Standard Drumset Microphone Techniques

Teacher: Terry Bozzio Length: 9 min Category: General, Secrets From the Pros

On a six piece kit, Terry talks about his mic choices and placement, along with mic placement on his percussion setup.

How Bass Drum Tuning Can Effect the Song

Teacher: Blair Sinta Length: 14 min Category: Secrets From the Pros, Tuning

Blair Sinta shares 3 different examples of bass drum tuning and shows us how they can affect your overall sound, groove and feel on the kit.

Experimenting With Your Bass Drum Sound

Teacher: Blair Sinta Length: 12 min Category: Secrets From the Pros, Tuning

In this lesson, Blair will experiment with some smaller diameter bass drums and show what sounds you can attain.

Exploring Snare Drum Sound Choices

Teacher: Blair Sinta Length: 13 min Category: Secrets From the Pros, Tuning

Blair Sinta demonstrates how he achieves multiple snare sounds in the studio with several different sizes, materials and tunings.

Playing With a Click Track and Useful Session Etiquette

Teacher: JR Robinson Length: 8 min Category: Being Prepared, Secrets From the Pros, Time Keeping

Grammy Award winner John "JR" Robinson has performed on hundred of records and will share his insights of his years recording with and without a click track.