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https://peertube.wtf/w/m2xJy3pWw7CUqQwLnzqL4m
https://youtu.be/nIr6eSO35og

I always wanted to try recording drums with natural reverb a'la Led Zeppelins fourth album, and this is my attempt at doing that, with a few caveats thou, first being that I don't live in or have access to Headley Grange, but I do have a staircase to the second floor, where I placed a B&O BM3 (a bidirectional ribbon microphone I bought at a yard-sale for a couple of euros).

I also don't have access to the same recording equipment, drums and talent but that never stopped me before :-) Here is what I used to record the video:

BassDrum: AKG D12
Snare & Toms: Sennheiser 504
18" FloorTom: Sennheiser MD 431
Overhead: Behringer C-2
Room Mic: B&O BM3
Soundcard: Focusrite 18i8
DAW: Ardour (Linux)
Videoeditor: Kdenlive
Drumkit: Pearl Wood-Glasfiber with a Ludwig Rocker snare

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[โ€“] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Cool. ๐Ÿ˜Ž
That natural reverb really does sound natural. ๐Ÿ‘
Nice that you demonstrate the difference in the end with the reverb microphone off.

[โ€“] wildflower@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Thank you :-)