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Post by keymod on Sept 5, 2019 4:15:44 GMT -6
Back in early 2000s I was living in a basement apartment after going through a bad divorce, and purchased a Roland TD-10 V Session Pro set, which was top of the line at the time and it has served admirably . Still have it, but now I have a really nice studio space with a great sounding live room. We've recorded acoustic kits here that drummers have brought in, and they have been very happy with the results. Lately I've been getting the itch to purchase a decent acoustic set to replace the V-drums. Good idea? Worth it? In a place that has the room, and it sounds good, is an acoustic kit a better client draw?
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Post by Martin John Butler on Sept 5, 2019 8:03:22 GMT -6
Depends on the clientele. Hip Hop and Rap probably don't need the kit as much as a Country artist or Rock band might. If I had the space, I'd do it, but then I'm an Americana style artist, and acoustic drums fit well.
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Post by soundintheround on Sept 5, 2019 11:02:59 GMT -6
Back in early 2000s I was living in a basement apartment after going through a bad divorce, and purchased a Roland TD-10 V Session Pro set, which was top of the line at the time and it has served admirably . Still have it, but now I have a really nice studio space with a great sounding live room. We've recorded acoustic kits here that drummers have brought in, and they have been very happy with the results. Lately I've been getting the itch to purchase a decent acoustic set to replace the V-drums. Good idea? Worth it? In a place that has the room, and it sounds good, is an acoustic kit a better client draw? Confused, are you asking if a Drum Set is a good idea for a recording studio? If so, yes. |
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Post by keymod on Sept 5, 2019 14:54:49 GMT -6
Back in early 2000s I was living in a basement apartment after going through a bad divorce, and purchased a Roland TD-10 V Session Pro set, which was top of the line at the time and it has served admirably . Still have it, but now I have a really nice studio space with a great sounding live room. We've recorded acoustic kits here that drummers have brought in, and they have been very happy with the results. Lately I've been getting the itch to purchase a decent acoustic set to replace the V-drums. Good idea? Worth it? In a place that has the room, and it sounds good, is an acoustic kit a better client draw? Confused, are you asking if a Drum Set is a good idea for a recording studio? If so, yes. Was asking if replacing my V-drums with an acoustic set would be a worthwhile expense. |
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Post by Tbone81 on Sept 5, 2019 15:03:24 GMT -6
If you’re running a commercial studio I’d say 100% that an acoustic kit will be a better selling point than an electronic one.
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Post by soundintheround on Sept 5, 2019 15:31:49 GMT -6
I was actually in the same boat myself for a while. I used V-drums (never the on-board sounds), but triggered virtual instrument plugins like Superior Drummer (they make a few decent packs). Made alot of recordings that way and if you choose the more natural sounding samples and process them yourself to taste, alot of the time people cant even tell the difference.
But since getting a space I have opted for acoustic drums and haven't looked back. They have such a better feel and infinitely more options in terms of how you can mic them and play with positioning/etc. I takes a little more elbow grease and work to get a good sound, but worth it.
Also you can look at it this way....if you close mic everything and have the right DAW, you could almost still treat the acoustic set as big MIDI trigger for something like Superior Drummer if you still want to go that route. Cubase has a very nice Audio to MIDI function (post-processing) that does a great simple job converting audio triggers to MIDI, with dynamics. Or there are lots of Sample replacement tools out there too.
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