Recording Drum Tracks

I love playing and recording with a live drummer. Drum Machines are so perfect even when you try add some "soul" to them. I just can't get the same feel with a box as i can with a body.

Last night, we spent hours recording drums on three songs. With my recording rig, it requires some creative patching to get 8 channels. But, I can do it. The computer handles it well. We track as much as we can separately - Kick, Snare, & Toms 1-4. Then, I use two SM58s to get the Hi-Hat and Cymbals. It works out great. I have almost total control.

With Cubase, I have a great interface for the recording, editing, and tone tweaking. It's hard to remember back to the 8 track, analog days. I can't remember how I did all of this back then. It's soooo easy now. I can think more about the art of the sound than the mechanics of it.

But what made it really enjoyable was having Garret and John in the studio. It's fun to be in a band. It's not my band. It's A band I am a part of. We are all working together and having fun.

The first EP may be ready Mid-July. Keep watching the band site.