 relevant answers here:
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=recording%20drums&as_ugroup=rec.audio.pro&hl=en

All that being said, I would start with 1 good microphone, place it in the best place I could find, ask myself what’s missing and add mics 2 complete the picture if needed.

Controlling a mic or 2 is hard enough, and leaves less room 4 errors.

I can answer ur last q though…

EVERY recording is serious, and should b performed as such.

@ SUN records they were recording artists in a low budget room, using techniques that would have raised the (short) hair of any BBC engineer.

Yet British bands used 2 go crazy 4 that sound they could not achieve when working with the “serious” engineers wearing white coats and using “serious” techniques.

Peace,

Zooot.