Kick Drum Bleed
Q: I’m working with live Pro Tools multitrack recordings of my band, and there were two mics/tracks for the kick drum. One was from a Yamaha... Read more »
Drums News
May 22, 2012, 12:00 AM
May 22, 2012, 12:00 AM
Kick
Short for "kick drum." Read more »
May 18, 2012, 8:00 AM
Recent Passings
Disco diva Donna Summer (nee LaDonna Gaines) passed away yesterday at age 63, due to complications related to cancer. Summer was a five-time... Read more »
May 16, 2012, 8:00 AM
Pushing the Nvelope
Take complete control over the “shape” of your tracks with the brand-new Nvelope 500 from Elysia! The Nvelope allows you to reshape the attack... Read more »
May 14, 2012, 8:00 AM
Load Up your Motif XF — Free!
Only at Sweetwater! Buy a Yamaha Motif XF workstation — including the MOTIF XF6, MOTIF XF7, and MOTIF XF8 — and get Sweetwater’s exclusive... Read more »
May 10, 2012, 8:00 AM
Hybrid Madness
Few manufacturers have successfully bridged both the hardware and software worlds, but Arturia has done so with smashing success. Now you can... Read more »
May 10, 2012, 12:00 AM
Compressed Mono Drum Mic for Effect
Here’s a drum tracking trick that can give you great options for your drum sound: Place a single microphone 5-10 feet in front of the kit at 3-6... Read more »
May 9, 2012, 8:00 AM
Mic Month Bargains!
A big part of Sweetwater’s Microphone Month celebration is the amazing deals we offer on mics all month long — and this year the deals are even... Read more »
May 7, 2012, 8:00 AM
Miktek Drum Mics
Let’s keep the Sweetwater Microphone Month celebration rolling with a brand-new drum-miking kit from our friends at Miktek! The PMD4 Kit... Read more »
Apr 24, 2012, 12:00 AM
Cool Tool: CrashGuard
It’s a common problem: You’re miking up a drumkit. You get great snare and tom sounds, then the drummer starts playing the hat and his crash and... Read more »