Overview
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Watch the pros at work in a real drum recording session at a top LA studio, EastWest. GRAMMY-winning engineer Ryan Hewitt records with A-list drummer Josh Freese.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- Josh Freese, session and touring drummer
- If it sounds good, it is good
- Listening to the demo song
- Getting a great kick drum sound
- Getting a solid snare to create the character of the track
- Approaches to EQing the kick and snare
- Dialing in the overheads, hi-hats, and cymbals
- Experimenting with room sounds
- Getting rack tom and floor tom sounds
- Getting creative with the stunt mics
- Finessing sounds with Josh Freese on the drums: Part one
- Finessing sounds with Josh Freese on the drums: Part two
- Recording the first take and making adjustments
- Recording two more takes of the song
- Recording one more pass: The keeper take
- Punching-in to polish the performance
- Inspiration and next steps
