Drums
Toms with Lee Fields
Explore Lee Field’s approach to mic’ing and mixing toms in a drum kit. Focus on the unique challenges and techniques used to bring out the best sounding tom drum. There is a clear distinction between coated and clear heads. This distinction affects EQ, gating, and reverb application. The goal is to achieve a bright, clear tom sound. It should blend seamlessly with the rest of the kit.
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Drum Reverb with Jeff Sandstrom
Jeff Sandstrom explores the art and science of crafting the perfect reverb for drums. Focus on blending different reverb types to enhance your drum mix, in a creative process. Experiment with various settings to achieve the ideal balance and texture you desire.
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Drum Bussing with Jeff Sandstrom
Jeff Sandstrom focuses on advanced drum processing techniques in a live mix. Specifically, he uses bussing and compression to enhance the drum kit’s overall sound. Jeff covers the concept of creating a ‘drum smash’ bus. This bus applies heavy compression to skin drums (kick, snare, and toms) as a group. It adds depth, breadth, and focus to the drum mix.
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Kick Drum with Jeff Sandstrom
Explore the art of achieving diverse drum sounds with Jeff Sandstrom. Focus on the kick drum, and the subtleties of mic placement and audio processing. These techniques create distinctly different drum sounds. Using different mics and approaches can significantly alter the sound of a kit.
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Mixing Drums with Jeff Sandstrom
Explore the process of integrating a well-mixed drum kit into the full band mix. The focus is on maintaining the drums’ prominence. It’s important to ensure they work harmoniously with other instruments. Jeff Sandstrom discusses techniques to enhance the drum’s presence and energy in the overall mix. He covers adjusting individual drum levels, as well as using parallel compression, referred to as the “smash group.”
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Hi-Hat with Jeff Sandstrom
Focus on mixing the hi-hat in a live drum kit, a component often overlooked. Delve into the specific challenges for managing the hi-hat sound. Highlight the importance of EQ adjustments and filtering. They help achieve clarity and presence without overpowering the mix.