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markanini · Post by **markanini** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 11:18 pm

This is a sampling of what was recorded in my kitchen earlier this week, drums were miced with a single MCA SP1 above the drummers right shoulder pointing at the snare. Bass was recorded DI. I'm a bit on the fence with to do production-wise, for sure some guitars and keyboards will be added in the future and right now I'm looking for a good sounding compressor and room reverb without breaking the bank. It's too bad I lost my vstplugins folder due to HDD failure a while back. Anyway, hope you like the raw mix for now.
https://www.box.com/s/5ced4936179acb4f156f

ATS · Post by **ATS** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 1:39 am

markanini wrote:This is a sampling of what was recorded in my kitchen earlier this week, drums were miced with a single MCA SP1 above the drummers right shoulder pointing at the snare. Bass was recorded DI. I'm a bit on the fence with to do production-wise, for sure some guitars and keyboards will be added in the future and right now I'm looking for a good sounding compressor and room reverb without breaking the bank. It's too bad I lost my vstplugins folder due to HDD failure a while back. Anyway, hope you like the raw mix for now.
https://www.box.com/s/5ced4936179acb4f156f

Sounds like it was recorded very well. I like the raw sound of it a lot.

For a good reverb a lot of people like ValhallaRoom and it is only $50, I have never tried it myself but has a lot of good word of mouth. Plus price is right.

Here is a link to it: http://www.valhalladsp.com/valhallaroom

There are just so amny compressors out there, I would use demos and find what works for you. Maybe try the Voxengo site for a good sounding one at a decent price? http://www.voxengo.com/

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 10:42 am

Very enjoyable indeed. Good music and I thought the playing and recording was good. I must have liked it a lot, 'cos I then played Vienna Breakdown by Back Door. If you haven't heard it, you should check it out. I think you'll like it.

Good work

markanini · Post by **markanini** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 12:30 am

Thank for the encouraging words guys. At this point I've found some compressors(DC8C, MajorTom) and room reverbs(ValhallaRoom

) I'm happy with. Currently tweaking the drums EQ and I'm thinking triggering kick and toms samples should allow me to hi-pass the ill defined low end. I'll keep posting my about my progress.

seismic1 wrote:I must have liked it a lot, 'cos I then played Vienna Breakdown by Back Door.

Haven't heard them before, those guys are tight!

markanini · Post by **markanini** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:55 pm

I've dropped the idea of drum replacement. Instead I found a solution in multiband compression to bring out the burried the kick fundamental and the toms sound good enough after some EQ.
Take a listen to a wild drum solo: https://www.box.com/s/b81dfbe7765b8cfcd4c0

markanini · Post by **markanini** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 8:21 am

Still tweaking but please tell me how you think the drum track sounds: https://www.box.com/s/c22984b2d04ef75ed532

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 12:19 pm

markanini wrote:I've dropped the idea of drum replacement. Instead I found a solution in multiband compression to bring out the burried the kick fundamental and the toms sound good enough after some EQ.
Take a listen to a wild drum solo: https://www.box.com/s/b81dfbe7765b8cfcd4c0

Nice playing. Kit sounds good to me, but I have no experience recording live instruments.

markanini wrote: Still tweaking but please tell me how you think the drum track sounds: https://www.box.com/s/c22984b2d04ef75ed532

Again, I liked the sound and the playing, but I hope that somebody with experience in these matters would be able to offer better feedback.

markanini · Post by **markanini** » Sun Sep 02, 2012 7:57 am

I've been struggling with getting the best out of the drums but I believe I've made some progress: https://www.box.com/files/0/f/0/1/f_3040328635

Crossover/alternative instrumental WIP