12/11/2022 0 Comments Phasing on a kick drum![]() ![]() My td-6 is a very simple machine with basic sounds,īut i can record my KICK in midi, or i can use the standard samples of my drummachineĪfter all, i always prefer my REAL sound, i got a very fat sounding kick,Īnd i can't beat my sound with samples. Paiste one of them on the kickhead, not too far away from the batter,Īnd connect it with a midi-drumcomputer like the ROLAND TD-6 I just bought five cheap drumtriggers.i think thye were 5 euro per piece, ![]() Mhhh, triggering can be supersimple, i do it, If you are new to recording drums and don't know what triggers are, or drum modules this is a link to a song i did recently triggering all of the drums and only micing the cymbals. Hope this works.Īnd in either case a little boost in the EQ around the 2-5 k mark will help. Triggering the bass drum is an easy way that is quick, and makes your job easier, while keeping the drummer from whining too much. Most metal guys want the click but don't want to change their setup to get it. ![]() In all honesty if you are going to provide recordingservices for alot of bands of the metal, metalcore, and hardcore genre i would invest in a module and at least a trigger for the bass drum. Make sure you reverse the phase of one of the bass drum mics if you use this way, or your bassdrum will sound week. Mic the batter side of the bass drum with the mic pointed directly at where the beater hits, and also put a mic about 6 inches outside of the resonant heads hole, if there is no hole on the resonant side pull the entire front head off. Or you can tune the drum the same way if the drummer is anal about his setup and not wanting tape on it. And since you have the head tuned really low you already have good attack, and low frequency for the thump. ![]() If this is not enough click, then also tape 2 more quarters on the batter head where the beaters with the other quarters hit. Now if you can get the drummer to do this you will be amazed at what it can do for a crap sounding bass drum, tape quarters to his kick drum mallets, so when he kicks the side with the quarter taped will hit the head. He should be using a rubber or plastic mallet, not the felt kind. Check out the dudes kick beater, if it looks like a marshmallow it is not going to as easily yield that type of sound. Take any muffling out of the bass drum, tune the batter side as low as you can until it is almost wrinkled(then tune it up just a TINY bit.) Also tune down the resonant head as well. Most bands that have that in metal are triggering, with that being said since you don't have a trigger module(i'm assuming) you can do a few things to get that sound. There are some things you should know about that clicky metal sound. ![]()
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