Play along to 7/8 groove from Tommy Igoe

[Juan Expósito]

Great playing !! And a very good sound.

I miss some more snare drum level in the mix (from the SD mic) for more definition and attack.
But this is something about tastes.

And wow, that BD mounted sounds awesome (specially that last hit of the tune !!, panned hard left)
Congrats !!

Tell us a little about the gear (audio interface/mics...)

[sturla]

Thanks again!

You know what, Juan? I had a quick listen to the track again, and I agree about the snare drum level. Thanks for pointing that one out.
If I remember correctly I also mixed it fast with a cheap set of ear-plugs (so nothing fancy).
Yes, that BD mounted is an old 80´s Tama Superstar Gong Drum 22"x14" which sounds huge. They make them only in 20" now, as far as I know (and this one´s in birch too).

I recorded the thing through the Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56 interface and also a Focusrite Octopre LE (connected together with Adat) and recording into Logic Pro.
I see I used the Nice Wood Reverb (Space Designer plug in) which I believe I read somewhere that Gavin Harrison also have used quite a bit on his recordings. It sounds quite nice. I usually do find it difficult to find a nice reverb I am happy with, so some nice tips along the way is very welcome. Have you guys and reverb presets you dial into in Logic Pro?
One new thing I tried with this recording, was to utilize the Blumlein stereo miking technique (google it) along with a normal spaced OH pair. So I used the Audio Technica AT-4050 for Blumlein (in front of the kit) and the Octava MK-12 for the spaced OH pair.
Close miking are SM57 snare, Electro Voice N/D 308´s on toms and a Røde NT1A on the Gong Drum. No hi-hat mic. I had a look at the project and I see I hardly used any EQ too, so the drum sound is quite natural (with a little reverb and compression only).

[Julián Fernández]

Not 7/8, but hey...

[gretsch-o-rama]

Michael League is the best bass player around right now...