Recording Drums on a Budget
This video offers 5 “Tips” for recording drums at home on a budget. It covers gear, recording techniques and mixing techniques. The focus is on basic techniques and using affordable tools. Each “Tip” is a chapter - see contents below.
This video features the song “Just a Second” by Taylor Mills. Huge Thanks to drumeo.com for providing free drumless tracks!
In the video I am using Pearl Session Custom drums, AKG and Sure microphones, the Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 audio interface, an ART tube preamp and the Ardour DAW. This video is not sponsored by anyone, and the ideas shown are universal.
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00:00 - Introduction
01:32 - Gear
10:08 - Microphone Placement
13:11 - Recording Levels
14:50 - Phase Alignment
21:03 - Mixing Drum Tracks
32:20 - Summary
33:45 - Song Performance