recording - day 1

Recording is underway! Battling against rain, tiredness and flutter echoes, today we tracked the drums.

For Ian and myself, today's session was a chance to exorcise several years' worth of demons, as drums have always been the weakest point of our home-recordings so far. To start the day off right, we decided to get up stupidly early, walk around in the rain (a bit) and then head for a McBreakfast with Aaron.



Initially keen to try a minimal miking approach (4 mics) we eventually opted for the taking-no-chances approach (8 mics). Here is Aaron admiring the mic positioning from afar.



We had the odd panic, and a crisis of confidence, but these were nothing compared to the might of the kick drum. Admittedly, drum recording isn't very exciting, but you're in for several months of flashy guitar recording pictures, complete with gurning, so i guess we're easing you in.




Crabb


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