Post by Chris MililloWow, a thread about drumming and recording! Great advice from Jody. I've
seen guys tuck thesticksunder their arm or under their leg.
I enjoyed your recordings both musically and production-wise. Perhaps on the
crappiest speakers one could find, this mix doesn't hold up, but on my
studio monitors (Tannoy Reveal passive) it sounds great. I wouldn't change a
thing, and I'm very opinonated when it comes to mixes. For one, I would
never guess this was recorded in a garage.
I really dug the sax sound. It's full and breathy, with a nice tone (largely
due to the player), and I don't think it needs any more reverb. It sounds
"intimate" to me and, as a New Yorker, accurately conveys the sound of an
acoustic sax at a "hole in the wall" downtown jazz club.
What was the mic you used on the sax? How was it placed? I've never recorded
brass or woodwinds before, but I plan to in the future. I would be thrilled
if I could get that sax sound in my home studio.
Nice work.
CM
Anyone got any tips for swapping quickly betweenbrushesandsticks(and
back again)? I'm particularly interested in a jazz scenario
where the head is played withbrushes, but solos are accompanied with
sticks, reverting back tobrushesfor the head out.
Which hand leads? Where do you put thebrushes? And how not to
completely fluff it up with a clatter ofsticksas the sax player
launches into a solo ;o)
Thanks,
Rich.
Well I don't play too often withbrushes, but if I need toswap, I use a
small TV trolley as a make shift table to the left of my hi-hat
(http://www.unicol.com/content/images/M_24_PB15lo.JPGorsee page 19 of
the Unicol cataloguehttp://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e84b86aa).
Like anything else that requires dexterity, its practice, practice,
practice. You'll need to specifically practice swapping
sticks/brushes/mallets in order to do it quickly and quietly.
If in doubt - practice it again...
:-)
Chris W
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The voice of ignorance speaks loud and long,
But the words of the wise are quiet and few.
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Thanks Chris - I was thinking about a flat surface and have used my
drum cases in the past - just looks a bit cluttered. Ideally I'm
looking for some kind of shelf that clips onto the floor tom rim...
But as you say, specifically practicing swapping must be the way
forward...
Rich.
Glad you liked it Chris. We were going for as natural sound as
possible.
condenser vertical. This way we got most of the sound coming out of
from the valve holes.
followed by guitar and then double bass. The drums seem to be the
front' sound).
