Drums
Drum Blending with Lee Fields
Focus on achieving a balanced and dynamic sounding drum kit with Lee Fields. Discover methods for setting individual drum levels, and integrate them into a cohesive mix. Learn how to make critical adjustments to enhance the overall sound of the kit. This includes using DCAs and verb settings.
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Toms with Jeff Sandstrom
Dive into refining tom sounds in your mix with Jeff Sandstrom. The goal is to achieve a rich, organic, and resonant tone. Jeff walks through his process of EQ’ing toms. He emphasizes the importance of removing boxiness. He also emphasizes enhancing both the high and low ends to achieve a hi-fi sound. These techniques add depth and texture to the toms, crafting a vibrant, balanced drum sound.
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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.