User Guide

DRUM RECORDING NOTES

BFD’s high-quality drum content was produced and edited by Steve Duda…

http://www.good-science.com/SteveDuda/

… and was recorded by Elan Trujillo and Steve Duda at Eldorado Studios, Bur-

bank, CA, USA.

http://www.eldoradorecording.com/

Drums were provided courtesy of Josh Baldwin and Christopher S. Heuer at Vin-

tage Drum Rental, Los Angeles.

http://www.vintagedrumrental.com/

Here is a comprehensive breakdown of how each drum was recorded…

• Direct signals:

Snare top and bottom: Shure SM57

Kick In: ElectroVoice Re20

Kick Out: Neumann M49

Hihats: Neumann KM81

Toms: Sennheiser MD421

Cymbals: AKG 451

All the above microphones were recorded through custom modiﬁed API preamps.

Please note that the Sennheiser MD421 used to record the toms is actually two

mics, one placed on the top and one on the bottom of the drum. Each part was

fed into custom API preamps, and then summed on an SSL desk.

• Overhead set:

AKG C-12’s recorded through Summit MPC-100A tube preamps.

These were placed 5 ft. directly above the kit, with the capsules facing each other,

3 ft. apart.