2014-07-21 18:09 GMT+02:00 Jason Jones <poeticintensity@xxxxxxxxx>: > I do drums for a living. > > This sounds really good. It's hard to tell how they should be processed > before hearing what type of music will be with them. I actually like the > unprocessed version better, because the kick is extended a bit further. The > compression on the processed version kind of reduces the dynamics all > around. Not quite sure what else to say. They sound really good. Oh, also > - it seems due to the placement of your floor-toms and the crash you use > most, that the kit is leaning to the right. If you compensate for this in > your overhead placement, it could be easily fixed. Also, due to ORTF > configuration, the kit sounds very wide. Possibly too wide for most mixes > (again, this depends on what type of music will be mixed) > > Great sounding drums, friend! Keep it up! > Thank you! I hope I will be able to post a song to let you listen the drums in a mix in the next weeks. > --Jason > www.artcitysound.com > > > On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 12:10 PM, Carlo Ascani <carlo.ratm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Hi guys, >> I own an acoustic drum, and I wanted to record it. >> My set looks like this [1], and I wanted 8 mics to record it. >> So, starting from *just* the drums, I bought everything I needed: >> >> 1. The Mixer >> I got a second hand Soundtracs Topaz Micro (I used its Inserts as Direct >> Outs) >> for 220 euros >> >> 2. The PC >> I got an IBM Thinkcentre 8215 for 50 euros >> >> 3. The converters >> I got an Echo Layla 20 for 50 euros, it has 8 analog ins and it is >> really well supported by alsa. >> >> 4. The Monitors >> I got a pair of second hand KRK Rockit 5 for 150 euros >> >> 5. Cables and mic stands >> Got them for around 250 euros >> >> 6. The mics >> I got an Audix D6 and a Sennheiser e609 for kick, >> a Revox m3500 and a Beyer m610 for the snare, >> two Sennheiser e609 for the floor toms >> and a pair of Sennheiser e614 as overheads. >> The total cost of those mics (second hand) is 600 euros. >> >> So, the total price of the whole thing was around 1320 euros! >> Here are some audio clip of the result, dry recording [2] and processed >> with some eq, compressor and reverb [3] >> >> So guys, what do you think? >> If I would improve the quality of my recordings, where should I spend >> more money? >> >> PS: I suck at playing >> >> [1] http://carlorat.me/drumset.jpg >> [2] http://carlorat.me/noproc_session.ogg >> [3] http://carlorat.me/proc_session.ogg >> >> -- >> Carlo Ascani | carlorat.me >> skype: carloratm >> irc: carloratm@freenode >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-audio-user mailing list >> Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user > > -- Carlo Ascani | carlorat.me skype: carloratm irc: carloratm@freenode _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
