Release Year: 2015
Producer: Lynda.com
Producer’s Website: www.lynda.com/Audio-Music-Audio-Engineering-tutorials/Drum-Setup-Micing-Studio-Ryan-Hewitt/197536-2.html
Author: Ryan Hewitt
Duration: 01:14:00
Type of Material: Video Lesson
Language: English
Description: In this course, filmed at EastWest Studios in Los Angeles, one of the best drum recording rooms, GRAMMY-winning recording engineer Ryan Hewitt explains his techniques for capturing drum sounds.
In this course, filmed on location in EastWest Studios, one of the best drum recording rooms in Los Angeles, GRAMMY-winning recording engineer Ryan Hewitt explains his techniques for capturing drum sounds. Ryan brings in the “Drum Doctor,” Ross Garfield, Los Angeles’s premier drum technician, and a handpicked kit from Ross’s stash of 400 drum sets. Ryan and Ross work together to set up and mic up the drum kit, getting it ready for A-list drummer Josh Freese (of Devo and A Perfect Circle) to come in the next day to record. Like a virtual studio internship, this course offers the opportunity to watch the pros at work in a real drum-recording session in a top LA studio.
Content :
Introduction 1m 5s
Welcome 1m 5s
1. Setting Up the Drums 39m 6s
Working with a drum technician 7m 46s
Choosing drums and cymbals within the context of the song 4m 45s
Choosing drum heads 5m 29s
Changing a drum head 5m 55s
The proper tuning of the kick and snare 8m 14s
The proper tuning of the toms 5m 0s
Additional tricks for getting interesting drum sounds 1m 57s
2. Mic’ing the Drum Kit in a Recording Studio 33m 19s
Mic’ing philosophy 3m 39s
Mic’ing the kick drum inside and out 8m 6s
Mic’ing the snare from the top and bottom 2m 39s
Mic’ing the toms 2m 45s
Placing overhead mics 5m 37s
Micing the hi-hat and ride cymbals 2m 53s
Placing a variety of room mics 5m 8s
Creating a special sound with stunt mics 2m 32s
Conclusion 50s
Inspiration and next steps 50s
Example files: none
Video format: MP4
Video: AVC, 1280×720, 16:9, 23.976 fps, ~1012 kbps
Audio: AAC, 48.0 kHz, 320 kbps, 2 channels
