Audix DP Elite 8 Test - Jimmy Eat World Bleed American Drum Cover

[spomajom]

hey dude good cover. was maybe gonna buy this mic kit. you still happy with it?

[MultiToonZ]

Sounds awsome love your setup.. And you right about the Bass drum being just right. Running a small sub along with my studio monitors and the kick has a perfect thump without being too loud in the higher frequencies.

[matttestingtmp]

what's your interface?

[Stephanlovesmusic]

@matttestingtmp PreSonus FireStudio project 8 input

[Superfoot]

Nice.

[rjproud]

I've got a helpful hint for you Stephan.... that was fucking AWESOME!!

[machew100]

just a helpful hint the bass drum is too loud. more neutral/accurate headphones would probably help in hearing that.

[Stephanlovesmusic]

@machew100 As much as as I appreciate your 'helpful hint'. The level of the bass drum or any other part of the drum kit when it comes to mixing is 100% preference. I like my kick drums loud and punchy (in rock/metal) as they are an integral part of the kit/song. I have studio monitors and I know exactly how loud the kick is! I like it where it is :)

[machew100]

@Stephanlovesmusic the kick overpowers every other piece of the kit. I'd say that's for all intents and purposes imbalanced.

[bluejumpsweater]

great sounding mics!

[MakeThisRelate]

What interface are you using dude?

[vikingraider1]

Did you do any eq'ing on the drums at all? The bass drum sounds perfect for this style, as do the toms and snare. Really good job mate and good playing too.

[Stephanlovesmusic]

@vikingraider1 I did a bit of EQ'ing and compression using Logic yeah, thanks for the feedback :)

[LedSandman]

where is the sound of the ride xD?

[Stephanlovesmusic]

@LedSandman it's there, but very faintly! In future I'll try and get a mic on the ride!

[LedSandman]

@Stephanlovesmusic cool can't wait for another vid of you, sounds awesome btw

[Stephanlovesmusic]

@mp3ste thank you!

[e4g1e1]

Amazing sound! kick sounds like it was mixed for live sound though, It's still really good :) Audix 4lyf

[Stephanlovesmusic]

@e4g1e1 it's all personal preference really! thanks though!

[joeymcnew37209]

Good solid sound!

[Stephanlovesmusic]

@joeymcnew37209 thank you :)

[guitarfreak0131]

just a suggestion (although it makes more of a difference in a live setting rather than recording) you should put your overhead mics closer to your cymbals to reduce the amount of bleeding. but great video!

[brando6335]

FAT floor tom dude ! that was awesome :D

[Stephanlovesmusic]

@brando6335 cheers man :)

[188metalhead881]

That bass drum snare and hi-hats sound good mate.

[beanriffs]

awesome quality man

[xBlackPaladinx]

Please make some more Drum Covers of Jimmy Eat World. Maybe The Middle ;)

[Stephanlovesmusic]

@xBlackPaladinx i would love to make loads more but the logistics of playing in my house are very limited, I'm reduced to an electric kit and that doesn't sound as sexy as the real thing!

[xBlackPaladinx]

I think its the best Cover of Bleed American on YouTube ;)

Nice Mics and very good played ;)

[Stephanlovesmusic]

@xBlackPaladinx thanks buddy!

[cultivader]

sounds good. i was waiting to hear the audix d4 on the floor tom. i guess no floor in this song

[Stephanlovesmusic]

@cultivader hey buddy, i hit the floor tom on a few fills if you listen closely - 0:48, 1:36 and 2:36!

[gordeee1]

Sick awesome mate

wanna get some audix mic's myself xD

[yooredmonkey]

Can you plz do a drum tour of your kit!!

[madeofspite]

Hey man. I'm really impressed. Drumming is dead on. I had no idea the iPhone was capable of recording such high quality video. The drum mix is awesome too.

[Stephanlovesmusic]

@madeofspite thanks dude!

[bringbackhipv]

Sick video. The mics sound super super good minus the reverb chamber your playing in lol. What kind of interface or preamps did you use in this video?

[Stephanlovesmusic]

@bringbackhipv thanks! I use the Presonus Firestudio Project with 8 built in preamps, going into Logic Pro (at the time 8) I now have 9! Then when it came to mixing, simple EQ and compression was used

[KISSfest05]

hey man how did you manage to have the audio in sync with the video since you recorded with external mics other than the one built into your iphone?

[Stephanlovesmusic]

@KISSfest05 hey dude, I recorded the mics into Logic Pro, whilst filming myself with my iPhone, Then with iMovie I synced the Logic Pro audio file with the movie! Simple!

[stilllifemusic]

nice bass drum sound

[woderso]

what cymbals do you have?

[Stephanlovesmusic]

@woderso All my cymbals are K Custom Hybrids - 14.5" inch hats, 16" + 18" crash, 20" ride, 9" splash, 19" china

[woderso]

@Stephanlovesmusic thanks man!

[oapy1111]

that shi* better sound good thoughs mics he has on that set are 2,000 fuc**** dollers!

[sick898]

"Shure SM57 - Rack" what do you mean ?

[holyhell937]

@sick898 he used a sure SM-57 for his rack mic i'm guessing.

[gabbalabbawoop]

@sick898 the microphone you can see on his rack tom (the one tom visible in the video is a shure sm-57. thats what he meant :)

[LTY124]

How do you get the original drum track to not be there so we can hear your drums? I'm thinking about putting up drum covers soon

[LTY124]

Yeah I had a percussion plus set when I started and I got yamaha stage customs from my friends dad, who bought them for one of his students, but the students dad bought him the same set for a ton more expensive, do he just had this kit sitting around and I got it for $300!! Cymbals I got are, 15 inch zildjian pitch black hi-hats, a 22 inch pitch black ride, 15 inch sabian b8 crash, and an 18 inch zildjian ZBT crash ride, and I really want some zildjian z3's or k custom hybrids...or really any h

[LTY124]

@LTY124 any high end zildjians would be sweet! rargh i got cut off!

[LTY124]

holy crap dude, what set is that! i love the bass drum and your cymbals sound absolutely amazing, all of your kit is perfect, and you did such a great job with this cover

[LTY124]

@LTY124 those cymbals are k custom hybrids right? they look like it with the brilliant finish top and normal outside of the cymbal

[Stephanlovesmusic]

@LTY124 they are indeed all K custom hybrids :) the great sound is due to the mics, and the acoustics of the room, the kit itself is pretty crappy (percussion performance lol), i use a joey jordison pearl snare

[Stephanlovesmusic]

@LTY124 thanks by the way :)

[sushiquad]

Dude this is sick. All the mics sound amazing, you should definatley do some more covers or just drum videos with these mics because your a good drummer and your kit sounds great especially your cymblas. Please put up some more videos in the future

[simonrobertbowler]

Yeah, dude very nice. Its making me want a drum kit

[vgl19]

Sweet!