Studio Series - Recording Drums
Pro Tools 503
Recording drums is not an easy task! Learn the skills and techniques needed to mic, record, and mix pro-sounding drums with Avid's Pro Tools in this advanced course, by audio engineer and Pro Tools expert Joshua Carney.
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Course Outline
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Section 1: Introduction to Drum Recording
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Section 2: Close Miking Techniques and Shootouts
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Section 3: Distant Miking Techniques and Shootouts
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Section 4: Recording and Editing Drums
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Section 5: Mixing and Processing Drum Recordings
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21
EQ on Kick Mics
06:01
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22
EQ on Snare Mics
02:56
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23
EQ on Toms and Hi-Hat
05:28
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24
Gate and Strip Silence
05:42
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25
Compression on Kick and Snare
04:55
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26
Compression on Toms
04:42
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27
EQ and Compression on Overheads and Room Mics
05:31
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28
Drum Replacement and Layering
04:52
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29
Bus Processing with Aux Tracks
04:08
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21
EQ on Kick Mics
Course Overview

Let's be honest, there's nothing like the sound of a well-recorded and mixed acoustic drum kit. But to get that pro-sounding drum sounds, you need to have very specific skills under your belt. This in-depth course by Logic guru Joshua Carney will give you all that knowledge!
First, Joshua gives an overview of the various ways to mic a drum kit. Using a vast range of microphones, he thoroughly explains and demonstrates all the essential miking techniques you need to master. In different mic shootouts, he reveals his favorite mics and techniques for recording each element of the kit.
Next, you dive into Pro Tools' Group recording and editing features. Joshua shows you how to record and edit perfect takes... You learn everything about mixing and processing drums, from EQing, gating and compressing the drum elements to replacing and layering drums and bus processing.
So join audio engineer expert Joshua Carney in this course, and learn everything about recording drums with Pro Tools!