Drum Recording Philosophy with Benny Greb and Ronan Chris Murphy

This month, Benny Greb who is one of the best drummers and creative thinkers of the modern age is on the cover of Modern Drummer. I recorded with him a couple weeks ago at Prosdocimi Recording in North Italy. After the session I set up cameras to do a short video about the gear we used, but it turned into an in depth discussion about drum recording philosophy from a technical and creative perspective. One of the most interesting videos I have ever made.

If you like this you should definitely pick up has awesome new DVD, The art and science of groove and check him out in the new issue of Modern Drummer
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In this video Ronan Chris Murphy gives advice on how easy it can be to put strings on your productions and his favorite miking techniques to give you the most flexibly in your pop, rock, jazz, funk, punk…… mix

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Presenting a re-match of the IsoAcoustics Stands vs The BBQ Bible, and I test the IsoAcoustics Modular Aluminum System to see how it works with our 300 pound a piece mastering speakers. After a previous test of the ISO-L8R155 where the results ranged from awesome to not so awesome, Ronan Chris Murphy gives the stands another go with the new studio set up.

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The most valuable software in my studio in not pro tools or my favorite EQ plugin. It is Carbon Copy Cloner. Sound crazy? Watch the video to find out why I think so.

Before anyone asks, I have no relationship with the people that make Carbon Copy Cloner. Another good program to do with is Super Duper, but I prefer the feature set in Carbon Copy Cloner.

If you are looking for some extra reading, I am featured in an in depth interview with the folks at the Plugin Alliance. Read it here

One of the most common questions I get about compression and EQ: Should you compress before or after EQ.

We have all dealt with that feeling when we are crazy about our productions when we first start them, but then we fall a little less in love with them. If you are dealing with that, this video might help.

We still have a couple spots left in our April 6-day Recording Boot in Los Angeles

The Bonham Drum Sound ?

While we would all love to be able to record John Bonham in a big room with nice room mics to get that “John Bonham drum sound,” the reality is we have the drummer we have, often recorded in a small room with only close mics. In a new video I show you some tricks you can easily do with plug-ins to help get your tracks closer to that classic sound.

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May 18-20, 2015 **

**Students in the Level 2 Recording Boot Camp must have completed the Six Day Recording Boot Camp.

*The Italian Boot Camps include homemade Italian lunches at the villa and several evening excursions around the Veneto (North Italy)

First off, the NAMM show is coming to Southern California this week. This is usually a great time to connect with a lot of you. Unfortunately I am out of town for a family emergency and will not be attending this year. I hope we can catch up soon.

In this new video I explain why vocal booths suck and why I am tearing mine out of the studio. If you dig it, please share it with your friends.

Thanks

Ronan

If you want to hear how the vocals in this photo turned out, check Rick Reed out >>>>

Happy New Year!

2015 is going to see some big changes for Recording Boot Camp. We are expanding the program and making some big changes to how we present the material. I can not tell you the details yet (hint, it is going to get more intense, more in depth), but one thing that is going to happen is a price change to the six day Recording Boot Camp.

We have not raised the tuition since I started the program in 2003, but because of some of the staffing and class size issues with the new plans, it looks like the price is going to have to go up, probably by about 50%, so we are letting people know there are only a couple opportunities left to attend at the old prices and one opportunity at a super discount.

We have some space left in next months 6 day program (January 27- February 1 2015), and anyone that signs up can attend for $750, a savings of $350 off the current registration price.

After that we will probably do one more six day program in Los Angeles and are hoping to do another one in Europe, probably Italy, before we introduce the new course and the higher prices.

If you wonder what people think of our current program check out these student quotes. http://recordingbootcamp.com/about/student-quotes/

Thanks
Ronan