I just bought a Firepod using the Cubase LE and I'm trying to get a BOSS DR5 drum machine to Start/Stop using MIDI. I've set the Firepod as the output and the DR5 as the receiver, set the MIDI on the DR5, checked the channels, etc. it ain't work'in. I need some help!! It seems this would be an easy task?

From what I've learned from browsing these forums and talking to people who know more than me about the subject, I've deciCDed to go with these mics for recording a standard drum setup into a Firepod:
2 RODE s NT3
a Beta 52A
and if I can streth my budget enough a SM57.

what kind of difference would a preamp make on drums? Right now I'm running a really low budget setup. I have sm57's on the toms and snare and one overhead condenser all running to a Yamaha mixer and being run into my hard disk recorder. The sound is ok but I get a "roomy" sound... So i was thinking i should get a compressor and some preamps. Should i get a preamps for all of the mics?

Hi everyone.

I have the following question. As for triggering, once you have your acoustic drums recorded, if you want to write the midi information through a module such as D4 or D5, can you change the sound of the midi track by selecting a sample in Redrum (reason) or do you have to deal (only) with the selected sample in the module?

thanks in advance. :D

Is there a minimum SPL handling a mic should have before close Micing a kick drum? If so what is it?

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I have Sonar 4 and am tinkering with drumagog. I want to sample the kick and snare, and haven't been able to find any good samples that are free. How do you recommend me recording my own samples to use in drumagog?

OK so I am completely lost with this gig. They are a gospel group and the music is very much 80's country. I am a blues guy and these sounds are not what I am used to getting. The durms are big everything. Big toms, Big kick, Big snare and what I do normally is just 4-5 mics. I know to use my ears and work with what I have but I'd like some input to help point me in the right direction.

Hello there.

I'm looking for the simplest thing possible to let me use my Alesis HR-16 (because it's the simplest thing possible and I'm the simplest thing possible), but get better drum sounds. The idea of MIDI'ing it to an Alesis DM5 seems like the obvious answer.

Hey
just curious
slight twist to the what should I use for Micing drums up

what do YOU use to mic drums
Name the lot, over heads, bass drum.. snare ... and please.. please mention how many.. so say how many sm57's you use on the snare :P or how many over heads and where YOU PERSONALLY would place them

Rather interested to see what people do.