CourseMusic ProductionContemporaryBeginner

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Record Live Drums Like A Pro

Name: Record Live Drums Like A Pro
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Duration2h 11m

Modules20

LevelBeginner

LanguageEnglish

Lesson Plan (2h 11m)

- 01. How to record drums with a 1-microphone setup
  8:06
- 02. Nik's control room setup & recording drums with Cubase
  9:58
- 03. Listening to the recording & analysis
  4:17
- 01. How to record drums with a 3-microphone setup
  11:46
- 02. Listening back & adjusting
  10:07
- 01. How to record drums using Glyn Johns' method (5 microphones)
  8:42
- 02. Listening back & adjusting
  5:46
- 01. How to close-mic a drum kit, recording with a 13 microphone setup
  14:49
- 02. Recap - how to record drums with 13 microphones
  2:25
- 03. Mic types & placement
  3:19
- 04. Mic types & placement
  Free lesson
  7:33
- 05. Overhead mic type & placement
  3:50
- 06. Room mics type & placement
  1:46
- 07. Tom mics type & placement
  5:27
- 08. Hall mic types & placement
  2:20
- 09. Setting preamp levels
  15:29
- 10. Recording take #1
  2:13
- 11. Take #1 adjustments
  6:52
- 12. Recording take #2
  2:09
- 13. Finalizing the recording and course wrap-up
  4:41

About this course

From producing music for the BBC to headlining Glastonbury, Nik is an accomplished drummer and drum producer across a range of contemporary styles.

In this course, he'll walk you through his four favourite techniques for recording drums at home or in the studio:

a simple 1-mic setup, a great way to lay down a quick demo
a 3-mic setup, adding the kick drum and snare into the mix
a 5-mic setup, also known as the Glyn Johns recording method
the "ultimate" close-mic setup using 13 mics

Basically, he'll show you how he works on a daily basis and what he actually does during a recording session. For each setup, Nik walks you through the types of microphones he uses and explains how to place them to get the best sound.

Because you'll be covering such a wide range of techniques, this course works whether you're recording at home with a very simple setup or reaching for the more advanced methods in a recording studio.

Whether you're just starting out with drum recording or want to up your game in drum production, this course will get you on the fast track!

Who it's for

Home recordists capturing live drums for the first time
Producers wanting cleaner, fuller drum tracks
Self-taught engineers filling gaps in mic technique

What you'll learn

Capture a usable demo with a single microphone
Place 3, 5, and 13 mic setups confidently
Listen back critically and adjust your recordings

What you'll need

A drum kit and at least one microphone
A DAW and audio interface you already know
A few short sessions across the week

Meet the Guru

Nikolaj Bjerre

Nikolaj Bjerre is a Danish drummer and producer based at Tileyard Studios in London, who has worked with artists and bands including Lamb, the Ian Siegal Band, Ella Eyre and Heather Nova. His work spans live drumming, production, programming and writing, moving comfortably from organic, rootsy playing to cutting-edge electronic styles, and he is endorsed by Sabian, Hardcase and Protection Racket. In this course he shows you how to record live drums to a professional standard.

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Published with

Tileyard Education

Tileyard Education sits inside Tileyard, the world's largest professional music community at London's Kings Cross. Alongside 200+ resident music businesses and 160 private recording studios, it delivers postgraduate, short-course and bespoke programmes in music production, songwriting and music business — taught by working industry practitioners.

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