Studio One: Record, Edit, and Mix Multi-Track Drums

14 Videos : 1hr 7min 17sec

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Author: Eli Krantzberg

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Contents 14

4:41

Drum & Mic Setup

Get an up-close look at the drum kit setup and the Presonus DM-7 drum mics that will be used for the multi-track drum recording. Also hear a before and after sample of the track that will be recorded, edited, and mixed in this series.

4:53

Tracking Setup

See how the Studio One Audio I/O Output panel is set up for dual headphone mixes, how the audio interface physical inputs are named with their corresponding drum tracks, and how the tracks are set up and grouped for the recording.

3:37

Multi-Track Drum Recording

See how the audio interface polarity controls are used to minimize phase problems and watch as the rough drum track is performed.

6:23

Comping

Follow along as some simple layer editing is used to comp together a drum part that is mainly from one take, but with a few fills taken from others.

4:01

Dealing with a Resonant Ring

Learn a really cool workflow using the Pro EQ and MixTool plug-ins that will minimize resonant ringing from the tom mic(s).

5:32

Slip, Nudge, Fade

Explore a quick and simple workflow to tighten up small sections of your drum part that may be subtly ahead or behind the beat.

7:24

Drum Bus: Top-Down Mixing

Follow along as the drum tracks are bussed to a subgroup with Console Shaper enabled. EQ is added to correct some problematic areas with resonant rings and to sweeten the low and high end, followed by some gentle tube-style compression. With the overall drum texture in place, any processing on subsequent individual tracks will now ?mix into? this drum bus signal chain.

6:07

Overheads

The overheads are grouped together and processed with two different vintage-style EQs and some very light compression.

2:29

Kick Drum

Hear how some extreme Fat Channel Pultec-style EQ, combined with some Channel Strip EQ and compression, can create a nice, tight, punchy kick sound that fattens up the existing low end from the overheads.

6:34

Snare Drum

See how the snare top track is processed using dynamic EQ before it's subgrouped together with the snare bottom track. Once processing is in place on this snare bus, a send is set up for some parallel snare bus compression containing tight, fast FET-style compression along with saturation.

4:25

Toms

Explore an alternate approach to treating the resonant ring in the small tom by using some extreme dynamic EQ settings to create a ducking band.

3:25

Drum Room Reverb

A small room space is set up using the Open Air impulse response reverb to give the overall drums some ambience.

2:09

Snare Crush Bus

A second parallel snare bus track is set up, this time featuring some guitar amp processing and extreme tube limiting.

5:37

Bringing the Whole Mix Together

After a few minor mix tweaks, listen to the playthrough of the full mix.

Product Overview

If you're a Studio One user wanting to learn how to record real live drums like a pro, this is the Studio One video course for you. S1 expert Eli Krantzberg takes you step-by-step through the process of recording, editing, and mixing a drum kit from start to finish. You'll learn tips about each step along the way, including processing, editing, and more. Drums are notoriously difficult to record in a home studio; with this S1 course, you'll learn everything you need to know to get a great sound in your own studio with Studio One! These Studio One videos are for users with a basic familiarity with Studio One.

Eli begins the course by showcasing the mics he'll use for the recording session: the Presonus DM-7 Drum Microphone Set, which includes a kick drum mic, two small-diaphragm condensers for overheads, and four dynamic mics for snare and toms. You'll then hear a before-and-after sample of the track used in this series that compares the raw, unprocessed drums with the final, fully mixed ones, so you'll have an idea of what we're aiming for. Then Eli shows you how to set up the input/output routing in Studio One so that you'll be ready to go when it comes time to record.

Next, Eli shows how to use the interface polarity controls to help correct some phasing issues that can occur when mixing multiple microphones, followed by a demonstration of how to comp a drum part together from several different takes. You'll also see how to deal with a resonant ring on the toms with the Pro EQ and MixTool plug-ins (both included with Studio One).

Over the remainder of the course, you'll learn about several more concepts, including slip/nudge/fade editing for tightening up the take, top-down mixing with the drum bus (adding processing to the overall drum bus and mixing into it), overheads processing (vintage-style EQs and light compression), kick drum processing (Pultec-style EQ and Channel Strip EQ/compression), snare processing (dynamic EQ, parallel FET-style compression, saturation), toms processing (dynamic EQ), drum room reverb (using Open Air impulse response), snare crush bus (a second parallel snare bus using some guitar amp effects and extreme tube limiting), and more!

Recording drums at home can be a real challenge. With the information in this course, you'll become confident about getting great sounds and making them sit just right in a full mix. Check out the individual descriptions for more information about what's covered in each video tutorial; there's a world of knowledge to be gained about this all-important task of getting great drum sounds! It's time to put away the drum samples and step up to the real deal... Watch "Studio One - Record, Edit, & Mix Multi-Track Drums" today!

What You Will Learn:

-Info on drum mics, placement, and uses

-Editing techniques for tightening up a track or comping a single part from multiple takes

-Ways of dealing with problems like phase issues or resonant rings

-Processing for individual kit pieces and the drum bus

-And more!

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Submitted 9 months ago

Studio One: Record, Edit, and Mix Multi-track drums

Having done a deep dive on it yet but it looks to be quite in depth. Was looking to get a better understanding of inputs and outputs with so many tracks getting recorded simultaneously. The lesson seems to have some of the info I'm looking for. Will write a better review once I get it completed.

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