I’m 11 years old and I’m saving up for my own home studio. Andrew has been the most helpful and inspirational person on youtube when in comes to this topic. Thanks Andrew!
An 11 year old that’s well spoken these days is a miracle, bravo. I’m 17 and started when I was 14, I just finished what I would call a home studio. Ima give you some advice I wish someone would have given me before i started. Write down right now exactly what your idea of what the right home stuff for you is. And don’t lose sight of it. It’s too easy to loose perspective of what you really need for YOURSELF. Also, buy once cry once.
Damn, you nailed that sound!! The snare sounds especially killer and I love that length. Gonna play with some rooms today and really looking forward to the drum course!! I know it's gonna be amazing.
Excellent work 👍 the stereo rooms sounded way better than I expected ! I’ve been getting back into recording , this last year I’ve learned alot from you ! Thank you 🙏 very much 🤘😎🤘
Setting up mics for drums seems so fun. Expensive, but fun. The moment I get a space big enough I’m doing that first. I’ve only got space for vocal/guitar which I’ve got down well.
So cool! The drum sound reminds me alot of Love is only a Feeling by The Darkness. Really inspiring channel man! Definitely home studio goals right here!!!
@@itsstudiotime well i didn't expect that you put the mic BEHIND the kick! like, what mic(s) did you use and what processing? what's the kick drum brand/size?
@@schance1666 I just mean I didn't do anything unique or special. It's basically a WA47F, a foot or so in front of the drum. It's hitting the mic pre WA412. That's it. There might be a tiny touch of compression from a UA1176 plug in.
@@AndrewMasters Cool, worked out great. It's super fat in the low end, so I'm guessing the one-foot spacing was pretty key? Really great drum recording overall and love the transient trick.
I've always recorded drums with a mono overhead, or john glyn method...when doing room pair or space pair, how do you set up the track in the DAW? Two mono tracks buss/grouped and panned to one track. Or create a stereo track?
Depends on where the room mics are, but typically by listening to the mics together and reversing the polarity to hear the relationship. You can confirm visually with the waveform but I find it's better to use your ears. Then move the mics accordingly to align them.
Hey, thanks Andrew for the great insight... just wondering if your preference for the sE VR1 over the VR2 is just the cost 🤔 or is the passive a better choice over the active version. Cheers Brad 🤓
@itsstudiotime well they sounded great, no phantom power required and they're about $150 cheaper than the VR2's... would be my first ribbon microphone 🤓
I have a pair of VR2s and love them. The active circuitry means that they’ve got a bit more signal level than the passive VR1s, plus they’ll have a more consistent sound from mic pre to mic pre. With the VR1 you can change the mic’s tone by varying the impedance of the mic pre, which can be desirable. Since I have other ribbons I can do that with I liked the idea of the consistency of the VR2.
@thesecondavatar, thanks for the info... I have purchased 1x VR2, just waiting to receive it. I am able to source a second VR2 although from a different store as only one was available when I made the purchase.... would you recommend getting the second one 🤔 (stock is limited here in Australia)
@@brajoco219 I’m in Australia too! See how you go with the VR1 first. If you feel like you need a bit more level for recording more delicate sources then grab a VR2, but if you’re happy with the VR1 then grab another of those and save some $$$ With a good preamp the VR1 is probably the more versatile mic.
How did you make the room sound proof? I can buy a house with a professional studio building attached to it, but when testing the bass drum you could even hear it at the attack. It was the sound itself, not the vibration of the low end. And the all walls are at least 0,5 to 1m thick. My current studio room is in a 2x2m esmono cabin (the small size actually helps with the sound, and its super dry due to its build) and I need more space to work so moving with my family to that house would be ultimate.
@ if only the emsono cabines were less cabin/sterile and larger. Those are killer sound proof spaces. I just need someting like that but larger and less sterile to work 24/7 with neighbours close by.
And not just drums, you can put a speaker or two in a nice-sounding space and have yourself a chamber reverb. Not enough carry on your chamber? OK pipe a different reverb into those speakers and get controllable reverb combined with real room tone and any post processing you wish.
I relish the day I realized the importance of getting the best sounds possible, before doing any processing. had a bad habit of "oh i'll just fix it in post"
Yes lol you should learn this day one of getting into recording. Not cheap. However, if you apply the skills to what you have you can get very good results.
I’m 11 years old and I’m saving up for my own home studio. Andrew has been the most helpful and inspirational person on youtube when in comes to this topic. Thanks Andrew!
Appreciate that, have fun and keep making music.
Wow! You, sir, are not like the others! I'm shocked to be quiet honest! I wish you well and I hope you achieve your goals!
Wish I did that when I was eleven (believe me, I *wanted* to!). I'm 53 now and have not started yet XD As Andrew said, keep making music!
An 11 year old that’s well spoken these days is a miracle, bravo.
I’m 17 and started when I was 14, I just finished what I would call a home studio. Ima give you some advice I wish someone would have given me before i started.
Write down right now exactly what your idea of what the right home stuff for you is. And don’t lose sight of it. It’s too easy to loose perspective of what you really need for YOURSELF. Also, buy once cry once.
man, last few videos have been bangers!
Really appreciate it!
@ naw man, thank you! as an up and comer, you’ve been very helpful man
Damn, you nailed that sound!! The snare sounds especially killer and I love that length. Gonna play with some rooms today and really looking forward to the drum course!! I know it's gonna be amazing.
Thanks dude!
Excellent work 👍 the stereo rooms sounded way better than I expected ! I’ve been getting back into recording , this last year I’ve learned alot from you !
Thank you 🙏 very much
🤘😎🤘
Thanks! It’s super fun
Setting up mics for drums seems so fun. Expensive, but fun. The moment I get a space big enough I’m doing that first. I’ve only got space for vocal/guitar which I’ve got down well.
So cool! The drum sound reminds me alot of Love is only a Feeling by The Darkness. Really inspiring channel man! Definitely home studio goals right here!!!
Appreciate the kind words!
wow, great sound
Glad you like it
Great work! Are the ceiling panels in the drum room hanging or directly attached to the ceiling? What thickness are the panels?
Epic sound room series ? For guitars pianos synths vocals. (We all know bass is DI no room needed😂)
Love that, we will be trying a lot of stuff.
great vid and sounds. how'd you get that kick sound?
It may sound absurd but I put the mic in front of the kick. The drum just sounds that way - it's awesome.
@@itsstudiotime well i didn't expect that you put the mic BEHIND the kick! like, what mic(s) did you use and what processing? what's the kick drum brand/size?
@@schance1666 I just mean I didn't do anything unique or special. It's basically a WA47F, a foot or so in front of the drum. It's hitting the mic pre WA412. That's it. There might be a tiny touch of compression from a UA1176 plug in.
@@AndrewMasters Cool, worked out great. It's super fat in the low end, so I'm guessing the one-foot spacing was pretty key? Really great drum recording overall and love the transient trick.
Ive Found that in a small room if you turn the drums to where the kit is not parallel to the wall helped make the sound so much more focused!
Corner drums is always awesome. Thanks!
@ bro your drum sounds are soooooo goooood 👌🙌🔥
Those wa 14s are so good for everything
True they are an insane value, work great on a bunch of things
I've always recorded drums with a mono overhead, or john glyn method...when doing room pair or space pair, how do you set up the track in the DAW? Two mono tracks buss/grouped and panned to one track. Or create a stereo track?
Neat!
Thanks
How do you check and fine tune the phase of room vs oh vs close mics?
Depends on where the room mics are, but typically by listening to the mics together and reversing the polarity to hear the relationship. You can confirm visually with the waveform but I find it's better to use your ears. Then move the mics accordingly to align them.
Hey, thanks Andrew for the great insight... just wondering if your preference for the sE VR1 over the VR2 is just the cost 🤔 or is the passive a better choice over the active version. Cheers Brad 🤓
Hey Brad, I’ve only tried the VR1s!
@itsstudiotime well they sounded great, no phantom power required and they're about $150 cheaper than the VR2's... would be my first ribbon microphone 🤓
I have a pair of VR2s and love them. The active circuitry means that they’ve got a bit more signal level than the passive VR1s, plus they’ll have a more consistent sound from mic pre to mic pre. With the VR1 you can change the mic’s tone by varying the impedance of the mic pre, which can be desirable. Since I have other ribbons I can do that with I liked the idea of the consistency of the VR2.
@thesecondavatar, thanks for the info... I have purchased 1x VR2, just waiting to receive it. I am able to source a second VR2 although from a different store as only one was available when I made the purchase.... would you recommend getting the second one 🤔 (stock is limited here in Australia)
@@brajoco219 I’m in Australia too! See how you go with the VR1 first. If you feel like you need a bit more level for recording more delicate sources then grab a VR2, but if you’re happy with the VR1 then grab another of those and save some $$$ With a good preamp the VR1 is probably the more versatile mic.
How did you make the room sound proof?
I can buy a house with a professional studio building attached to it, but when testing the bass drum you could even hear it at the attack.
It was the sound itself, not the vibration of the low end. And the all walls are at least 0,5 to 1m thick.
My current studio room is in a 2x2m esmono cabin (the small size actually helps with the sound, and its super dry due to its build) and I need more space to work so moving with my family to that house would be ultimate.
It's not soundproof. Rarely are drum rooms soundproof, especially in home studios.
@ if only the emsono cabines were less cabin/sterile and larger. Those are killer sound proof spaces.
I just need someting like that but larger and less sterile to work 24/7 with neighbours close by.
Do you send those room mics to your drum bus or are they separate and treated as your drum verb?
Yep, each mic hits the drum bus
Hey Andrew, great video. Love watching your channel. The video cut off mid sentence at the end. Just thought I’d let you know.
Thanks for that!
Hey Andrew another great video! What's the wall paint color in those 2 rooms?
Behr ultra very navy, I don’t remember what the brown one was
Both are matte finishes from behr ultra
When are you going to do another studio tour of your room?
And not just drums, you can put a speaker or two in a nice-sounding space and have yourself a chamber reverb. Not enough carry on your chamber? OK pipe a different reverb into those speakers and get controllable reverb combined with real room tone and any post processing you wish.
100%
I relish the day I realized the importance of getting the best sounds possible, before doing any processing. had a bad habit of "oh i'll just fix it in post"
Links to mics don't work, great video though.
Thanks for watching, they’re good now
bro might be in a room
Aaaaaaaaand you gotta have some cash...
Yes lol you should learn this day one of getting into recording. Not cheap. However, if you apply the skills to what you have you can get very good results.
Only use reverb plugin on your mono room mic then . . . it's good enough.