How many of you wonderfully skilled engineers are time aligning your drums to your overheads. And while on the subject, how many of you record your overheads in mono over stereo.....
I am starting a new project and I am wondering if I should try this aligning thing(hopefully without screwing up).
I also recorded the drum set in mono and stereo. (Avenson STO omnis in spaced pair and Soundelux U195 over the center of the kit)
Thanks all!
Time Aligning Drums
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giles117
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What makes stereo stereo is the beauty of the differing phase relationships.
I know a few cats who time align their overheads, I even did it a few times, it made the drums crisper but IMO it took some of the naturalness out of things. SO it is a matter of choice/taste.
Coming from an extensive live background before being a studio cat, I tend to like a livelier sound (not bad sound like in a poor acoustic environment) but some of the time/distance things you get when using mulitple mikes or even a 3 or 4 mike setup on drums......
IMO it depends upon the sound you are after - bottom line....
Sometimes you need a crisper tighter sound. If so, time align.
Of course I time align a PA to the back of the stage which helps compensate for LOUD stage monitors (for the in ear impaired. LOL)
I know a few cats who time align their overheads, I even did it a few times, it made the drums crisper but IMO it took some of the naturalness out of things. SO it is a matter of choice/taste.
Coming from an extensive live background before being a studio cat, I tend to like a livelier sound (not bad sound like in a poor acoustic environment) but some of the time/distance things you get when using mulitple mikes or even a 3 or 4 mike setup on drums......
IMO it depends upon the sound you are after - bottom line....
Sometimes you need a crisper tighter sound. If so, time align.
Of course I time align a PA to the back of the stage which helps compensate for LOUD stage monitors (for the in ear impaired. LOL)
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I have done it and it is OK, but i didn't find it to be that worth it. If the drums are tracked well, you shouldn't need to do it. I have used it to help salvage some poorly recorded tracks, though.
I mean hey, the greatest drum sounds in history didn't need it, then neither do I.
I mean hey, the greatest drum sounds in history didn't need it, then neither do I.
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