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Micing & Recording a Drum Kit

Occult
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Occult demonstrates the process of recording samples, mixing and utilising a drum kit with limited resources. Learn drum types, microphone positioning and some tips to improve your process. Occult is joined by Rich Hawking, the drummer from the UK metal band known as Hacktivist.

Occult starts by recording the Hi-Hat using a dynamic microphone, the rhythmic treble element to a modern drum kit. He then demonstrates how to achieve more or less metallic textures and timbres when choosing a microphone position for recording samples. He then records the snare drum using a dynamic microphone, the mid-high frequency drum used in response to the kick drum. Experimenting with microphone position shows how to achieve more snap or more treble in a snare recording.

lastly is the kick drum recorded using a dynamic microphone, the bass element to a drum kit. The kick drum is very loud and thus requires certain microphones capable of capturing such levels. Occult then records the drum kit in full to one stereo audio file, experimenting by using a condenser lapel microphone to record the hi-hat. The audio files are then taken to Occults studio where they are utilised in electronic music production. Occult creates his own playable drum kit from the test recordings and mixes the drum loop to an adequate level.

This course shows that you do not require a professional grade microphone collection or recording equipment to capture your own instrument recordings. Occult concludes by stressing the importance of learning the rules to end up breaking the rules, a vital message in music production.

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Course Features

  • Lectures 3
  • Quiz 0
  • Duration Lifetime access
  • Skill level All levels
  • Students 0
  • Assessments Yes
Occult

I loved listening closely to music as a child, thanks to my families diverse taste. I became interested in making music when i learned that it could be composed inside a computer. At age 14 I was using Cakewalk, Rebirth and rudimentary home recordings to make very experimental music. I first released dubstep music commercially in 2009.
At 19 I was studying a Higher national Diploma in Electronic music. I had gained popularity and began to DJ around the UK. I ran a radio show on RoodFM with Jot Maxi.
I have worked in recording studios with all kinds of bands, The most memorable was a live 24-piece big band, in one room. I have gathered plenty of experience using DAWs like Logic, Ableton, FL studio and ProTools.
I studied Creative Music Production at Brighton University. My dissertation was on sound system culture and the human desire for sound in its physical form. I was a resident DJ at The Mine at Volks, Brighton.
I have worked on commercial sound design for the BBC, L’officiel magazine, Toms shoes and Baltman and some experimental sound design for smaller brands and artistic projects. I have gathered a library of my own sounds over a 10 year period and built a knowledge of effects processing and mixing/mastering.
I have composed and performed my own music as a solo artist for the past decade, I have performed at festivals and venues in many countries and developed a fan base worldwide. The music I make centres around texture and sound design. My primary focus now is working on ways to perform my music live. I have been co running and assisting both the Macabre Unit Digital & Faded Tapes labels for a number of years.