how do you record drums at home!

nOOb master Number of posts : 4429 Age : 35

hi is there an easy way to record drums at home as we have no idea. do you need an amp or could we multitrack it with vocal mikes!

Master Of The Crotch Grab Number of posts : 6841 Age : 50

You need mikes and a tape recorder.

Guest

You need good mics and a recorder. Preferably a mixer, too.

Janitor of the Void Number of posts : 3361 Age : 56

You can multi-track it by having a mic on each (or almost each) drum/cymbal, or just one or two overhead, open air mics, but the easiest way would be to just get a drum machine and go direct into your recorder.

Metal master Number of posts : 828 Age : 51

What Trog said. Back in the 4 track days our Drummer & I would record the Bass & Drums at the same time on the same track, had to make sure the levels were good because you could'nt do much to fix them later.

Scurvy Skalliwag Number of posts : 12763 Age : 60

The bad thing about using vocal mikes on drums is they are usually omni-directional and that can cause some hassles. I have used two 4 channel boards, one board for the kick and toms, the other board for snare/ hi hat and 3 for cymbals. You can run both of those boards into whatever your recording with, either as two channels or as one w / splitter. This way you can get actual sound without degregation from bouncing tracks.

The King Number of posts : 23274 Age : 50

just ask metallica!! They did it on St. Awful!!

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