Tips & Techniques

Recording and mixing techniques

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.

Nick Mailing and Phil English guitar cab recording
Nick Mailing and Phil English Guitar cab recording

Phil English and Nick Mailing chat about microphone techniques for recording guitar cabs.

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.

Robert Carranza recording acoustic guitar and vocals
Robert Carranza Recording acoustic guitar and vocals

We met up with music producer Robert Carranza in L.A where he spoke about his technique for recording acoustic guitar and vocals at the same time and keeping the different microphones in phase with each.

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...

Ken Scott - Drum recording feature with Terry Bozzio
Ken Scott - Drum recording feature with Terry Bozzio

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

Ken Scott drum recording video features
Ken Scott Drum recording video features

Here's a sneak peak behind the scenes of the Ken Scott Collection sampling sessions with unique behind the scenes video footage and comments about the recording by Ken Scott.

Steve Orchard drum recording tips
Steve Orchard Drum recording tips

Record producer recording engineer Steve Orchard drum mic and recording techniques.