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Posted on May 16, 2005 06:48 pm
aongodavo
Member Since: Jan 21, 2003
I know this has been covered on the tips section but they only explain mic'ing techniques. I want to record my drums using 4 mic's into my UB802 and then onto cool edit pro. should i leave everything central or pan cymbals to the left or right? im a bit confused about how drums are recorded in a multitrack environment
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TadpuiI am not a crook's headMember
Since: Mar 14, 2003
May 16, 2005 07:08 pm For four channels, you'll probably want 1 dynamic on the snare, 1 dynamic on the kick, and 2 condensors as left and right overheads. Then pan one condensor hard left, 1 hard right, and keep the snare and kick straight up the middle.
May 16, 2005 07:15 pm so when i see them in cool edit they will be in stereo? there is only two mains out on my mixer, left and right
Josh RoseJR ProductionsMember
Since: Mar 03, 2005
May 16, 2005 07:18 pm The UB802 only has two mic pres doesnt it???
May 16, 2005 07:34 pm it has two xlr's and 2 mono inputs
Josh RoseJR ProductionsMember
Since: Mar 03, 2005
May 16, 2005 07:52 pm Ok but just because you have the inputs doesnt mean that you have the mic pres. Have you recorded on this before??? Im pretty sure you need a mic pre for each channel (which in your case would be 4).
TadpuiI am not a crook's headMember
Since: Mar 14, 2003
May 16, 2005 09:20 pm Yeah, looking at the manual for the UB802, it only has 2 mic preamps and the rest of the inputs are line level, meaning that you'll need to find preamps in order to use them.
Also you only have 2 outputs so you'd have to mix your 4 inputs into stereo before sending them to your recorder. It's ideal to be able to send each drum mic to its own track in your recording software instead of having to mix it down to stereo, but stereo will work...you just won't be able to adjust the individual mic levels after you get it recorded.
It just doesn't look to me like the UB802 is the right mixer for that particular job.
May 17, 2005 07:25 am i have only used it for recording my self on guitar (2 mics) never on drums. Im gonna find if some-one will let me borrow a bigger mixer!
