[Tutorial] How To Edit Drum-Sound With An Equalizer

[alexgowers]

Those EQ settings aren't far off being correct but your EQ cuts are a little harsh, what about compression etc? If you were to get a better parametric eq this would also help you zone in on troublesome frequencies and cut better.

[TourettesUnicorn]

you should do a new tutorial on your new kit

[alfanovalis]

Thanx for the video - it's very usefull

[JacksonPercussion]

you only mic one kick drum? please explain. 

[MFisherOnTour]

To Turquoiseguy:

If you want to record straight to a computer, you will need an audio interface. I recomend the TASCAM US-1641. I just bought it and it is really good. You can record up to 14 (8 xlr & 6 jacks) inputs simultaneously. This means u can record kick, snare, Tom 1 etc on their individual tracks. It is around £200 but it is worth the money and comes with Cubase LE5. Check it out.

[MELLOW4RMBUZZED]

How much did the magix music program cost...

[turquoiseguy]

Hey, one more question. If I get this program, how would I record it with a different equalizer mix for each drum? When I record through my mixer to my computer it records the entire kit in one track for me to later edit the equalizer of. How could I either preset the equalizer to each mic before recording or record each mic to a different track in one take? Thanks for your time!

[nickrock12]

@turquoiseguy you need a audio interface that put your mics indenpendant( one mic per track) how it work is that you take every out put of your mic and you plug it in the input of the audio interface and the audio interface is plugged with usb ou firewire in your cumputer so then you can record with 8 track(the number of your mic)

[turquoiseguy]

Where did you buy the superlux mics? I cannot find them anywhere.

[mug7703]

Hi there, great stuff. How would you mic and mix an octoban?

[whospatrick]

I'd turn the toms the on the audio mixer ( that is if thats how you record)

[judaroca1]

ur drumheads is awesome

[hillsongfree]

sounds like a bomb!! haha

[XD00STEVE00DX]

do u know a good reverb fpr the snare, which is an VST plugin ??

[digitalworld2331]

how do you put the music background ? :( ? can you help me please ?

[whiteratprime]

rather then spending all that money on a hard disk recorder. Why didn't you just buy an interface and record direct to your computer then run software like Reaper?

[Schneider1988]

@whiteratprime

Because buying a license for such softway, you pay hundreds of dollars. Besides, you can do a lot more with that harddisk recorder. I also use it with my band to record our live concerts.

It's not just a recorder, it's a complete studio.

[Buhzie15]

i hope that the positioning of the kick mic didnt stay that way... it's facing the top of the bass drum shell. Eek!

[Schneider1988]

@Buhzie15

Actually, it still does. A long time ago i recorded with a friend of mine the kickdrum with this microphone but every time with a different angle. (Facing to the front, to the top, to the bottom, to the right, to the left, in front of the kickdrum, inside the kickdrum and the result was that with facing this microphone towards the top, it has the best sound. I'm still using it this way.

[619nickel]

Wow i learned alot from this video thanks for posting this up

[drummerfreak72]

hey you should put a noise gate on your toms, i can hear them ringing when you play the rest of the kit

[EduNascimentoDrummer]

[fro brazil] heey! that's realy interesting!! thank's for your help! ''magix music maker'' is a freeware? thank's!

[Schneider1988]

Thanks, No, unfortunally Magix Music maker is not free. You can download a free trial version though.

[frfsssful]

very great video

[dtdrummerlady]

Wow!!!! What an amazing difference that makes! 

You made a comment on my moongel practice pad playing doubles. Did you know that I am a 59 yr. old lady? HA I still enjoy drumming even at my age!

[OndskapensHersker]

Hey. could you please tell me how much all the microphones cost?

thanks!

really great vid!

[jacoboscar79]

WOW.. this vid really helped me. thanx for da vid man!!

[MrMapex111]

Hey.. I have a question. i want to change my toms heads 12-13-16 and its the first time that im going to do that cause i dont like the sound that the kit heads do. so i would like to know if the Evans Ec2 sounds great as yours even if i dont have microphones and equalizers and all that stuff.. and i would like to know if it is necessary to change the reso heads of my toms.. or just the batter.¿? hope you can aswer me.. thanks and wow your sound is awesome.. =-O

[evilbob1001]

you should change ur resos about every 3 to 4 times u change ur batters

[MrMapex111]

nice vid dude =D

[jose9819]

hey hey much does all the things cost like the microphones, program, and yamaha thing cost...were can i buy them

[danvranic]

a ton, the yamaha thing cost 1100, the mics are around 220 each, but idk how much the program is

[doskyinthehoy]

well, at least you help a lot for any beginners who want to start home recording.

p.s. thanks for the EQ for the toms..

[randolph93]

vet man :D:D goed uitgelegt enzo ff vraag je he wat moet alles bij elkaar ongeveer gaan kosten wand ik wil ook nog graag opname apparatuur hebben

[paulKravitz]

Well, nice work for a cheap home-recording !

Let me tell you that apart from the bassdrum and the snare, you might use more the overheads on the mix, remember that they're not designed only for the cymbals in a recording situation, and it will give you more natural sound that could help you a lot with the tom-toms -specialy the floor toms- which ones sounds too compressed for the EQ that you choosen...

Anyway good sound with this equipment ;)

[evilbob1001]

Hey, how do I import the tracks from my Presonus firepod to magix music maker because It won't let me import more than one track I have no idea how to use the software lol.

[billiejoe124]

I think he has good sounds, but it sounds sort of like 80's drums. at the very end with the cymbals. i think he deadens the drums a little to much though.

[OhYeaIRemeber]

how do you record each individual mic with magix music maker? instead of it all being into one thing. sorry im not good at explaining this problem. but please help! (:

[OhYeaIRemeber]

oh and when i try to record, it either records one mic, leaving the other one not "used"... ahh.

[triton92xx]

you should use the camera mic audio as a mono room mic. it sounds dirty and compressed. I don't know just a crazy idea! jeje!

[triton92xx]

Amazing Demonstration dude I really appreciate taking you precious time to bring us this man, auto 5 star rating!!

[a23b23x]

sooooo it's ok my drums sound like crap?

[o0metalrecords0o]

hey dude cool and very helpfull video!

but i have a question!

i have music maker too, and how can i do each track seperated ?? and record them together? that doesnt work ... :( please help!!!

please !

[Idicious]

You're going to need to record with seperate mics going into different channels, if you just route all the mics into 1 channel there is no way you'll be able to seperate them. This setup here has 8 mic's going into an external harddisc recorder with 8 XLR inputs for the mics, that records it to 8 seperate tracks (or same one if you really want)

You can then simply export all the seperate tracks via usb to the computer, and then import them to different channels in the program.

[o0metalrecords0o]

no i cant ... there stands channel one input 1&2 and 3&4 and so on .... and i cant record all together i can just click on 1 channel

[esposrafy]

plz make a video about your snare tuning and the snare heads you use plzzzz!

[Idicious]

What we usually do is 2 overhead mics and the kick for live recordings, and then mix/eq that later (all guitars/vocals miced seperately)

[evilbob1001]

Thanks man, this will help me a lot when I'll be back from vacation. =)

[crazychickendrummer2]

amazing!!!!!

[ind3c3nt]

way too much equalizing.. snare is good.. CS head?

Bass drum is okay..but i would only reduce low mids... makes my AKG 112 pretty good

[esposrafy]

thanx!

[esposrafy]

do you use that kind of rings for the toms?

what heads u use on the toms do you recomend pinstripes??

[Schneider1988]

Yeah, except from the 10" tom.

On the 10" tom i have a Remo Pinstipe

On the 12" a Pearl Stock head

And on the 14" and 16" Evans EC2 Clear

[Akoolstra0]

Good video. Especially the improvement of the kick after EQ is very nice! Gonna try that one... Thanks.

[chollelon]

genial

[Mancind]

Man, with all this stuff bought, you should really find a band and record some shit!

[Schneider1988]

I'm already in a band! :-D

[thefuzzypurpleball]

Can you put up a video of showing how you record? Like another Rammstein song just for an example.

[thefuzzypurpleball]

Do you use Zero Rings?

[Schneider1988]

Yes, but only on the 12, 14 and 16" toms

[thefuzzypurpleball]

Do you use Moongels?

[Schneider1988]

Nope, only a little piece of tape on the snaredrum

[thefuzzypurpleball]

How much do those microphones and recording system cost?

[Schneider1988]

The recorder was about $900

The 2 overheads $400, the kickdrum mic $200

the Shure SM57 $130 and the tom-mics about $40 each.

[thefuzzypurpleball]

WOW! That is a lot of money, it will take me like 9 years for me to get that much

[Schneider1988]

Yeah i know. Some people are spending thousands of dollars on they car, or their house or whatever and some people (like me) spend it on their instruments.

Like the video says, some of those mics i use are mid-budget (like the overheads, kick and snare mics) and some are low-budget like the tom-mics.

Those tom-mics where part of a low-budget 8-piece microphone set which costed about $300 including a kick, snare, 3 tom, 1 hihat and 2 overhead-microphones. I used that set in my older drumvideo's.

[thefuzzypurpleball]

Where is the cheapest place to buy those mics and the recorder

[Schneider1988]

I think Ebay is.