Should I record drums in mono?

Should I record drums in mono?

You should keep your individual drum hits in mono if possible, especially the kick drum, though you should also use stereo effects or panning decisions to create width and separation in your sound to add more variety to your mix.

Do you record drums in stereo or mono?

You can record drums in both mono and stereo. Each drum should be recorded as a separate instrument. Individual microphones are used to record the kick drum, snare, and toms; therefore these are captured in mono. However, overhead and room mics are recorded in stereo.

Can you record drums with one overhead?

If you’re like me, you are constantly challenged when it comes to recording great sounding acoustic drums. And for good reason. But did you know that recording a mono drum overhead will help you get better sounding drums, faster?

How can I make my drums sound better when recording?

10 ways to make better drum recordings

1. Skins, sticks and beaters. It’s much easier to get volume, clarity and brightness from a new set of drumheads.
2. Tune up.
3. Bottom heads on toms.
4. Front head on the kick or not?
5. Tighten the kick drum.
6. Playing to a click.
7. Prepare the click for gaps.
8. Get a crappy mic.

Should stems be mono or stereo?

First, make sure every stem is a stereo file. Even mono sources like a kick drum stem should be rendered as one stereo file even though the left and right sides will be identical. Next, make sure each file is consolidated to the exact same length.

Should my 808s be mono?

This enables the 808 bass to rumble through, all the way down to the sub frequencies, while bringing up the track level by shifting the limiting to other frequencies. Normally I will put 808s in mono. Lastly, I usually sidechain the 808 to the kick drum.

What instruments should be mono?

in theory everything that is a mono sound source would be kept in a mono channel: Lead vocal, guitar, Bass, drum individual parts, some synth leads, trumpet, flute, percussion , wtv you can imagine that comes from one single point and its very easy to identify it.

Should you bounce Stems in mono?

PLEASE DO NOT MAKE MONO TRACKS for any stems including the kick and bass. Include all buss processing that is on the stems that you are bouncing. If making multiple synths stems, you MUST bounce each part out with it’s respective effects on.

Should drums be in mono or stereo?

Or should drums be in stereo, spread across the entirety of the stereo field? You should keep your individual drum hits in mono if possible, especially the kick drum, though you should also use stereo effects or panning decisions to create width and separation in your sound to add more variety to your mix.

Should you put snare samples in mono or stereo?

If you plan on stacking snare samples, you may consider putting them in stereo to provide each hit with a bit more width. You often hear stacked snare samples in EDM to create thick, hard-hitting snare sounds. Whether your claps are in mono or stereo depends on the type of claps that you are using.

What’s the best way to record drums with only a microphone?

Here are two excellent means to recording with only a pair of microphones. The front-of-kit mike (again, about 2′ back from the kick and 4′ high) is like the Swiss Army knife of mike placement (minus the worthless toothpick). With a large-diaphragm condenser at the helm, it pretty much has every drum covered.

What instruments should be mixed in mono?

The general rule of thumb is to keep all low-frequency instruments in mono and panned down the center while giving higher frequencies the additional stereo space in the mix. For this reason, we typically mix instruments such as kick and bass in mono. The same thing goes for elements that require focus.