Tutorials
Drum set 1 mic
w/ Fab Dupont
Drum set 1 mic
17 min • 2010
Deutsch, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese
Fab moves an AKG C12 around until the drum set sounds good with just one microphone.
Chapters:
-Multiple mic positions
-Multiple gobo positions
-Multiple drum positions
-Focused comparisons between positions
-Microphone comparisons
-Compression with UAD Fairchild 670
The attached zip file contains the audio examples of every position in every acoustically modified environment. Please download the files and use it to form your taste, experiment and help you choose where you will set your microphone and your drum set in your room.
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MicahTHartsock • Monday, September 22, 2014
It's easy for me to shake my finger at fledgling engineers, knowing what I know now, and this video just gives me more ammunition, despite the fact I made the exact same mistakes at the exact same point in my development as an engineer. Truly though, if only everyone coming up through the ranks had to learn to make one mic work for drums, and to build a mix with it, using techniques like shown here, there'd be so much less mistakes made when we come to the 4,8,16,24 mic drum setups. As with every video I've watched here so far, I can't say I didn't learn anything. Fabs common sense helps loads
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juancopro-flow • Thursday, October 4, 2012
how do you skip from one marker to the other without touching the mouse, what shortcut keys are you using, would help a lot. Thanks
jimmykiddo • Friday, September 14, 2012
Thanks brother, can i borrow your drummer?
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Emil321 • Thursday, March 8, 2012
Thank you very much for this video, I was amazed of the clarity difference when use gobo walls!
keep them coming :)
Dave Zerio • Thursday, November 3, 2011
Thanks for some great knowledge! I really appreciate the fact that the same demonstration is done with both a mic that we all want, and then a mic that we all have! There are so many online videos / tutorials that show great gear that only pro studios have.
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G.Chad • Saturday, October 15, 2011
@BobRogers: This is true. Don't worry though, these 2 techniques you are referring to are the subject of other videos that are currently in the pipe line. Glad you enjoyed it.
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BobRogers • Saturday, October 15, 2011
Very good job. One thing you didn't mention is that this is the first step in two or three mic techniques like Recorderman and Glyn Johns. Both of those methods depend on the first mic being well positioned.
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islandcode • Saturday, June 25, 2011
This is an excellent tutorial and video! Learned so much about using 1 mic.
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ajpmalloy • Friday, April 29, 2011
Not too many people consider the positioning of the drums in the room. Very nice!