Recording Musical Drums - Discussion - Better For You - Christine Corau

Welcome to the first video in a new series I'm filming where I am going to discuss the thought process I go through when recording drums for different artists from my home studio. This first track is 'Better For Me' by UK singer-songwriter Christina Corau. This was one of 4 songs I recorded for her 2024 album release.
This is the discussion video but please do check out my other videos. A performance video with and without commentary video where I talk through my thought-process in real-time.
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You can book me to play on your music too. Just visit www.jakeperrett.com.studio and send me a message.
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Drums:
Yamaha 9000 - 12x10, 14x10, 16x16, 22x16
1965 Ludwig 400
Cymbals:
14" Zildjian A New Beat Hi-hats
17" Zildjian K Dark Thin Crash
19" Zildjian K Sweet Crash
21" Zildjian A Sweet Ride
Heads:
Snare - Remo Ambassador Coated and Hazy Snare wide
Toms - Remo Emperor Coated (top) and Ambassador Clear (bottom)
Bass Drum - Remo P3 Fiberskyn (batter) and Ambassador X Coated (reso)
Sticks:
Vic Firth 5B
Microphones:
Shure Beta 52 (bass drum out)
AKG D112 (bass drum in and floor tom)
Audio i5 (snare top)
Shure SM58 (snare bottom)
AKG C214 (snare side)
Sennheiser e604 (rack toms)
Rode NT5 (overheads)
SE Electronic SE7 (hi-hat)
AKG C1000 (ride)
Recording equipment:
Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56
Motu 8 Pre
Logic Pro

[@jackdaniels7112]

Hi. What is the size of your room? Thanks

[@JakePerrett]

Hi Jack, it’s about 3x2.4m floor space, 2.1m height

[@jackdaniels7112]

@@JakePerrett Thanks Jake.
I'm designing my drum room too and this information will help me a lot.

[@JakePerrett]

@@jackdaniels7112 Great, glad I can help. Good luck with it all. I have another video on my channel where I talk through how I converted my garage. Not the studio in this video, one from a previous house but principals are basically the same.

[@JakePerrett]

czcams.com/video/f_UdF5kL95c/video.html
Also have a look at Soundproofing Expert as well (@soundproofingexpert777). Chris has loads of great video.