I recently brought a new drum kit because my old one was a beginner kit and there were restrictions on how comfortably I could set it up. The problem with my new drum kit is toms, I cant get the rack toms to sit comfortably over the floor tom. What size is your floor tom? Mine ...
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When you’re EQing your rack toms, it’s a good idea to start with the low mids (around 240 Hz) and the high mids (around 5 kHz). The low mids are where you’ll find the fullness and body of your rack tom sounds, so you can mix them in or out depending on what kind of vi...
Tip: Label your tracks clearly (e.g., Kick, Snare, Hi-Hat, Rack Toms, Floor Toms, Overheads...) and group them into a drum bus for easier processing later on. Sep 2: Setting Levels and Panning The first step in mixing drums is to set your levels and panning. This creates the fou...
2. Set up your drum rack Read -How to Use Ableton Drum Racks Once you have sample pads that trigger sounds, it’s time to actually find (or create) the sounds you’ll use to play your finger drums. This collection of sounds is what’s called your drum rack, a minimum of 16 sounds...
Toms: Start with 40-60% wet to add definition and punch. Percussive Elements: Begin with 45-65% wet to enhance impact. Woodwind Instruments: Apply 30-50% wet to give woodwinds a sharp, punchy presence without overwhelming the natural timbre. Tony Visconti’s “Three-mic Vocal Technique...
Each mic is placed equidistant from the snare drum to create a balanced image of the kit with the kick and snare in the center. With this setup you don't need to close mic the toms, hi-hats, or ride cymbal since they’re picked up clearly by the two "overheads." ...
5. How to stop snare buzz Sound frequencies from a stage monitor, amplifier, or even your rack toms can vibrate the bottom head of your snare drum which causes the snare wires to buzz and rattle. The most common way to reduce vibration-related buzz is to detune the fourtension rodsclosest...
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Drummers generally place their primary crash on the snare-drum side of their kit, suspended above their rack toms. If a player has a variety of crash cymbals—such as splash cymbals, China cymbals, and crashes of different diameters—they can station them around the kit. Use the right ...