Tracker: Best practice to record drum tracks

[Philip]

I plan to record acoustic drums and convert to SD3 using Tracker.

I know separate close mic tracks are the best so I plan to have a preamp channel for kick, snare, hihat.

For toms and cymbals, can I do more generic placement to pick up the hits? i.e. one mic for 3 toms and 1 for a cymbal that I can re-assign to another cymbal later.

Also, should I try to close mic a ride cymbal to pick up the nuanced ride/ping playing?

This will determine if I should buy a 4 or 8 channel preamp to record.

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• This topic was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by Philip.

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[Philip]

Hello?  Bump

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