Tim Mayock Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 Last night I recorded a drummer who has a very hard kick drum foot. The sound on a 20in bass drum had very little body and tons of attack I put a blanket over the the end of the b.d. and a chair a couple feet from the drum with the mic under the blanket/chair. It worked quite well anybody do this with any frequency? http://www.themayocks.com Hear The Mayocks on Rhapsody and Itunes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudioMaverick Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 I could have used that idea last January! I had a similar drummer incident with open back kicks. It was almost all attack and virtually no tone. "It's all about the... um-m-m, uh-h-h..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botch. Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 We wrapped our drummer in the blanket and beat him with the sticks. Sounded great! Botch "Eccentric language often is symptomatic of peculiar thinking" - George Will www.puddlestone.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpmiii Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 That's a great old trick, it allows the bass frequencies to build up. You can try variations on the theme with cardboard tubing (big diameter stuff) and other kick drums butted up against the first. And sometimes I've put the blanket over the drummer and beaten him but use mallets not sticks, they seem to have a better effect. "I never would have seen it, if I didn't already believe it" Unknown http://www.SongCritic.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botch. Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 What kind of mallets? Croquet? I love to experiment! :idea: Botch "Eccentric language often is symptomatic of peculiar thinking" - George Will www.puddlestone.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpmiii Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 Damn! I hadn't thought of trying those, I can't wait for next time. "I never would have seen it, if I didn't already believe it" Unknown http://www.SongCritic.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted January 15, 2003 Share Posted January 15, 2003 I don't want to bum anyone out, but I noticed Yawn-ee keeps his drummer in a plexiglass enclosure. And several audiophiles told me if you have a muddy sounding bass coming out of your speaker box, place a wooden baffle in front of the woofer. About four inches away. Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmix Posted January 15, 2003 Share Posted January 15, 2003 What David said. But I use a D112 and a FET47. I also use a chair or mic stands for the frame of my tent depending on what's handy. Rob Rob Hoffman http://www.robmixmusic.com Los Angeles, CA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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