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[OldFooFan]

Originally Posted by foofire

looks like my fkin basement! actually neater-LOL!
...hmmm hey-how come mikes seem all directed toward drums?

You need that many mics to reord drums. If you only use one mic, the drums on the FF album would sound like drums you recorded on a pocket tape recorder. Most big bands mic every drum and have a few overheads. At the very least, you should have a snare mic, a bass drum mike, and a couple overheads. Unless you're hardcore punk and want the music to sound like crap (which is a valid viewpoint; I used to be fond of crappy sounding music).

Good drum sounds can actually be hard to get if you don't really know what you're doing. The first time my brother's band recorded a demo, they went into this expensive Seattle studio some pretty big acts had recorded at. When I heard the demos, I couldn't believe how terrible the drums sounded. It sounded little better than the home tape recordings of my own drumming. The next studio they went to was in a guy's basement, and the drums sounded amazing.

A proper mix of your recordings can do wonders for every element of a song, but if the tone recorded isn't any good in the first place, all the mixing in the world won't fix it.

Sorry for the babbling, but you did mention drums. So that's your fault.

[mistamore]

Notice the two large cases of beer in the last pic. Happy Labor day indeed.