coopernichols
Junior Member
Hi all. My "band" or as I like to think of it, project, is starting to record our demo. We're both eager 17-year-olds and while I don't have much experience with recording at all, the other guy (bassist) is the sound guy at a church and has a bit of experience with recording. The issues we're having right now aren't super serious (Especially because this is a demo) but I still want them gone.
Note that we're using 2 overheads and a mic for each drum. I have two rack toms and one floor tom.
First, on the recording, the kick drum being hit causes the toms to resonate. I don't notice this a lot when playing, but it really makes the recording sound muddy. I just have a tama imperialstar kit so the toms are mounted on the kick drum. (Which is what's causing it) What's the best way to remedy this without buying a rack or stands with tom mounts?
Secondly, we're recording live. He plays through a DI and preamps and whatever else and also plays with a guitar amp, and mics it up, then blends the DI and amp in the recording. Because we're recording at the same time, though, the drums bleed into the amp mic and the bass bleeds into the drum mics. Are there any good ways to fix this? We'd very much prefer to record together, and we work much, much, better that way.
Sorry that I'm so very inexperienced with this. I'm super stoked to get this project going though! Once again, this doesn't need to sound perfect, but we want it to sound as good as possible. Thanks guys!
Note that we're using 2 overheads and a mic for each drum. I have two rack toms and one floor tom.
First, on the recording, the kick drum being hit causes the toms to resonate. I don't notice this a lot when playing, but it really makes the recording sound muddy. I just have a tama imperialstar kit so the toms are mounted on the kick drum. (Which is what's causing it) What's the best way to remedy this without buying a rack or stands with tom mounts?
Secondly, we're recording live. He plays through a DI and preamps and whatever else and also plays with a guitar amp, and mics it up, then blends the DI and amp in the recording. Because we're recording at the same time, though, the drums bleed into the amp mic and the bass bleeds into the drum mics. Are there any good ways to fix this? We'd very much prefer to record together, and we work much, much, better that way.
Sorry that I'm so very inexperienced with this. I'm super stoked to get this project going though! Once again, this doesn't need to sound perfect, but we want it to sound as good as possible. Thanks guys!