Tina's Drums

Saturday afternoon Tina Cartwright and Brian came in for a drum session on song #2.

After a quick re-do of the guide Keyboard part to change the tempo Brian got on the drums.
We did 4 takes. The 3rd take was the best but the 4th take has the best outro. So I will be doing a little editing, but other than that it was a great track with an awesome sound.

For this session I used 2 different mics.
For mono O/H mic I used a Rode Classic 2 positioned almost directly over the snare drum and about 8 feet in the air.
For the room mic I used a TnC ACM12oo positioned 9 feet in front of the kit and 6 feet in the air. Both into API mic pres.
The other usuals were used on the rest. RE20 in the bass drum, PR40 on the snare and a Beyerdynamic M130 ribbon on the ride/tom panned hard right. Everything else was panned in the middle.
The drums sound great.

On Sunday I did a few final vocal takes on my "Hopeless" song.
I used the great Lucas CS-1 mic > API > Lucas EQ > Lucas compressor.
The vocals sound OK but I think I can get better. I dont think I had something dialed in propperly. Its a little difficule trying to dial in a mic pre/EQ/compressor when you are out in the live room singing. On my next try I am going to bring the mic into the control room so that I can dial it in propperly before I start tracking.
I also spent some time comping the Rhodes track for Hopeless that a session pro from NewYork did for me last week. Sorry I cant remember his full name, Lou someone I think.
He did an incredible job!
We ran the Rhodes through the Fender Reverb unit > 65/66 Fender Bassman amp > Sonic 2x12 cabinet with Celestion Greenbacks. I used a vintage Electro Voice RE15 dynamic mic > API mic pre. The Rhodes sounds Awesome, its fast becoming one of my favorite sounds. I wish I could find someone to play it on a regular basis. In fact, I wish I could play it. Hmm.

FUN FUN FUN.