Setting Up Drum Mics

One of the most daunting tasks for Dave, I imagine, is setting up drum mics and getting the levels correct before we can get into the actual recording. Sometimes it can take up to a couple hours to get it right but with the results we have had with Cullen's sound, that is NO problem to me :) Things have sounded great and if it takes a little bit of time to get it right, then so be it!

On Friday, March 5th, Aaron spent his day off in the studio setting up his drums, tuning his new heads and banging away at each piece for Dave to get the levels he needed to begin recording. I left work a tad early and got there in time to hear the remaining sound checks. Once everything was all set, Dave began recording Aaron for Passing Into August.

Below are photos of Dave concentrating and adjusting the controls to get the most out of Aaron's drums. This down time is nice for me to just take the whole process in..