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Drums-When in doubt- lose the room mics [message #64007] Tue, 31 January 2006 06:37 Go to next message
Deej [1] is currently offline  Deej [1]   UNITED STATES
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It sure can tighten things up in a mix.
Re: Drums-When in doubt- lose the room mics [message #64011 is a reply to message #64007] Tue, 31 January 2006 07:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
cujo is currently offline  cujo
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I agree, seems like a bad habbit somone got into back in say 1986 or so.
Even Bohnam's drums sound better earlier in my opinion.
Of course, it all depends on the material

"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>It sure can tighten things up in a mix.
>
>
Re: Drums-When in doubt- lose the room mics [message #64012 is a reply to message #64007] Tue, 31 January 2006 08:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>It sure can tighten things up in a mix.

Or make sure the room mics are at least 3x the distance from the
snare than the distance from the snare to each overhead. I like
the multiple of 3 exactly, in fact; and if the room is large
enough, try to have at least 2x the OH distance behind the room
mics before you hit the wall behind the room mics (usually not a
problem unless you're in tight quarters). Don't ever stick your
room mics practically right up against (or even merely a couple
of feet away from) the wall opposite the front of the kit - that
just gives you too many strong reflections in the rear portion
of the mic's pattern. If you can manage this kind of
configuration in whatever space you've got to work with, adding
some room mic signal to the mix shouldn't make things sound any
less "tight", they'll just contribute some ambience without
phasing or comb-filtering issues.

But then you probably all knew that. Sorry if I'm spewing
redundancy, but I figgered I'd mention it, just in case someone
might not be aware.

Neil
Re: Drums-When in doubt- lose the room mics [message #64013 is a reply to message #64007] Tue, 31 January 2006 08:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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DJ, are these the songs I heard?
"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>It sure can tighten things up in a mix.
>
>
Re: Drums-When in doubt- lose the room mics [message #64040 is a reply to message #64007] Wed, 01 February 2006 03:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Martin Harrington is currently offline  Martin Harrington   AUSTRALIA
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In all my years of recording drums, up to 1988, I never used room mics and
was always, (well, sometimes) complimented on my sounds.
well recorded overheads work really well.

Martin Harrington

"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
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> It sure can tighten things up in a mix.
>
>
Re: Drums-When in doubt- lose the room mics [message #64049 is a reply to message #64013] Wed, 01 February 2006 07:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Deej [1] is currently offline  Deej [1]   UNITED STATES
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Yes. I'm stillmixing the project. Liking things better without the room
mics......much less smeared.

;o)

"Rod Lincoln" <rlincoln@nospam.kc.rr.com> wrote in message
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>
> DJ, are these the songs I heard?
> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
> >It sure can tighten things up in a mix.
> >
> >
>
Re: Drums-When in doubt- lose the room mics [message #64051 is a reply to message #64049] Wed, 01 February 2006 08:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Hey Deej, what'd you use for the room mics? Another thing I've
noticed is that using SDC's as opposed to LDC's seems to work
better (at least IMO) for room mics. Just wondering what you
went with.

I guess I do things backwards, compared to a lot of people, with
regard to overheads vs. room mics - I've seen plenty of folks
using SDC's for overheads & LDC's for room mics - personally, I
like the imaging you get from LDC's as overheads, and the - I
guess "smoother" (since a better descriptive term fails me at
the moment - less prone to picking up flutter, boominess, things
like that), and less-focused characteristics of SDC's for room
mics.

Neil


"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>Yes. I'm stillmixing the project. Liking things better without the room
>mics......much less smeared.
>
>;o)
>
>"Rod Lincoln" <rlincoln@nospam.kc.rr.com> wrote in message
>news:43df87af$1@linux...
>>
>> DJ, are these the songs I heard?
>> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>> >It sure can tighten things up in a mix.
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>
Re: Drums-When in doubt- lose the room mics [message #64057 is a reply to message #64049] Wed, 01 February 2006 08:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
EK Sound is currently offline  EK Sound   CANADA
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Try band pass filtering of the room mics and bring them up till you
can *just* hear them.

David.

DJ wrote:

> Yes. I'm stillmixing the project. Liking things better without the room
> mics......much less smeared.
>
> ;o)
>
> "Rod Lincoln" <rlincoln@nospam.kc.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:43df87af$1@linux...
>
>>DJ, are these the songs I heard?
>>"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>>
>>>It sure can tighten things up in a mix.
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
Re: Drums-When in doubt- lose the room mics [message #64064 is a reply to message #64049] Wed, 01 February 2006 10:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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yha Deej, i really like the drum sound without room mics. My last album we
did SDC on the toms, one splitting the mounted toms and another splitting
the lower floor toms. That was everything we wanted and needed for picking
up the room.

michael

"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>Yes. I'm stillmixing the project. Liking things better without the room
>mics......much less smeared.
>
>;o)
>
>"Rod Lincoln" <rlincoln@nospam.kc.rr.com> wrote in message
>news:43df87af$1@linux...
>>
>> DJ, are these the songs I heard?
>> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>> >It sure can tighten things up in a mix.
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>
Re: Drums-When in doubt- lose the room mics [message #64065 is a reply to message #64007] Wed, 01 February 2006 11:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
&quot;Kris&quot; . is currently offline  &quot;Kris&quot; .
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I like to bring in the room mics in sparse sections of the tune (maybe verse,
or bridge), and drop them out for the fuller sections like choruses.

Another option is to gate them keyed to the snare mic...gives a believable
snare ambience, but doesn't muddy up the toms and kick.

Cheers,

Kris

"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>It sure can tighten things up in a mix.
>
>
Re: Drums-When in doubt- lose the room mics [message #64068 is a reply to message #64051] Wed, 01 February 2006 12:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Deej [1] is currently offline  Deej [1]   UNITED STATES
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We used AT 4060's on OH's and some kind of Sony SDC mics for the room. These
mics belonged to Ed Stasium and I wasn't familiar with these Sony mics. They
are old, no longer manufactured and run on a very expensive and hard to find
battery. Bought him some of these batteries for his trouble. I had to order
them out of some place in Chicago.

I'll probably be talking to him in the next couple of days. I'll ask about
the mic. It's got a lot of *brightness* to it.


"Neil" <OIUOIU@OIU.com> wrote in message news:43e0d788$1@linux...
>
> Hey Deej, what'd you use for the room mics? Another thing I've
> noticed is that using SDC's as opposed to LDC's seems to work
> better (at least IMO) for room mics. Just wondering what you
> went with.
>
> I guess I do things backwards, compared to a lot of people, with
> regard to overheads vs. room mics - I've seen plenty of folks
> using SDC's for overheads & LDC's for room mics - personally, I
> like the imaging you get from LDC's as overheads, and the - I
> guess "smoother" (since a better descriptive term fails me at
> the moment - less prone to picking up flutter, boominess, things
> like that), and less-focused characteristics of SDC's for room
> mics.
>
> Neil
>
>
> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
> >Yes. I'm stillmixing the project. Liking things better without the room
> >mics......much less smeared.
> >
> >;o)
> >
> >"Rod Lincoln" <rlincoln@nospam.kc.rr.com> wrote in message
> >news:43df87af$1@linux...
> >>
> >> DJ, are these the songs I heard?
> >> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
> >> >It sure can tighten things up in a mix.
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>
Re: Drums-When in doubt- lose the room mics [message #64070 is a reply to message #64068] Wed, 01 February 2006 14:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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The Sony's - are they those ones with the sorta rectangular or oblong-ish
windscreen?

Neil


"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>We used AT 4060's on OH's and some kind of Sony SDC mics for the room. These
>mics belonged to Ed Stasium and I wasn't familiar with these Sony mics.
They
>are old, no longer manufactured and run on a very expensive and hard to
find
>battery. Bought him some of these batteries for his trouble. I had to order
>them out of some place in Chicago.
>
>I'll probably be talking to him in the next couple of days. I'll ask about
>the mic. It's got a lot of *brightness* to it.
>
>
>"Neil" <OIUOIU@OIU.com> wrote in message news:43e0d788$1@linux...
>>
>> Hey Deej, what'd you use for the room mics? Another thing I've
>> noticed is that using SDC's as opposed to LDC's seems to work
>> better (at least IMO) for room mics. Just wondering what you
>> went with.
>>
>> I guess I do things backwards, compared to a lot of people, with
>> regard to overheads vs. room mics - I've seen plenty of folks
>> using SDC's for overheads & LDC's for room mics - personally, I
>> like the imaging you get from LDC's as overheads, and the - I
>> guess "smoother" (since a better descriptive term fails me at
>> the moment - less prone to picking up flutter, boominess, things
>> like that), and less-focused characteristics of SDC's for room
>> mics.
>>
>> Neil
>>
>>
>> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>> >Yes. I'm stillmixing the project. Liking things better without the room
>> >mics......much less smeared.
>> >
>> >;o)
>> >
>> >"Rod Lincoln" <rlincoln@nospam.kc.rr.com> wrote in message
>> >news:43df87af$1@linux...
>> >>
>> >> DJ, are these the songs I heard?
>> >> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>> >> >It sure can tighten things up in a mix.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>
Re: Drums-When in doubt- lose the room mics [message #64075 is a reply to message #64070] Wed, 01 February 2006 16:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Deej [1] is currently offline  Deej [1]   UNITED STATES
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Nope. They were about the size and shape of an AGK C460B, but they were
metallic (silverish) colored IIRC.


"Neil" <OIUIU@IOU.com> wrote in message news:43e12d94@linux...
>
> The Sony's - are they those ones with the sorta rectangular or oblong-ish
> windscreen?
>
> Neil
>
>
> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
> >We used AT 4060's on OH's and some kind of Sony SDC mics for the room.
These
> >mics belonged to Ed Stasium and I wasn't familiar with these Sony mics.
> They
> >are old, no longer manufactured and run on a very expensive and hard to
> find
> >battery. Bought him some of these batteries for his trouble. I had to
order
> >them out of some place in Chicago.
> >
> >I'll probably be talking to him in the next couple of days. I'll ask
about
> >the mic. It's got a lot of *brightness* to it.
> >
> >
> >"Neil" <OIUOIU@OIU.com> wrote in message news:43e0d788$1@linux...
> >>
> >> Hey Deej, what'd you use for the room mics? Another thing I've
> >> noticed is that using SDC's as opposed to LDC's seems to work
> >> better (at least IMO) for room mics. Just wondering what you
> >> went with.
> >>
> >> I guess I do things backwards, compared to a lot of people, with
> >> regard to overheads vs. room mics - I've seen plenty of folks
> >> using SDC's for overheads & LDC's for room mics - personally, I
> >> like the imaging you get from LDC's as overheads, and the - I
> >> guess "smoother" (since a better descriptive term fails me at
> >> the moment - less prone to picking up flutter, boominess, things
> >> like that), and less-focused characteristics of SDC's for room
> >> mics.
> >>
> >> Neil
> >>
> >>
> >> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
> >> >Yes. I'm stillmixing the project. Liking things better without the
room
> >> >mics......much less smeared.
> >> >
> >> >;o)
> >> >
> >> >"Rod Lincoln" <rlincoln@nospam.kc.rr.com> wrote in message
> >> >news:43df87af$1@linux...
> >> >>
> >> >> DJ, are these the songs I heard?
> >> >> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
> >> >> >It sure can tighten things up in a mix.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>
Re: Drums-When in doubt- lose the room mics [message #64078 is a reply to message #64075] Wed, 01 February 2006 18:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Neil is currently offline  Neil
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Hmm, never seen those - interesting.



"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>Nope. They were about the size and shape of an AGK C460B, but they were
>metallic (silverish) colored IIRC.
>
>
>"Neil" <OIUIU@IOU.com> wrote in message news:43e12d94@linux...
>>
>> The Sony's - are they those ones with the sorta rectangular or oblong-ish
>> windscreen?
>>
>> Neil
>>
>>
>> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>> >We used AT 4060's on OH's and some kind of Sony SDC mics for the room.
>These
>> >mics belonged to Ed Stasium and I wasn't familiar with these Sony mics.
>> They
>> >are old, no longer manufactured and run on a very expensive and hard
to
>> find
>> >battery. Bought him some of these batteries for his trouble. I had to
>order
>> >them out of some place in Chicago.
>> >
>> >I'll probably be talking to him in the next couple of days. I'll ask
>about
>> >the mic. It's got a lot of *brightness* to it.
>> >
>> >
>> >"Neil" <OIUOIU@OIU.com> wrote in message news:43e0d788$1@linux...
>> >>
>> >> Hey Deej, what'd you use for the room mics? Another thing I've
>> >> noticed is that using SDC's as opposed to LDC's seems to work
>> >> better (at least IMO) for room mics. Just wondering what you
>> >> went with.
>> >>
>> >> I guess I do things backwards, compared to a lot of people, with
>> >> regard to overheads vs. room mics - I've seen plenty of folks
>> >> using SDC's for overheads & LDC's for room mics - personally, I
>> >> like the imaging you get from LDC's as overheads, and the - I
>> >> guess "smoother" (since a better descriptive term fails me at
>> >> the moment - less prone to picking up flutter, boominess, things
>> >> like that), and less-focused characteristics of SDC's for room
>> >> mics.
>> >>
>> >> Neil
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>> >> >Yes. I'm stillmixing the project. Liking things better without the
>room
>> >> >mics......much less smeared.
>> >> >
>> >> >;o)
>> >> >
>> >> >"Rod Lincoln" <rlincoln@nospam.kc.rr.com> wrote in message
>> >> >news:43df87af$1@linux...
>> >> >>
>> >> >> DJ, are these the songs I heard?
>> >> >> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>> >> >> >It sure can tighten things up in a mix.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>
Re: Drums-When in doubt- lose the room mics [message #64097 is a reply to message #64078] Thu, 02 February 2006 07:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
&quot;Kris&quot; . is currently offline  &quot;Kris&quot; .
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Sony ECM series perhaps?

Kris

"Neil" <OIUIOU@OIU.com> wrote:
>
>Hmm, never seen those - interesting.
>
>
>
>"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>>Nope. They were about the size and shape of an AGK C460B, but they were
>>metallic (silverish) colored IIRC.
>>
>>
>>"Neil" <OIUIU@IOU.com> wrote in message news:43e12d94@linux...
>>>
>>> The Sony's - are they those ones with the sorta rectangular or oblong-ish
>>> windscreen?
>>>
>>> Neil
>>>
>>>
>>> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>>> >We used AT 4060's on OH's and some kind of Sony SDC mics for the room.
>>These
>>> >mics belonged to Ed Stasium and I wasn't familiar with these Sony mics.
>>> They
>>> >are old, no longer manufactured and run on a very expensive and hard
>to
>>> find
>>> >battery. Bought him some of these batteries for his trouble. I had to
>>order
>>> >them out of some place in Chicago.
>>> >
>>> >I'll probably be talking to him in the next couple of days. I'll ask
>>about
>>> >the mic. It's got a lot of *brightness* to it.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >"Neil" <OIUOIU@OIU.com> wrote in message news:43e0d788$1@linux...
>>> >>
>>> >> Hey Deej, what'd you use for the room mics? Another thing I've
>>> >> noticed is that using SDC's as opposed to LDC's seems to work
>>> >> better (at least IMO) for room mics. Just wondering what you
>>> >> went with.
>>> >>
>>> >> I guess I do things backwards, compared to a lot of people, with
>>> >> regard to overheads vs. room mics - I've seen plenty of folks
>>> >> using SDC's for overheads & LDC's for room mics - personally, I
>>> >> like the imaging you get from LDC's as overheads, and the - I
>>> >> guess "smoother" (since a better descriptive term fails me at
>>> >> the moment - less prone to picking up flutter, boominess, things
>>> >> like that), and less-focused characteristics of SDC's for room
>>> >> mics.
>>> >>
>>> >> Neil
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>>> >> >Yes. I'm stillmixing the project. Liking things better without the
>>room
>>> >> >mics......much less smeared.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >;o)
>>> >> >
>>> >> >"Rod Lincoln" <rlincoln@nospam.kc.rr.com> wrote in message
>>> >> >news:43df87af$1@linux...
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> DJ, are these the songs I heard?
>>> >> >> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>>> >> >> >It sure can tighten things up in a mix.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>
>>
>
Re: Drums-When in doubt- lose the room mics [message #64139 is a reply to message #64065] Fri, 03 February 2006 11:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I seem to always end up with 80-90% OH's and 10-20% spot.









"Kris" . wrote:
>
>I like to bring in the room mics in sparse sections of the tune (maybe verse,
>or bridge), and drop them out for the fuller sections like choruses.
>
>Another option is to gate them keyed to the snare mic...gives a believable
>snare ambience, but doesn't muddy up the toms and kick.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Kris
>
>"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>>It sure can tighten things up in a mix.
>>
>>
>
Re: Drums-When in doubt- lose the room mics [message #64150 is a reply to message #64139] Fri, 03 February 2006 19:02 Go to previous message
cujo is currently offline  cujo
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Wow, do you record a variety of drummers?

"brandon" <a@a.com> wrote:
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>I seem to always end up with 80-90% OH's and 10-20% spot.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>"Kris" . wrote:
>>
>>I like to bring in the room mics in sparse sections of the tune (maybe
verse,
>>or bridge), and drop them out for the fuller sections like choruses.
>>
>>Another option is to gate them keyed to the snare mic...gives a believable
>>snare ambience, but doesn't muddy up the toms and kick.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>Kris
>>
>>"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>>>It sure can tighten things up in a mix.
>>>
>>>
>>
>
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