How To Record Big Sounding Drums - My Secrets Revealed

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How To Record Big Sounding Drums - My Secrets Revealed Want huge, professional drum sounds in your home studio? In this video, I break down my exact process for recording big-sounding drums—right in my living room. This is an edited version of my 6-hour livestream, where I showed the entire process in real-time. If you're serious about improving your drum recordings, you won’t want to miss this! In this video, you’ll learn: ✅ The best mic placements ✅ The exact microphones and gear I use in my home studio ✅ How to get huge, punchy drum tones even in a non-traditional space Thanks to @daveanthony2577 for taking the timer to help me with this video 0:00 - Intro 2:12 - Kick drum mics 12:05 - Snare drum mics 19:07 - Dampening drums 22:03 - Tuning 30:24 - Micing the Toms 32:16 - Overhead mic placement 35:30 - My favorite High Hat mic 38:00 - Micing the Ride Cymbal 40:35 - Room mics 41:26 - Mono room mic that turned into a front of kit mic 46:33 - LoFi mic 48:12 - Listening to all the mics together - mixing and balancing 53:09 - Adding a Cross Stick mic 54:58 - The gear that I'm using 57:34 - Switching snare drums 1:00:20 - Messing with the room mics 1:04:37 - Finally...recording For serious business inquiries and consultations - Contact me at: [email protected] Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@FreakingOutWithBillyHume?sub_confirmation=1 Support this channel by becoming a Patron - https://www.patreon.com/billyhume Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/billy_hume PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/billyhume INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/billyhume FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/billyhumeproducer WEBSITE - https://www.billyhume.net A huge thanks to my supporters: Giselle Turner Anne Sereg Justin Mullinix Ray Taylor Preeminent Game Rick Brewer Crystal Whedbee Chris Vermillion #drumrecording #homestudio #musicproduction #drums #drumrecordingtips