드럼은 거의 모든 음악의 기본이며 훌륭한 드럼 사운드는 훌륭한 레코딩의 필수 조건입니다.
개정판으로 새롭게 출판된 이 책에는 비싸지 않은 장비들을 사용해서 좋은 드럼 녹음을 하는 방법들이 소개되어 있습니다.
모든 것이 테크닉의 문제이며, 이 책은 그 테크닉들을 담고 있습니다.
책의 내용들이 소개되어 있는 동영상이 온라인으로 제공되어 빠르고 쉬운 이해에 큰 도움이 됩니다.

• 마이크를 사용하기 전 드럼 자체의 사운드를 좋게 하는 비결
• 프로들이 사용하는 마이크와 마이킹 테크닉 (그리고 고가의 장비를 사용하지 않고 비슷한 결과를 내는 방법)
• 드럼과 심벌을 위한 마이크와 룸 마이크들의 위치 설정
• 간단하게 대안으로 적용할 수 있는 마이킹 테크닉
• 드러머를 위한 최상의 헤드폰 믹스
• 녹음한 드럼 소스를 믹스하는 방법

등이 수록되어 있습니다.
또한 드럼 튜닝에 대한 팁과 퍼커션 녹음에 대한 팁, Bernie Dresel, Johnny Hernandez, Ricky Lawson, Brian MacLeod, Dave Weckl 등과 같은 탑 세션 드러머들이 말하는 훌륭한 세션에 대한 조언과 인터뷰 등도 실려 있습니다.


- Contents -

INTRODUCTION
From Bobby Owsinski
From Dennis Moody
Meet the Drummers

Chapter One. THE DRUM KIT
Engineer's Drum Kit Checklist
What Makes a Kit Sound Great?
   Drum Construction
A Look at the Snare
   Snare Construction
   The Snare Unit
Tuning the Drums
   Step 1: Secure the Drums
   Step 2: Replace the Heads
   Step 3: Head Configuration
   Step 4: Mute the Rattles
   Step 5: Tuning the Snare Drum
   Step 6: Tune the Drums
Tuning Tips from the Drum Doctor
   Big Drums vs. Small Drums
   How Long Does It Take to Tune a Drum Kits?
   Prepping the Drums tor New Heads
   New Heads
   The Tuning Technique
   Should the Drums Be Tuned to the Key of the Song?
   Tuning the Snare Drum
   Snare Drum Tuning Tips
   Tuning the Kick Drum
   Tuning the Toms
   Cymbals

Chapter Two. THE RECORDING ENVIRONMENT
Room Resonant Frequencies
Inexpensive Yet Effective Room Treatment
   Soundproofing
   What Won't Work
   Improving the Isolation
   Acoustic Treatment
   Treating the Floor
   Don't Forget the Air Conditioning
   The Curse of Low Ceilings
   Optimizing Your Room Without Construction
Placing the Kit in the Room

Chapter Three. THE DRUMMER'S HEADPHONE MIX
Headphone Checklist
What's in the Mix?
Using a Click Track
   Preventing Click Bleed
   A Click Alternative
The Headphone System
   Personal Headphone Mixes

Chapter Four. PHASE CANCELLATION-THE DRUM SOUND DESTROYER
Acoustic Phase Cancellation
Electronic Phase Cancellation
   Checking Phase the Easy Way
   Checking Phase the Slightly More Ditlicult Way
Times When You Might Want the Phase Reversed

Chapter Five. MIKING THE BASS DRUM
Bass Drum Checklist
Choosing the Mic
Boss Drum Head Configuration
   Front Head Removed
   Front Head On
Bass Drum Mic Positioning
   Without the Front Head
   With the Front Head
   Increasing the Isolation
   Increasing the Low End
Bass Drum Sound Check
Adding Compression
The Sub-kick
   Making a Sub-kick Mic

Chapter Six. MIKING THE SNARE DRUM
Snare Drum Equipment Checklist
Snare Mic Position
Snare Mic Sound Check
Snare Drum Bottom Head Miking
   The Bottom Mic in the Mix
Adding Compression to the Snare Sound

Chapter Seven. MIKING THE HI-HAT
Hi-Hat Equipment Checklist
Hi-Hat Mic Positioning
Hi-Hat Mic Sound Check

Chapter Eight. MIKING THE TOMS
Tom Equipment Checklist
Rock Tom Mic Positioning
Floor Tom Mic Positioning
Tom Sound Check

Chapter Nine. OVERHEAD MICS
Overhead Mic Equipment Checklist
Overhead or Cymbal Mic?
Miking the Cymbals
Overhead Mic Position #1
Overhead Mic Position #2
Overhead Sound Check

Chapter Ten. ROOM MICS
Room Mic Checklist
Room Mic Position #1
   Room Mic Position #1 Alternate
Room Mic Position #2
Room Mic Position #3
Room Mic Sound Check

Chapter Fleven. ALTERNATIVE MIKING TECHNIQUES
Single Mic Technique
Two Mic Technique
Three Mic Technique
   Three Mic Technique Option Two
   Three Mic Technique Option Three
Four Mic Technique
   Four Mic Technique Option Two

Chapter Twelve. GETTING THF DRUM MIX TOGETHER
Have a Listen
Balancing the Drum Kit
   Drum Kit Balance Technique One
   Drum Kit Balance Technique Two
   Drum Kit Balance Technique Three
   Setting the Levels
Checking the Drum Phase
Drum Mix Panning
Equalizing the Drums
Adding Artificial Ambience to the Drum Kit
Assigning the Drums to a Group or Subgroup
   Assigning the Drum Channels to a Subgroup
Compressing the Drums
   Compressing the Snare
   Compressing the Room Mics
Gating the Drums
   Using a Gate on the Snare Drum
   Using a Gate on the Toms

Chapter Thirteen. MIKING PERCUSSION
The Two Percussion Groups
   Recording Drum Percussion
   Recording Hand Held Percussion
Recording Specific Percussion Instruments
   Conga
   Cowbell
   Djembe
   Gong
   Handclaps
   Shaker
   Tombourine
   Timbale
   Triangle
EQing Percussion

Chapter Fourteen. FINAL DRUM SOUND CHECKLIST
APPENDIX A. INTERVIEWS
   Bernie Dresel
   Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez
   Ricky Lawson
   Brion MacLeod
   Kellii Scott
   Dave Weckl
APPENDIX B. GLOSSARY
INDEX