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Advanced Drum Recording Session with Josh Freese

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Watch the pros at work in a real drum recording session at a top LA studio, EastWest. GRAMMY-winning engineer Ryan Hewitt records with A-list drummer Josh Freese.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
1. An Interview with A-List Drummer Josh Freese
  • Josh Freese, session and touring drummer
  • If it sounds good, it is good
  • Listening to the demo song
2. Recording Drums
  • Getting a great kick drum sound
  • Getting a solid snare to create the character of the track
  • Approaches to EQing the kick and snare
  • Dialing in the overheads, hi-hats, and cymbals
  • Experimenting with room sounds
  • Getting rack tom and floor tom sounds
  • Getting creative with the stunt mics
3. Josh Freese Recording Session
  • Finessing sounds with Josh Freese on the drums: Part one
  • Finessing sounds with Josh Freese on the drums: Part two
  • Recording the first take and making adjustments
  • Recording two more takes of the song
  • Recording one more pass: The keeper take
  • Punching-in to polish the performance
Conclusion
  • Inspiration and next steps

Taught by

Ryan Hewitt

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