The Brendan O’Brien Two Mic Drum Recording Setup
Complicated. Tedious. Confusing. When recording drums there are so many choices to consider. What microphone do I use? Where do I position each mic? It can be a train wreck... read more
Complicated. Tedious. Confusing. When recording drums there are so many choices to consider. What microphone do I use? Where do I position each mic? It can be a train wreck... read more
Here’s another simple and quick drum miking setup. The Recorder man approach to tracking drums is another option when you only have two mics. This method to recording drums has... read more
Recording drums is complicated. But it doesn’t have to be. The key is to simplify. Utilize a “less is more” approach for surprisingly powerful results. When recording drums it’s very... read more
Recording a snare tone you’re proud of starts way before actually recording anything. The snare has to sound great in the actual room you’re using as the recording space. Otherwise,... read more
If you want drum tones that sound great in your recordings, then you have to spend time getting them to sound great in the real world. Recording a great sounding... read more
It isn’t about having some rare vintage microphone. It’s not using some killer mic pre. And it isn’t using some flashy EQ or compression trick. It’s all about what happens... read more
Recording on laptops has become a routine affair. It’s accessible and ideas can be hashed out on impulse. The typical approach is to program and record one part at a... read more
The last time I had the pleasure of stepping into the studio with Wes Speight was around 2009/2010. Since then Wes has logged a five year stint living, recording, and... read more
JD Tiner (my new studio partner) and I spent the very beginning of May working with Kopecky Family Band tracking and mixing a couple cover songs while they had a... read more
The very first time Zasz ever reached out to me was sometime around January of 2012. They had become familiar with my work after hearing some of the records I... read more