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Can I let you in on a little secret? Nearly every single one of your favorite albums of the last decade likely used some type of drum sample.
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Once you’ve got your drum kit set up for success and you’re ready to start placing mics, it’s time to take into account the one piece of the kit that too many engineers overlook: the room itself.
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Today, I want to cover the basics of polar patterns – what they are, why they’re important, and how you can get the most out of them in your sessions.
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So what’s an engineer or mixer to do when their cleaned tom tracks don’t have the same body and decay they did in the session?
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You might be a studio nerd if "click tracking" means recording to a metronome, not websites following your activities. (Don't worry, you're among friends.)
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