어쿠스틱 드럼 녹음은 모든 오디오 엔지니어들에게 가장 어려운 도전입니다.
프로 오디오 계의 베스트셀러 작가인 Bobby Owsinski와 인기 절정의 레코딩 엔지니어 Dennis Moody가 쓴 이 책에는 항상 어떤 세션에서나 뛰어난 드럼 트랙을 녹음하는 방법에 대한 비밀이 담겨있습니다.
Bernie Dresel, Ricky Lawson, Brian MacLeod, Dave Weckl의 인터뷰도 실려있습니다.

• 스튜디오 드럼을 올바르게 튜닝하는 방법
• 모든 규모의 레코딩 세션에서의 마이크 테크닉
• 모든 음악 장르에서 올바른 드럼 트랙 믹스

등의 내용들이 담겨있습니다.
부록으로 포함된 90분 분량의 DVD에서는 Steely Dan과 Earth, Wind, and Fire의 드러머인 Michael White가 출연하여 홈 스튜디오든 프로페셔널 스튜디오든 상관없이 항상 최선의 드럼 레코딩을 할 수 있는 프로세스를 소개하고 있습니다.


- Contents -

Preface
Introduction

Chapter One. The Drum Kit
Drum Kit Checklist
What Makes a Kit Sound Great?
Drum Construction
The Snare
Tuning the Drums
Tips to Reduce Snare Buzzing
Tuning Tips from the Famous "Drum Doctor"

Chapter Two. The Recording Environment
Room Resonant Frequencies
Cheap Yet Effective Room Treatment
The Curse of Low Ceilings
Optimizing Your Room
Placing the Kit

Chapter Three. The Drummer's Headphone Mix
Headphone Checklist
What's in the Mix?
To Click or Not to Click

Chapter Four. Phase Cancellation - The Drum Sound Destroyer
Acoustic Phase Cancellation
Electonic Phase Cancellation
Checking Phase the Easy Way
Checking Phase the Slightly More Difficult Way
Times When You Might Want the Phase Reversed

Chapter Five. Miking the Bass Drum
Bass Drum Checklist
Step 1: Choosing the Mic
Step 2: Bass Drum Head Configuration
Step 3: Bass Drum Mic Positioning
Step 4: Bass Drum Sound Checklist
Step 5: Bass Drum Compressor or Limiter
The Subkick

Chapter Six. Miking the Snare Drum
Snare Drum Equipment Checklist
Step 1: Snare Mic Position
Step 2: Snare Mic Sound Check
Step 3: Snare Drum Bottom Head Miking
Step 4: Snare Mic Compressor or Limiter

Chapter Seven. Miking the Hi-Hat
Hi-Hat Equipment Checklist
Step 1: Hi-Hat Mic Positioning
Step 2: Hi-Hat Mic Sound Check

Chapter Eight. Miking the Tom-Toms
Tom-Tom Checklist
Step 1: Rack Tom Mic Positioning
Step 2: Floor Tom Mic Positioning
Step 3: Tom-Tom Sound Check
Step 4: Gating the Tom Mics

Chapter Nine. Overhead Mics
Overhead Mic Checklist
Step 1: Overhead Mic Position #1
Step 2: Overhead Sound Check

Chapter Ten. Room Mics
Room Mic Checklist
Step 1: Room Mic Position #1
Step 2: Room Mic Sound Check

Chapter Eleven. Alternative Miking Techniques
Alternative Miking Checklist
Single-Mic Technique
Two-Mic Technique
Three-Mic Technique
Four-Mic Technique

Chapter Twelve. Getting teh Drum Mix Together
Step 1: Drum Kit Balance Technique 1
Step 2: Drum Mic Panning
Step 3: Monitor Mix Adjustments

Chapter Thirteen. Final Drum Sound Checklist

Appendix A. The Interviews
Bernie Dresel
Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez
Ricky Lawson
Brian MacLeod
Dave Weckl

Appendix B. Glossary

Index
About the Authors