Tips & Techniques

Drums recording and mixing techniques

Clint Murphy demonstrates his floor mic technique
Clint Murphy Demonstrates his floor mic technique

Continuing our in depth studio production series with recording engineer Clint Murphy we look at Clint's Floor Mic technique. The video is only a few minutes long and shows the placement that Clint uses, the compression settings and most importantly, how it actually sounds.

Clint Murphy fake slam mic technique
Clint Murphy Fake slam mic technique

Continuing this series with Clint Murphy we take a look at Clint's 'Fake Slam Mic' technique.

Austen Kilburn talks with Mike Exeter about Drum Recording
Austen Kilburn talks with Mike Exeter about Drum Recording

Austen Kilburn met with Mike Exeter to talk about getting the best possible drum sound on a tight budget and in a room not designed for recording.

Drum recording methods with George Shilling
Drum recording methods with George Shilling

George Shilling is an in-demand producer and recording engineer with a vast wealth of experience.

Alan Parsons shows how he records drums at State of The Ark
Alan Parsons shows how he records drums at State of The Ark

Dave Kerzner of Sonic Reality was working with both Alan Parsons and Nick Mason (Pink Floyd's drummer) to create a sample library creating as close a copy to the original drum sound as possible of Dark Side of the Moon.

Drum recording experiments with Angus Wallace at Far Heath
Drum recording experiments with Angus Wallace at Far Heath

We set up an unusual Drum Recording day at Far Heath Studios with recording engineer Angus Wallace.

Drum recording masterclass with George Shilling
Drum recording masterclass with George Shilling

A number of leading recording engineers and record producers gathered at Modern World Studios in the UK countryside mid January 2010 to record a series of drum recording masterclass videos.

Mike Fraser recording Drums feature
Mike Fraser Recording Drums feature

Mike Fraser started his career at Vancouver’s infamous recording studio “Little Mountain Sound”. “Fraze’s” discography speaks for itself - Aerosmith, AC/DC, Rush and others have used Mike’s engineering and predominately mixing skills album after album.

Ken Scott - Drum recording feature with Billy Cobham
Ken Scott - Drum recording feature with Billy Cobham

Special thanks to Ken Scott, Bill Cobham and Sonic Reality for making this feature possible. This is a greatest "hits" collection unlike any other.

Drum microphone placement with James Towler techniques for the studio and for live
Drum microphone placement with James Towler Techniques for the studio and for live

Steve Winwood's recording engineer James Towler shows his drum recording microphone setups at Steve's Wincraft Studios. James Towler took time out to run us through his mic placement on stage during the set up of a Steve Winwood gig.

Ken Scott - Drum recording feature with Bob Siebenberg
Ken Scott - Drum recording feature with Bob Siebenberg

Special thanks to Ken Scott, Bob Siebenberg and Sonic Reality for making this feature possible. This is a greatest "hits" collection unlike any other.

Ken Scott - Drum recording feature with Woody Woodmansey
Ken Scott - Drum recording feature with Woody Woodmansey

Special thanks to Ken Scott, Woody Woodmansey and Sonic Reality for making this feature possible.

Tips for mic placement when recording drums with Clint Murphy
Tips for mic placement when recording drums with Clint Murphy

Recording engineer Clint Murphy is based in Auckland, New Zealand. This 1 minute short video looks at one of the drum recording techniques that Clint uses. This unusual mic technique is very interesting.

Ken Scott - Drum recording feature with Rod Morgenstein
Ken Scott - Drum recording feature with Rod Morgenstein

Special thanks to Ken Scott, Rod Morgenstein and Sonic Reality for making this feature possible. This is a greatest "hits" collection unlike any other.

Craig Silvey drum recording methods
Craig Silvey Drum recording methods

Since the early days of his career as Chief Engineer on the scoring stage at the legendary Skywalker Ranch, Craig Silvey has worked with many prestigious music producers on both sides of the Atlantic including George Massenburg and Walter Afanasieff, working with artistes such as...