<h5 class="h5ResourceCategoryLinks"><a href="#contentsPart1">TABLE OF CONTENTS: PART 1</a> -- <a href="#contentsPart2">TABLE OF CONTENTS: PART 2</a> -- <a href="#resources">RELATED RESOURCES</a></h5>

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<h3 class="h3ResourceCategory"><a name="contentsPart1">TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Part 1: Mic Setup</a></h3>
<ul>
  <li>00:00 -- Intro<br><br></li>
  <li>00:33 -- <strong>The Two Basic Recording Approaches</strong></li>
  <ul>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">00:36 -- method 1: dominant array plus spot mics</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">01:05 -- method 2: peer arrays</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">01:59 -- peer-array case-study: miking diagram</span><br><br></li>
  </ul>

  <li>02:28 -- <strong>Mic Choices &amp; Setup</strong></li>
  <ul>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">02:29 -- cymbal close mics (overheads)</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">04:07 -- hi-hat close mic (drummer's left)</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">04:14 -- tom close mics</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">04:56 -- over-snare close mic</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">05:04 -- hi-hat close mic (drummer's right)</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">05:16 -- kick-drum close mics</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">06:14 -- side-snare and under-snare close mics</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">06:58 -- room mics</span><br><br></li>
  </ul>

  <li>08:18 -- <strong>So How Do Those Mics Sound?</strong></li>
  <ul>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">08:29 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> cymbal close mics</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">09:22 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> over-snare close mic</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">10:13 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> under-snare close mic</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">11:02 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> balancing over-snare and under-snare close mics with the cymbal close mics (overheads)</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">11:39 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> over-snare close mic's unwanted pitched resonance</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">12:35 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> hi-hat close mics</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">12:56 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> balancing hi-hat close mics with the cymbal close mics (overheads)</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">13:35 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> tom close mics</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">14:10 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> kick-drum close mics</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">15:08 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> room mics</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">15:59 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> unprocessed drums balance (raw mic signals only)</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">16:40 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> drum-mic signals in context (processed full-band mixdown)</span><br><br></li>
  </ul>

  <li>16:54 -- Credits <span class="spanPodcastMiniText">(Total Running Time 18:13)</span></li>
</ul>

<h3 class="h3ResourceCategory"><a name="contentsPart2">TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Part 2: Mixdown</a></h3>
<ul>
  <li>00:00 -- Intro<br><br></li>
  <li>00:45 -- <strong>Overall Mix Contouring</strong></li>
  <ul>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">00:51 -- Averaged frequency response plots of five different commercial metal mixes</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">01:21 -- The band's reference tracks</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">01:36 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> Fab Filter <i>Pro-Q</i> master-buss EQ</span><br><br></li>
  </ul>

  <li>02:28 -- <strong>Kick-drum Processing</strong></li>
  <ul>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">02:44 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> raw kick-drum recording</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">03:18 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> Cockos <i>ReaEQ</i> corrective EQ: low-frequency shelving boost</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">04:04 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> Cockos <i>ReaEQ</i> corrective EQ: high-frequency shelving cut</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">04:51 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> Sonalksis <i>MaxLimit</i> limiter</span><br><br></li>
  </ul>

  <li>05:53 -- <strong>Snare-drum Processing</strong></li>
  <ul>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">05:46 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> Cockos <i>ReaEQ</i> corrective EQ: resonance reduction</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">06:36 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> Stillwell Audio <i>Transient Monster</i> sustain enhancement</span></li>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">07:16 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> Sonalksis <i>MaxLimit</i> limiter</span><br><br></li>
  </ul>

  <li>07:47 -- <strong>Toms Processing</strong></li>
  <ul>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">07:55 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> Stillwell Audio <i>Transient Monster</i> sustain enhancement</span><br><br></li>
  </ul>

  <li>08:31 -- <strong>Cymbals Processing</strong></li>
  <ul>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">08:40 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> Cockos <i>ReaEQ</i> EQ high-frequency shelving boost</span><br><br></li>
  </ul>

  <li>09:16 -- <strong>Drum-buss Processing</strong></li>
  <ul>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">09:30 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> Cytomic <i>The Glue</i> slow-attack, fast-release buss compression</span><br><br></li>
  </ul>

  <li>10:24 -- <strong>Snare &amp; Toms Fader Automation</strong></li>
  <ul>
    <li><span class="spanPodcastMiniText">10:35 -- <span class="spanPodcastMiniTextAudio">demonstration:</span> drums mix with fader automation</span><br><br></li>
  </ul>

    <li>11:32 -- Credits <span class="spanPodcastMiniText">(Total Running Time 11:49)</span></li>
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<h3 class="h3ResourceCategory"><a name="resources">RELATED RESOURCES</a></h3>

<ul>
<li><strong>Mix These Raw Mic Signals For Yourself:</strong> Here's a <a href="[[downloadTrackerMint? &downloadURL=`[[$sitePrefixCMT]]SiteVideo/CMTPatrons_MetalDrumsEp1_RawMicSignals.zip`]]">ZIP archive</a> containing the raw drum mic signals, along with bass and guitar stems for mix context. If you load these files into your own DAW system and line them all up, you can experiment with mixing the signals for yourself. Although I checked the polarity of the mics during the recording process, don't forget to try out different polarity settings on your own system to see how this affects the combined sound.<br><br></li>

<li><strong>Demonstration Mixdown Plug-ins:</strong> The plug-ins I used for my mixdown in Part 2 aren't anything esoteric: Cockos [[$software_Cockos_ReaEQ]] is freeware, Stillwell Audio [[$software_StillwellAudio_TransientMonster]] is $49, Sonalksis [[$software_Sonalksis_MaxLimit]] is €80, Cytomic [[$software_Cytomic_TheGlue]] is $99, and FabFilter [[$software_FabFilter_ProQ2]] is $149. All told the total processing on this drums mix amounted to seven bands of EQ, two limiters, two transient processors, and one buss compressor.<br><br></li>

<li><strong>More About Peer-array Miking Techniques:</strong> For a more in-depth and wide-ranging explanation of the peer-array recording approach, check out chapter 10 of my latest Focal Press book <a href="[[~370]]"><i>Recording Secrets For The Small Studio</i></a>.<br><br></li>
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