Metallica Tom Drum Micing from Load Studio Notes, Y-cable Bob Rock/Randy Staub/Brendan OBrien method

J.P. Henry

J.P. Henry

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Testing out the tom drum micing techniques from Metallica's Load SuperDeluxe box set studio notes. Y-cable method (same as used by Brendan O'Brien), plus Whirlwind IMP combiner, plywood underneath, and various microphones.

00:00 Intro
01:33 Overview
04:50 16" 421/57 Individual tracks
06:00 16" 421/57 Y-cable
08:04 16" 421/57 Whirlwind IMP Combiner
09:45 16" 421/57 Plywood under & Y-cable
10:53 14" & 16" 609/421 & 421/57 A/B
14:43 U195 added between toms
17:48 U195 w/Plywood under


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