Ray reached out and asked if I could mix and master the recordings and after about 2 months, we put a bow on the project last week and he uploaded the results to YouTube. The albums themselves are an esoteric thing, but the recording and software parts might have a broader interest here.
The DIY drums - yep, that's right, a homemade set - were recorded in a small bedroom, with typical paddings and a 3 mic setup into a ZOOM H8 recorder. 2 Earthworks TC30's, separated by a homemade Jecklin disk were used for overheads and a Sennheiser e902 for the kick.
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Even though the original tracks weren't recorded with MultitrackStudio, as usual, MTS made the mixing and mastering tasks so nice. No hiccups in processing 42 "songs" (150 tracks). I did use T-Racks and Izotope plugins inside MTS for specific processing. e.g. - I like the Transient section of Izotope's Neutron for its ability to control room sound. I used it to remove most of Ray's bedroom sound and replaced it with a cool Room from T-Rack's Sunset Sound Studio. MTS templates made doing that 42 times a breeze.
Check out the results - with YouTube's typical audio mutilations.
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Concepts for Solo Drum Set - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3xJBN4vu2w
Concepts for Solo Drum Set 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMizccWvRvk
Concepts for Solo Drum Set 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-fAC__-8oQ
If you're into drums, check out Ray's site. He has a ton of info on drums - commercial and DIY. Drums in his Heart - https://drumsinhisheart.weebly.com
PS - Just heard from Ray as I was about to post this. He's working on the concepts of a 4th album. It will consist of a little bit of everything percussive - from trash cans to the kitchen sink. Should be fun.