Here’s the latest video from the Drummer’s Review Live Room featuring a DrumCraft Series 4 Rock Kit
Featuring…
- 22″ x 18″ Un-drilled Bass Drum
- 10″ x 7″ and 12″ x 8″ Rack Toms
- 14″ x 12″ and 16″ x 14″ Floor Toms
- 14″ x 5.5″ Snare Drum
- Sherwood Green Fade, High Gloss Lacquer finish
- Full compliment of hardware incl. 2 x boom cymbal stands, snare stand, hi-hat stand, bass drum pedal.
Filmed September 2024 at Paul Caboche Studios, Cornwall, UK. (scroll down for recording & equipment details)
DrumCraft Says…“The Series 4 is the perfect choice for the intermediate drummer. Whether you’re in the studio, on the stage or shooting for your Instagram, the Series 4 offers high performance and a stunning tone. The lacquer finishes with black hardware offer a sophisticated and striking look in a mixture of colours and moods.“
DrumCraft Series 4 Rock Kit (available exclusively from Thomann – RRP: £762.00*
(* price correct at time of filming)
Pro’s:
- Sherwood Green Fade, High Gloss Lacquer finish looks stunning
- Good quality hardware included
- Great value for money
Con’s:
- Supplied stock heads could be slightly better
For more details on the DrumCraft Series 4 Rock Kit, head to: https://drumcraft.com/drums/series-4/
Recording Details:
Filmed at Paul Caboche Studios (Cornwall UK).
Microphone List:
Kick Rear: Audix D6
Kick Front: Electrovoice RE27ND
Snare Top: Electrovoice PL80
Snare Bottom: Electrovoice PL80
Hi Hat: Oktava MK-012-01 Cardio
Ride: Oktava MK-012-01 Cardio
Toms: AKG C414B
Over Head wide: AKG C414B (pair)
Centre Over Heads: AEA R88 MK2 Stereo Ribbon Mic
Front Centre Room : AEA R88 MK2 Stereo Ribbon Mic
Wide Room Mic’s: sE2200T Tube Mic’s (pair)
Recording Process:
Microphone Pre amps: 16x Rupert Neve Designs 5052
Pre amp outs to Avid HD analog to digital converters connected to Avid HDX card
Recorded into Pro Tools Ultimate latest version running HDX cards mounted in an Apple Mac Pro 2019 16core.
Audio Template Details:
No EQ:
Direct microphone sound – no EQ either pre or post recording applied from the Neve 5052 Pre-Amps EQ section.
Basic EQ:
Basic EQ setting using the EQ section of the Neve 5052 mic Pre-Amps. No post recoded EQ or processing applied.
Full Studio Mix:
Post EQ section of the Neve 5052 mic Pre-Amps plus post production EQ, gating, parallel compression and some reverb added to the snare and toms. There was also some room mic processing along with parallel drum bus adding compression and reverb to the overall sound.
A Note From Paul…
“The microphones were set up with the overheads and room mic’s measured to the centre of the snare drum to keep the phase of any stereo pair in phase. The AEA R88 MK2 mic’s being stereo mic’s had no issue with phase but the front centre room mic and centre overhead where aligned with each other to keep the same stereo image. The phase reverse switch on the front kick mic was used to correct the phase between the two bass drum mic’s. The phase reverse switch was engaged on the bottom snare mic to correct the phase between the two snare mic’s. Hi pass filters only used on the hi hat mic, Ride mic and overheads. The AKG C414B mic’s on the toms have very little proximity bass boost so can be considered a pretty flat representation of the toms. The same can be said for the Electrovoice PL80 mic’s on the snare drum. Every effort was made so that the NO EQ sound example audio on the video was as true a representation of what the drums sounded like in the live room. The live room of the studio has been treated to also provide a neutral sound close to the drums with the room mic’s then giving a true representation of what the drums sound like in the room. Using 16 identical Mic Pre amps also helps with electrical phase so there is no difference between tone and phase of the Mic Pre amps. The brief for recoding the drums was to give as true a representation as possible of what the drums actually sound like and to then give examples of what can be done to the sound of the drums.”
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