Hey, nice job on the videos. I'm finding them extremely helpful. Quick question: How do you feel about internal miking on toms? I want to try it live. So far, I've got a Behringer XENYX X2442 mixer with a dbx 266 compressor. Any thoughts?
Glad you're finding them helpful - to be honest, I have no clue about internal micing. I feel like you'd have a hard time getting the sound you want because of all the airflow going on inside the drum, though.
Your videos are EXTREMELY helpful. I have one question.. I'm on a pretty tight budget (high school -__-). I'm definitely getting the CAD mics that you have, I just need to know what mixer/audio interface to get. I don't even know what the difference between the two are! I need something to plug my mics into that I can use for home recording, and for live situations. Can you recommend something not too expensive that I can use?
Can I get the same, compressed sound If I use usb audio interface and 4 chan mixer? Or does the sound get easily blurred if I use mixer? Or am i able to route the mixer channels to separate auxes in my DAW ( Logic in this case)? If i use mixer, am I only able to adjust the global eq etc..?
I got them used from someone - I'm not sure they're selling this exact model any more, but there are new ones like "FP10" and "FireStudio" that *I think* have the same capabilities.
@SnareSpectre I just got a mixer and im still new at recording, but i'm still confused, on mixers you can connect an adio interface but whats the difference than just connecting the mixer straight to my computer through USB?
I record to a dedicated recorder. If I only have 8 track recording capability do you see any issue mixing all the toms to a single channel? I guess what I'm asking is do you use all the same post processing (gates, compression, eq, etc) on all your toms or does this differ from tom to tom?
Hey man, I'm looking in to getting some recording equipment, and I was wondering, do you think the TASCAM US-1800 USB 2.0 Audio/Midi Interface is a good audio interface to infest in? I noticed it's nearly the same as your firepods.
I honestly couldn't tell you since I only have experience with these, but as long as it can record 8 SIMULTANEOUS inputs (and that's the key....since it's USB 2.0 it sounds like it will only do 2), then I'd say go for it.
@lpjdrummer12295 definitely a good investment! I use the Tascam US-1641 (older version of the 1800) to record drums, so the 1800 should be a piece of cake =)
@Cadmiumboy one more question, I haven't bought anything yet, I'm still looking at stuff, would you say that a USB mixer would be a good investment either? I found one with 8 inputs and it's a bit cheaper than the interface, I'm trying to decide between the two.
@Cadmiumboy I honestly don't remember. But it's controlled through USB, and has 8 XLR inputs. The only reason I'd consider that instead was for live settings, but I'd rather have a good interface. The mixer would just be icing on the cake.
@lpjdrummer12295 well I probably wouldn't recommend using a mixer even for that; it would color your signal, and not in a good way. your best option would be running tube preamps into your interface, or just plugging straight into the interface itself like I do
That's great to hear! Comments like yours let me know that all the hard work I put into making these videos has served its purpose and was well worth it!
@MJFAN2220 I have a pa with a seperate mixer for my drums and another for the rest of the band and all you really need is a mixer or two a pa and your drum mics get some experience trying out your effects and eq and you are good to go
Dude, first off great videos! helped me understand so much! now i am in the market for gear, so what xlr cables do you recommend? ... where can i get your computor program?..... what would be the difference between a mixer and your firepod?.... and lastly for now, you should consider doing a micing and set up tutorial for live shows.
@DjABBlends for live shows you need a mixer(s) depending on how many drums you use. But in most cases, if you have a show dedicated soley to your band and the place is big enough that your drums need mics, the venue will probably supply them for you.
I don't have correct drum mics, I only have a few regular mics. Do you think that it'll be able to sound good with only four mics? If so, where should I position them?
It all depends on the interface - the Firepods can hook up to each other (it's called "daisy-chaining"), but I just ran them both into the computer separately. For other interfaces it all depends on what they're capable of; I'm sure different brands have different levels of compatibility.
Can you tell me all the equipment you use to get the sound from the microphones to your computer. Do the drum mics pack come with the wires? Cause I am planning on getting those this Christmas.
hi, i had just bought the cad mic set shown in your video and i want to get a cheap beringer mixer but since there are 7 mics and only 4 mic imputs, any suggestions?
Ah, you're one of THOSE people :) I have run 32-bit Vista now for about 3 years and haven't had a bit of trouble at all with it, with the exception of vanilla Quake 4 getting low FPS...but that was fixed with a patch.
Not that I know of - I'm sure there is cheaper equipment that does the same thing as a Firepod, but the cheaper option would probably be just to do a mixer.
No problem - the Firepods can be "daisy-chained" together and act as one unit (as if it was one Firepod with 16 XLR inputs), and you can do that with up to 3 Firepods, or they can just be plugged into two firewire ports separately, which is how I have them connected.
Hey, nice job on the videos. I'm finding them extremely helpful. Quick question: How do you feel about internal miking on toms? I want to try it live. So far, I've got a Behringer XENYX X2442 mixer with a dbx 266 compressor. Any thoughts?
raulxaguilar 18 hours ago
@raulxaguilar
Glad you're finding them helpful - to be honest, I have no clue about internal micing. I feel like you'd have a hard time getting the sound you want because of all the airflow going on inside the drum, though.
SnareSpectre 17 hours ago
Your videos are EXTREMELY helpful. I have one question.. I'm on a pretty tight budget (high school -__-). I'm definitely getting the CAD mics that you have, I just need to know what mixer/audio interface to get. I don't even know what the difference between the two are! I need something to plug my mics into that I can use for home recording, and for live situations. Can you recommend something not too expensive that I can use?
mattlikesdrumming 5 days ago
can u hear the track while recording
1waatb 1 week ago
Can I get the same, compressed sound If I use usb audio interface and 4 chan mixer? Or does the sound get easily blurred if I use mixer? Or am i able to route the mixer channels to separate auxes in my DAW ( Logic in this case)? If i use mixer, am I only able to adjust the global eq etc..?
Pir44tti 3 months ago
Do you have 6 chinas?
LukesDrumsOnline 4 months ago
can u send me a link where u got ur firepod?
colingtr1 4 months ago
@colingtr1
I got them used from someone - I'm not sure they're selling this exact model any more, but there are new ones like "FP10" and "FireStudio" that *I think* have the same capabilities.
SnareSpectre 4 months ago
@SnareSpectre I just got a mixer and im still new at recording, but i'm still confused, on mixers you can connect an adio interface but whats the difference than just connecting the mixer straight to my computer through USB?
OrangeAvACounty 2 months ago
I record to a dedicated recorder. If I only have 8 track recording capability do you see any issue mixing all the toms to a single channel? I guess what I'm asking is do you use all the same post processing (gates, compression, eq, etc) on all your toms or does this differ from tom to tom?
DetroitDoc 4 months ago
Hey man, I'm looking in to getting some recording equipment, and I was wondering, do you think the TASCAM US-1800 USB 2.0 Audio/Midi Interface is a good audio interface to infest in? I noticed it's nearly the same as your firepods.
lpjdrummer12295 5 months ago
@lpjdrummer12295
I honestly couldn't tell you since I only have experience with these, but as long as it can record 8 SIMULTANEOUS inputs (and that's the key....since it's USB 2.0 it sounds like it will only do 2), then I'd say go for it.
SnareSpectre 5 months ago
@SnareSpectre Awesome thanks a lot, I also noticed it comes with Cubase LE5. So I think this one is for me.
lpjdrummer12295 5 months ago
@lpjdrummer12295 definitely a good investment! I use the Tascam US-1641 (older version of the 1800) to record drums, so the 1800 should be a piece of cake =)
Cadmiumboy 3 months ago
@Cadmiumboy one more question, I haven't bought anything yet, I'm still looking at stuff, would you say that a USB mixer would be a good investment either? I found one with 8 inputs and it's a bit cheaper than the interface, I'm trying to decide between the two.
lpjdrummer12295 3 months ago
@lpjdrummer12295 what type of mixer is it?
Cadmiumboy 3 months ago
@Cadmiumboy I honestly don't remember. But it's controlled through USB, and has 8 XLR inputs. The only reason I'd consider that instead was for live settings, but I'd rather have a good interface. The mixer would just be icing on the cake.
lpjdrummer12295 3 months ago
@lpjdrummer12295 well I probably wouldn't recommend using a mixer even for that; it would color your signal, and not in a good way. your best option would be running tube preamps into your interface, or just plugging straight into the interface itself like I do
Cadmiumboy 3 months ago
@Cadmiumboy Ok sounds good, the interface seems to be the winner since it comes with the software as well.
lpjdrummer12295 3 months ago
What music is that in the background? I like it!
progdog73 7 months ago
@progdog73
Description. :)
SnareSpectre 7 months ago
I wish i had come across this video earlier because i would use these mics instead of the nady mics I just bought
bbub123 7 months ago
do youo use pc pr mac??? and how did you install the firewire into your computer, with a chipset???
MalcolmDrummer 8 months ago
@MalcolmDrummer
I use a PC - I bought the firewire card and just installed it into a PCI slot since the computer didn't have one before.
SnareSpectre 8 months ago
@SnareSpectre Thank you, this actually helped alot. (:
OrangeAvACounty 6 months ago
You the man! All of your guides have helped me so much! Everything makes so much sense when you explained the topics. VERY grateful!
Biggestmutemathfan 8 months ago
@Biggestmutemathfan
That's great to hear! Comments like yours let me know that all the hard work I put into making these videos has served its purpose and was well worth it!
SnareSpectre 8 months ago
I love your drum setup man! :D
CloseTheDoorNathan 9 months ago
is this only for recording or do u need all of this if u are playing live?
MJFAN2220 10 months ago
@MJFAN2220 I have a pa with a seperate mixer for my drums and another for the rest of the band and all you really need is a mixer or two a pa and your drum mics get some experience trying out your effects and eq and you are good to go
bbub123 7 months ago
Dude, first off great videos! helped me understand so much! now i am in the market for gear, so what xlr cables do you recommend? ... where can i get your computor program?..... what would be the difference between a mixer and your firepod?.... and lastly for now, you should consider doing a micing and set up tutorial for live shows.
hamiltonDoor 10 months ago
Can a firepod connect to Cubase LE 4 through firewire??
ikedrummer 11 months ago
@ikedrummer
Yes.
SnareSpectre 11 months ago
Loving the background music! One of their best songs
docawsome530 11 months ago
@docawsome530
I can't get enough of that song - I listen to it several times through any time I drive somewhere for more than an hour and a half!
SnareSpectre 11 months ago
lol O ring:D
xXBrianWalkerXx 11 months ago
what if i want to do a live show.
i know i will need mics and cables, but what else
DjABBlends 1 year ago
@DjABBlends for live shows you need a mixer(s) depending on how many drums you use. But in most cases, if you have a show dedicated soley to your band and the place is big enough that your drums need mics, the venue will probably supply them for you.
lpjdrummer12295 3 months ago
how much does it normally cost alltogether?
DrummerAdam99 1 year ago
how do i get firepod?
WhatAxBrit 1 year ago
1: EQUIPMENT!
2: you need more cymbals ;D
NickRoelsConcerts13 1 year ago
Damn that China got hurt :P
NitroCoasters 1 year ago
I don't have correct drum mics, I only have a few regular mics. Do you think that it'll be able to sound good with only four mics? If so, where should I position them?
lpjdrummer122 1 year ago
what program du u use to edit your video's?
ThePurpleDrumStick 1 year ago
so you attached the two interfaces? can i do that with any interface?
akadylan 1 year ago
@akadylan
It all depends on the interface - the Firepods can hook up to each other (it's called "daisy-chaining"), but I just ran them both into the computer separately. For other interfaces it all depends on what they're capable of; I'm sure different brands have different levels of compatibility.
SnareSpectre 1 year ago
Can you tell me all the equipment you use to get the sound from the microphones to your computer. Do the drum mics pack come with the wires? Cause I am planning on getting those this Christmas.
xThePriceWePay 1 year ago
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Can you connect all 7 mics to that mixer?
You know how you roll off the mids on the toms,What do you roll off on the snare, bass, and overheads
raudelmarquez 1 year ago
hi, i had just bought the cad mic set shown in your video and i want to get a cheap beringer mixer but since there are 7 mics and only 4 mic imputs, any suggestions?
chino9992 1 year ago
I was loving the computer until you said vista...
Bunters196 1 year ago 2
Ah, you're one of THOSE people :) I have run 32-bit Vista now for about 3 years and haven't had a bit of trouble at all with it, with the exception of vanilla Quake 4 getting low FPS...but that was fixed with a patch.
Runs like a dream for me!
SnareSpectre 1 year ago
whats the band playing in background?
SpiritMolecule1 1 year ago
Circus Maximus - one of the best progressive metal bands I've heard!
SnareSpectre 1 year ago 2
@SnareSpectre thanks man!
SpiritMolecule1 1 year ago
Awesome, thanks!
KeysUpOnTheTable 1 year ago
firepods are £300 is there anyway u can do that cheper just like mics straight to pc?
please reply
thanks
111drummer111 1 year ago
Not that I know of - I'm sure there is cheaper equipment that does the same thing as a Firepod, but the cheaper option would probably be just to do a mixer.
SnareSpectre 1 year ago
how do you connect 2 of them together?
cannon13200 1 year ago
2 of what?
SnareSpectre 1 year ago
@cannon13200 the 2 firepodds sorry
cannon13200 1 year ago
No problem - the Firepods can be "daisy-chained" together and act as one unit (as if it was one Firepod with 16 XLR inputs), and you can do that with up to 3 Firepods, or they can just be plugged into two firewire ports separately, which is how I have them connected.
SnareSpectre 1 year ago
EXCELENT ! !
derm3000 1 year ago