Ep.5 Recording the drums
54m • 2019
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In Episode Five, Greg Wells sits at the drum kit in the live room of Sunset Sound's legendary Studio A to lay down a powerful drum track for Bryce Drew's song "Lucky Number"
Watch as Sunset Sound Engineer, Zach Zajdel:
- Chooses microphones
- Goes over microphone placement and setup
- Dials in the initial drum sounds
- Checks phase relationships between microphones
- Positions stereo sets of microphones to reflect the stereo image of the kit
Then, watch as Greg:
- Reviews and adjusts the drum sounds to taste
- Compresses and EQs the mono kit microphone
- Performs the drum track
- Uses beat detective to edit the drum performance
- Uses parallel compression and EQ to make the side stick and snare drum sound larger than life
- Times a specific snare reverb for the bridge
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Trailer
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Ep.1 Songwriting
1h 20m
Ep.2 Recording the piano
38m
Ep.3 Setting up the vocal chain
32m
Ep.4 Recording acoustic guitar
46m
Ep.5 Recording the drums
54m
Chapters
Ep.6 Recording vocals
33m
Ep.7 Recording bass
20m
Ep.8 Tracking guitars and keys
54m
Ep.9 Recording the final overdubs
58m
Ep.10 Mixing
1h 2m
Ep.11 Mastering - part 1
53m
Ep.12 Mastering - part 2
52m
Trailer
0m
Ep.1 Songwriting
1h 20m
Ep.2 Recording the piano
38m
Ep.3 Setting up the vocal chain
32m
Ep.4 Recording acoustic guitar
46m
Ep.5 Recording the drums
54m
Ep.6 Recording vocals
33m
Ep.7 Recording bass
20m
Ep.8 Tracking guitars and keys
54m
Ep.9 Recording the final overdubs
58m
Ep.10 Mixing
1h 2m
Ep.11 Mastering - part 1
53m
Ep.12 Mastering - part 2
52m
Ep.5 Recording the drums
54m
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