Drum Sound

At present might be a lot of musicians, particularly drummer who really care and contribute to their sound when recording drums. As for live performances, the more drummer entrust the sound engineer. This is fine. Because in a live situation, the musicians can not act as easily as in the recording studio. However, neither the principle that different. So what makes a drum sound on recordings sometimes the drums sound different at different times recordings with a drum sound in a live situation?

We just do not say that getting a drum sound on the record would be easier than getting a drum sound in a live stage, or vice versa. Although the basic principle remains the same between the two, but that does not mean there is no difference influence in getting the desired sound.

Between live and recording system, could almost be said that the recording systems tend to be more 'honest'. Because the system monitors the recording speakers are sought so as not to sound too much coloration. Then the speaker system usually is also not using a subwoofer to create a low frequency rumble more dramatic. So that's precisely why the recording situation, caution is required and the extra precision in the manipulation of the drum sound. Because of the tape, we can listen to all the details more closely when compared with live situations.

In a live situation, age tends to very brief hearing. If the concert was not recorded, then we will only listen to sound during the concert took place only. Detail what we get is not equivalent to listening to the tape. Because there are other factors that are affecting our hearing, the SPL is a super large and the adrenalin is encouraged because of the emotional atmosphere in the arena concert. And the factors that make a live concert was still able to absorb the thousands of spectators. In addition, a subwoofer system adapted to its midrange response also made the kick booms could be heard more dramatically.

Although the live recording and has a big difference in the outcome of this speaker system, but the source and the pattern of arrests that do not sound too different. Still, it begins with a drum kit, which should be good quality, proper head selection, tuning, miking, and techniques to play the drums.

Therefore, in order to get the best sound, a drummer should always start from the source and from the earliest point in a signal flow (signal sequence). So we are no longer simply say that to get a good drum sound in the recording studio, does not need a good drum kit because it uses only a microphone can be expensive and diekualisasi.