How to Get Fat & Slamming Drum Sounds - Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro

[@sweedie1692]

Seriously, you are like the only producer-tutorialist on KZbin who actually gives good advice and methods, get to the point quickly and is thorough

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow!! Thanks ever so much! I’m so god to be able to help

[@manulovesyoumadly]

2:18 KICK phase align 5:20 Reverb (Kick Out) 5:40 SNARE align with overheads 9:30 OVERHEADS low cut mono Overhead HIHAT align with overheads TOMS gate align with overheads low cut boost 80 14:34 SAMPLES Kick 15:25 align eq transient designer 17:25 SAMPLES Snare align sample is matched in pitch 19:48 ROOM MICS low cut 21:23 High Room Mics lo-fi (slightly) gain staging (plugin to plugin) 24:29 SNARE BUS EQ Reverb Dynamics KICK VERB

[@rudolfbaethge282]

It's been many years and I still come back to this video. 2015 -->2021. GREAT!

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Thanks ever so much!!

[@GuitarlordJohnBurton]

I've watched so many of these videos now that I told my 60 year old father who's from Texas today that I hope he is doing marvelously well. He did not know how to take it. Cheers!

[@Kaotonix]

I absolutely love when you summarize at the end, pointing out the most important points. Thank you for the knowledge you have put into this world.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +KaotonixMusic Fantastic! So glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren

[@dpinskey]

Oh my… I’ve got to get in the habit of checking my overheads to make sure they’re in phase with kick, snare AND TOMS in the tracks. At least I measure them off equally to the snare when putting them up. And yes, I drag tracks around to put them in phase. Never had issues with that so far. Thanks Warren for yet more very informative pearls of knowledge and wisdom. 🙏

[@JuanMTossi]

Hey Warren, Juan Manuel from Argentina here. I just wanted to thank you a lot for all of these vids; have been watching for a while now (and subscribed), and I just love the tips and tricks you share. Living in places that are kind of behind in terms of posibilities, ppl can still learn how its done, and use what they've in hand to achieve pretty cool results never the less. I really hope some day we can meet to work and chat, while having a beer, lol...Cheers!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Jota Eme Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! So glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@tysonkingreymusic5188]

Wow, Warren. I've been following this step-by-step, haven't even gotten to the room mics, and I'm hearing a remarkable difference. Thank you for sharing this and for saving me some money too. I was about to buy a phase correction plug-in, but you've reminded me that it's simply a matter of time. I appreciate you, sir!

[@noreaction1]

I'm salivating over these drums, truly a luxury for me to have this kind of thing to work with. Put the raw tracks up for download on your next mix competition! My workaround for extra wide drums (instead of those room mics) is sending to a separate left and right short verb, and a separate left and right long verb. 4 sends total

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi noreaction thanks for the great tip!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@maurocappabianca6901]

One of the most usefull videos about drums mixing, and clarifying things which are really messy out in the internet (such as phase and polarity and gain staging)! Thank you so much for this 30-minute inspirational lesson! Really loved it!

[@Deanthemachine1983]

Your producing/mixing videos are the best on youtube. Bottom line. Thank you for the drum samples!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Dean Giroir Great!! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@JohnRegansReviewsTutorialsMore]

I didn't appreciate your teachings as much when I was a beginner, but as I go on I've realized what a wealth of knowledge you provide. All that to say, "Beginners: Don't sleep on Warren's teachings".

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much John!!

[@samkonstan5254]

Beginners, you’ll suffer if you don’t take johns advice. Consider yourself Warren-ed

[@DadRockAndGuitars]

I used this time adjusting method for the first time on a drum recording from this weekend. This really made the hits and stereo image much cleaner/detailed and drums just hit better. Kind of like taking a blanket off the tracks. Thanks for this great tip! Awesome as always Warren!

[@ImRichardShepherd]

Warren, thank you for this video! It took me a few watches to get it through my skull but you basically saved a 10 year old session i thought lost. You are deeply appreciated for your efforts and contribution! Long time fan! 👍

[@jakejasonread980]

This video was a real eye opener Warren, you've definitely reminded me that with some really simple pre-production and attention to the little details I don't have to throw lots of plugins into my session. I'll be taking almost everything from this video into my next session. Thanks! Jake (London, UK)

[@SpyrosTheodoratos]

Two teachers loved from KZbin... Mike Browne on photography ( an also great English guy) and Warren Huart on sound! Thanks a lot both of you... You have the ability to open my mind up! Thank you again. God bless you!

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Thanks ever so much

[@drumminkiger]

Great Video Warren! I haven't been using time delay to dial in my phase on drums, just phase reversal buttons, this lesson really showed me what a powerful tool that can be. Thanks again so much for doing these and helping us all grow!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Christopher Kiger Wow!! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@periloustemple8290]

Wow. Phase - and minding those clippy plug-in's. Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[@hotjamsm07]

Yes, you look younger! Oh, wait, this was recorded nearly 4 years ago. In dog years that would be 28 years ago. Wow! Great video as usual!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hahaha thanks ever so much

[@louisbentley4046]

Enjoyed watching this. Have been aligning more drum tracks before watching this but I was never sure how to choose and blend appropriate drum samples with the original sounds from the kit. This has given me some great ideas to try out. The use of the HP filter was also something I'll be using.

[@HenningUhle]

Mixing is hard work, a real craft and also a science in itself. I started playing music again after a break of about 20 years. I'm more into electronic music. But I think I can learn a lot from your videos, too. I saw on your website that actually all DAW software solutions do similar things. And all of them also have plugins that you might want to add. Let's see if the same is true for a software called Cakewalk by BandLab. At the moment I can't find my way through it. But there are tutorials for that as well. What would we amateur musicians be without you experts? Thanks for putting so much work into your videos and providing so much knowledge for free.

[@chayansenshred]

Great videos.Amazingly simple yet effective.I already used the vocal thickening trick in a live scenario.It worked like charm.Thanks to Warren,produce like a pro and everyone associated with this project.Love and best wishes from India.

[@paulrhodesquinn]

This is truly game-changing advice! I used to just align by moving the waveforms but Time Adjuster is so simple and flexible to use. Literally just used this on a mix to get the kicks, snare and overheads aligned and the differerence is spectacular. Thanks so much Warren!

[@darlawkopx]

I like your tutorials . Very clear and professional ..you look so young and smart too..

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha thanks Eric! That’s a few years ago, I’m not quite so young these days! Haha

[@BUDhughen]

These tutorials are the best I've seen in you tube!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Buddy Hughen Aw shucks! Thanks very much, I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren

[@SergioLednev]

Warren, thank you for sharing your experience. Your videos are very necessary and they help to achieve better results. Thank you!

[@VasilisKoskinas]

Thank you so much Warren with each video we learn something new.Whould Auto Align do a proper phase/time align correction on a live kit?Aligning everything for example on the L OH(toms depens on which side of the kit they are,also sd bottom on the sd top and kd out on the kd in).What about the room mics?Is it better to leave them alone?

[@andicerocks]

Really great tips here Warren. I have to say with the amount of DSP available to me in my current setup time adjuster would not be my go to just to save DSP I move the audio to adjust phase if I find an issue.

[@obakengglory559]

Hey Warren. Thanks so much for the videos you make. I've particularly been having a problem with thin sounding drums and end up having to over-compensate with a ton of samples. Never really thought to correct phase. But I really appreciate how you bring those samples in. I learnt a lot in this video. Thanks so much! 👍🏽👍🏽

[@HarlockG]

Thank you so much for your generosity. Love all your videos. Awesome topic, I've been working lately trying to improve my drums sounds, so this lesson fits perfectly!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi HarlockGlitch Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Glad to be able to help! Great timing! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@rickyred001]

Keep up the great work Warren, you're doing marvelously well !

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Richard James Thanks very much!! Happy New Year! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@boxabeatrecordings6309]

Hi Warren, thanks a lot for the time you spend teaching us and passing on your experience. I'm a drummer myself and when you were talking about drum replacement with Melodyne, I wondered if you ever compared it with Drumagog. I can do a lot to my drum recordings with my Logic Pro 9 software but the nuances you bring into your own recordings are so refined they beat my results by far. I decided to take it a step further myself and wondered if Drumagog is known to you and/or your community before purchasing it.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Patrick Peeters Great stuff! I don;t personally use Drumagog but I know Michael Brauer does and gets great results! Happy New Year! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@LaminarSound]

Awesome video Warren! I have always just nudged my tracks around, but if you're not careful you can get things out of whack... I really like the idea of using the time adjuster instead. Thanks for giving so much value on this channel man!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Sean Hebert Agreed 100%! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@lieuweferwerda4169]

Great video Warren. I've been to a school to learn recording, mixing and mastering. Have learned more from you the past two weeks then i have learned there in 4 years. You clearly have a lot of passion! Keep up the good work

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Lieuwe Ferwerda Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! So glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@Lakolyn]

Amazing !! Now I know where the body from my snare drum was hiding... it all makes so much sense now... Thank you so much for your generosity !!! Cheers ^^

[@Lakolyn]

...and yeah... your hair looks great ^^

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Lakolyn Artist I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Lakolyn Artist Glad you dig the hair! Haha Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren

[@sp0rtbilly77]

There is some much great info in your videos. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Really appreciate the time you are putting into the vids.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi sp0rtbilly77 Aw shuck so glad to be to help! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@jackpaice]

both the phase relation on the snare and OHs, and the in-between plug-ins signal control are things I obsess over and control thoroughly. great video

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +jackpaice Wow thanks!! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@bunkeraudiopanama792]

Great video indeed! Phase is one of the first and most important things a lot of people forget to analyze from drums to instruments to complex multi mic recordings. Good thing to keep in mind is if you have intentional phasing difference depending on what you are looking fore. Example, overheads and room mics with phase to give more room or a simple acoustic with L-C-R slightly off. Relative phase is what you would correct to give that awesome tight punch yet recording with a correct absolute phase will keep the punch AND open up the stereo field some more. Mic distance and placement is key though. You can research on the different techniques and if you have exotic mic placements like most of us that like to experiment, you can always check by recording some tracks first to analyze if any phase issues.

[@absentrecordings7605]

I know it's been asked a few times but I have a two fold question. A) why use time adjuster when you can just nudge? Doesn't that add unnecessary cpu power? Also, B) Why would you delay the snare to the overheads instead of bringing the overheads to the snare? I know it's subtle but your way would bring the snare behind the beat and cause everything on the grid to have to be delayed... I could be confused though. Your videos are great btw. You're very good at what you do and you're a great teacher. I'm truly having a marvelous time here.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Jon, great questions! A) really uses such a small amount of processing and I like to keep the files where I recorded them. B) I delay the snare a nano second to the overheads which give us an accurate representation of the kit. Every mic is hearing the snare later and later, such as the rooms overheads etc. I hope that helps? Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren

[@absentrecordings7605]

I hear you! Thanks for the response! Great channel!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Jon, thanks very much!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren

[@room1recording]

Hi Warren, great video. With the Oh's placed at that distance you use 46.5" I think. What would be the typical delay time on the snare top in ms? Thanks

[@CarcPazu]

Again, another great tutorial. I'm currently recording drums, this video will be very useful to me in a very near future! Thank you very much!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +CarcPazu Great! Glad to be able to help! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@thophan6370]

Is their a video where you go over frequency levels and db's? And what are some tips and tricks you know how to use them to the fullest potential. btw very helpful videos I appreciate them so much.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Tho Phan Thanks for the great question!! I do talk frequencies and levels in many videos, but there isn't one place because of the multiple instruments I talk about. Please check out as many videos as you can and please leave any questions you ma have and I will try my best to answer them! Have a marvelous time recording! Warren

[@VerticalMixStudios]

I love your videos! Great stuff that's foundational, fun, and moves beyond basics to help folks really dig in and build their knowledge and craft. If I can ever help in Las Vegas it'd be great to put my studios to some real work.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +VerticalMixStudios Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@LB-pp7pu]

Fantastic video, thank you very much Warren. Greetings from Italy!

[@HasseC]

I don't have words. You're the best!! I'm so thankful for every piece of brilliance you share on your channel. Just GREAT!! Thank you, Warren. :-)

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Hasse Carlsson Aw shucks!! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@milracing73]

Love your videos. I'm not even recording yet and I find them fascinating and useful. I have a general idea of what 'flamming' is but you might be entertained to know that the first result returned when I googled it was quite unexpected. Thanks!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +seth miller Haha I just googled that!! Yuck! Thanks very much I really appreciate your comment! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@Daktah]

coming from a completely different field, it is still very enlighting to watch your tutorials. Great work!

[@Producelikeapro]

HI +daktah gone Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Glad you are enjoying the videos! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@zakkjohnson9325]

Warren nailed on this... Whatever he says can be taken as the gospel, because he has facts to back it up with EVERYTIME

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Zakk Johnson Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! There is SO much yet still to be learnt! I looking forward to learning from everyone here as well! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@zakkjohnson9325]

+Produce Like A Pro Do you ever work in a top down method on drums after you get the polarity as good as you can? Such as getting a unprocessed drum balance, then trying to make them as great as you can on the buss and then doing little fine tuning on individual tracks... That way you are hearing everything in context with eachother... Just a question I have since I've seen some of my favorite engineers work like this

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Zakk Johnson GREAT Question!! Yes that's exactly how I work! The video was kind of a reverse engineering explanation, yes I balance the live kit then gently add EQ and compression until it feels great! I am only soloing to illustrate, I don't solo that much I try to listen to everything as a whole. Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@TheBDD65]

Tremendous tips! Went through and time-aligned the drums to the OHs on a recent competition mix and it made a HUGE difference! I had been a 'flip the polarity' button guy, but paying attention to detail on the time alignment pays off so much MORE!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Brian Decker Fantastic!! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@ModernsamplesOfficial]

These are some great drum tips Warren, thanks for sharing!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Modern Samples (Drum Samples) Aw shucks!! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@dannychristie5628]

marvelously good video Warren, really enjoyed this video. Wish I had known the Beat detective tricks years ago... Can't wait to go back and tweak some projects I have on right now. Thanks! Keep on Recording!

[@CarlosRochaMusic]

My words cannot express enough good things about your videos, very gratefull! Quick question: ¿What considerations would you take for deciding to use large or small diaphragm mics for O.H.?

[@TNStutorials]

I rarely put reverb on kicks, your method sounds like something I could try, thanks Warren!

[@nicktoebbe]

What's a fellow gotta do to get his hands on that 'bootstraps' kick sample!? That is the kick tone I have been hearing in my head for ages.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Nick Toebbe Haha I recorded that Kick at my old studio and now I use it on nearly every song!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@IronDugi]

Hey Warren, thank you so much for this marvellous tutorial! (3 years later). I was wondering if you have any suggestions for mixing with a single overhead. Many cheers and thanks!

[@jackpaice]

by the way, this channel is fantastic. cant say enough good things about your approach

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +jackpaice Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@lektrix3974]

Absolutely love your tutorials Warren, thank you for making them! Would you be alright with adding the little circle around the mouse pointer to make it a bit easier to follow it's position, as sometimes I lose where you're pointing with the mouse. Of course, don't worry if it distracts you (your concentration is a lot more important!), but if it's the same for you, it would make following your mouse movements and clicks slightly easier! Have a marvellous day from the UK!

[@eloann]

Useful stuff especially on the phase alignment - just fixed that on my first proper mix and it does help. I'll leave samples for another lifetime - 8 mics is plenty to start with.

[@Racingheartrecords]

You offer so much great information in this video. Thank you!

[@lewisknudsen1]

These videos are so helpful and reliable, thank you so much

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Lewis Knudsen Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@gard-olavskatvedt9838]

Should I align snare, toms and kicks to the overheads. Treating the overheads as the center of the mix? Wondering because I once was told to align to the track that shows wave forms first. Since that is the track that replicate the feel of the drummer best? I don't know.

[@tomogh311]

That raw drum sound sounds fantastic mate!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Thomas Hennessey Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@drewjames1276]

The first line in the "Up next" section read "How to Get Fat & Slamming" and so I clicked... marvelous vid as always! Thanks for the insight!

[@BUDhughen]

I think a vid on different approaches to mix buss chain would be helpful! Love the videos

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Buddy Hughen Yes great idea!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren

[@panheadchords3193]

Thank you so much for your video Warren! It helps a lot of people around here ! got a question : do you have any vids about parallel compression on drums? Greetings from France!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Panhead Chords Great question!! I will definitely being doing a video on that asap! Have a marvelous time recording! Many thanks Warren

[@Top_TraxProductions]

Great sharing on drum sound balancing.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@Gr8tfulDude]

Quite possibly the Holy Grail of Produce Like a Pro files! " Blew me head off completely!" Thanks man.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Gr8tfulDude Aw shucks!! Wow!! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@DoTheDaringDew]

Hello Warren! Could you pretty please help me with a little something? What if you're in my kind of position where I, too, use Addictive Drums (it's amazing!), but I don't have an actual drum set to record live drums? Basically, I have two quick questions: 1. How do you feel about being in my position where samples like Addictive Drums or whatever else are all you've got? 2. Do you have any tips/tricks that could help those of us in that specific boat? Thanks in advance and keep up the splendid videos! ~ Dewie

[@AxelTegnered]

This is just a phenomenal channel! Many thanks!

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Thank you ever so much Axel!!

[@musicsavestheworld1383]

Great video, any tips for a siuation when you don't have individual drum tracks but instead, just have the output from an electronic drumkit.. Would compression and cutting unwanted EQ's be any good.. can you offer some quick tips. BTW great channel.

[@dwaynewyatt3836]

Hey warren! Loved this video. I learned a lot! I have definitely not been checking the phase relationships on drums and have been been less than satisfied with my drum sounds and when I did this my drum sounds came alive!!! SUPER helpful!!!! Thank you for that! Do you do any parallel compression on drums ever? Obviously your drum sound is insanely fat and punchy already but was curious about your take on how you might approach parallel compression and what kind of things you might put on your drum bus??!!! Compression, eq, etc. to make it that much more punchy? Thanks again for these videos! I'm addicted to them! Haha :)

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Dwayne Wyatt Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Yes!! That's so great t hear that this helped! I'm very happy and so glad to be able to give back all the wonderful info I've learnt over the years! I will do Parallel compression very often, my next stage would be to start mixing other instruments in and then seeing what more energy I need to bring to the drums. I hope that helps? Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@DesperadoStudios]

Hi Warren! Regarding digital gain structure: it is only possible to clip plugins if you are working in fixed point, most DAW's and plugins these days are using floating point mantissa, which means that they wont clip internally. It is possible to clip within a floating point DAW if you are using fixed point plugins or if you are using fixed point audio files. That means that as long as you remain in floating point across the board you won't have to worry about digital clipping until you go down to the destination format, at the final stage of mastering. Your recommendation in the video is still valid though, because even if you work in floating point you still have to maintain good gain staging when you're using gain sensitive plugins. e.g. Plugins that emulate hardware are usually calibrated like their hardware counterparts, viz. they have an optimal working sweet spot and are not designed to receive a hot signal. Thanks for the video, have a marvelous time making more! :-) -Sören

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +DesperadoStudios Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! I really appreciate your insight! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@APaclin]

Exactly, no matter how hard I tryed in Logic to make a super loud output on one plugin, if the following plugin's output compensates by having a low output they won't clip.

[@Rohme.33]

Invaluable advice on avoiding distortion with plugins! The truth seems obvious once you hear it. :)

[@ckjjclan]

OMG!! At 20:20 you drop in the room mics and its like Jon Bonham showed up!!! Wow, it totally fattened it up...

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi ckjjclan Thanks very much! Yes the rooms sound amazing!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@GabrielMarquesMusic]

Hey Warren I usually don't comment videos on youtube but I have to say that I really appreciate your videos. It's helping me with my mixes and my productions. I just want to ask you a simple question (maybe a dumb one, dont know): Instead of using the TimeAdjuster, can't you just edit the audio clips and move them back or forwards? Isn't it the same thing ? Thank you a lot

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Gabriel Marques Wow! So glad to be able to help! I personally like to keep the files where I recorded them, but whatever works for you is good, just make sure you duplicate the tracks so you have a playlist that's unedited! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@NickReitman]

Thank you for the video Warren. Drums sound great. But I have to say, you opened my eyes to a problem i've been having with my mixdowns for a long time, and that is the fact that I am getting this weird distortion through my plugins. Do you think you could elaborate on the trim plugins, when to know how to use them and correctly, and where in the chain its appropriate? Even with my output level having a solid amount of headroom, after masters, I still get noise that sounds like clipping. I think this will be a good solution to that problem!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Nick Reitman Thanks for the great comment and question! I springily believe in making sure you're not clipping from one plugin to another, so you might have to use a trim on a plug in that doesn't have an output adjustment on it before going into another plugin. Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@capturelightmedia]

I'm curious, why do you chose to move the snare top forward to match the overheads, as opposed to moving the overheads back to match the snare top? Isn't the snare top technically more "on the beat" than the overheads, being that it's a closer mic?

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Jared Pennock Great question! I'm moving the snare back to the overheads. I'm logically moving the snare back as every other mic is behind it. If I moved the Ohds forward I would then want to move all the other mics forward as well. If it has the effect of laying the snare back a millionth of a second I will take that as a bonus! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@alexanderbrown3519]

Flat is better than sharp; late is better than early

[@TADGH]

I learned a lot from these comments. Thanks guys x

[@banigrisson]

INO, what the other musicians hear (in timing, I mean) is actually closer to the OH's than the close mics. Sound takes some time to travel, so if you want an accurate representation of the organic groove a band has, you should guide the drums' timing by a microphone roughly the same distance as the other band members. In this case the OH's are closer to that ideal distance than the close mics...

[@goatsurgeon]

I'm curious. Please do continue! And let me know if my song is fat and slammy, will ya?

[@Vearus08]

I'm currently studying a diploma in sound production, and one of our assignments is to create a piece of music using only a single cycle of a 1k sine wave. and using that single cycle to create a whole band with various tracks/plugins etc. i'd love to see what you could come up with! give it a go! cheers

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Vearus08 Haha interesting! Well seeing as you only have one single tone the only music you'll be able to create is rhythmically based! So is it a percussion based exercise? Or are you able to manipulate the pitch using pitch plugins? Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@Vearus08]

+Produce Like A Pro Pitch manipulation is acceptable , it's just the starting out wave is 1k , what i found amazing was stacking up several and having talk box's do different vowels for harmonies and using lots of long relay, varispeed, and lo-fi plugins to extend the sound and make it larger for a 'kick' - esque sound. I reckon it'd be great for viewers to try too, to see the full extent of their plugins/DAW.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Vearus08 wow that sounds amazing! How did the track end up sounding? Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@TimAdamsMusic]

another great video man... are there any tricks you do when recording acoustic guitar? i started using the stuff you do with the elec guitar and it has been great, but was wondering if there is stuff similar when recording acoustics...keep up the good work bro!!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Tim Adams Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Did you get a chance to check out my recording Acoustic guitar video? Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@FreddysFrets]

Another great video! I've been on your channel all day....subscibed! Those room mics sound insanely good.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +FreddysFrets Great!! Glad you like the sound of them!! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@RiotHomeRecording]

Hello warren thanks for the video! Does the Time adjuster plug in come with protools? Can you someday do an in depth video on how to properly use this tool? Thank you sooo much for all that you do.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Steve Antoniazzi Yes it's avail;able for free in Pro Tools. Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@poopdrums]

Warren, you really should try Waves In-Phase Plugin. Lining up phase takes half the time as any other way I’ve seen. Including time adjuster. I’m sure if you tried it, you’d never look back. As a drummer, I mix live drums on every track I mix. It saves me 40% of the time any other approach took me. Demo it for 30 seconds, and you’ll probably never use Time Adjuster again. It’s gotten to the point where I don’t measure any room or overhead at all anymore.

[@JucaNeryGuitar]

Hi Warren, what do you use for drum replacement? Do you do it manually? Thanks. Great video as always :) Cheers

[@bunkeraudiopanama792]

Avid has a plugin called Sound Replacer and there's always WaveMachine's Drumagog, two very good sound replacers in my opinion.

[@DamianUrquidi]

Dude, these videos are great!!! I've learned so much from you! Thank you very much!!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi DamianUrquidi Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@NedRush]

Great vid.

[@colindrakemusictactics9919]

Really enjoyed this video and the United drum set up videos. Use of Time Adjuster is a revelation; I usually slip OH and Room to the Bass Batter mic but will give time adjuster a go. Quick question, apologies if inane; your plugins are lighting red individually when internally clipping - is there a Protools setting to get them to behave that way? Does it make a difference whether you're running RTAS, AAX, or TDM versions of the plugins?Many thanks for the insight; I think your ears are spot on! Colin

[@hersheybell8444]

Warren - terrific and timeless video. QUESTION: I'm just starting to add samples to my drum tracks (kick and snare) - and I'm not really clear about how to do it. I have a single kick for example, and I ended up copying it and placing it in time with each kick hit. Is this how it's down, or is there an easier way? Thanks. (Student of Joe Gilder, by the way!)

[@marcellduchamp]

I'm not sure why your channel popped up in my feed, but it did. I'm pretty lo-fi (on purpose) and don't have much in terms of recording gear, but I used to and I've spent enough time with friends in various sized studios recording my music and friends' music through out the years to have seen (heard) quite a bit of practical production on many different levels of sophistication.. including light rail studios in San Francisco, which is home to the guys that originally demo' my band on a tascam 8 track r2r in the 1990s (don't remember the console) - let's just say they have up' their game in this millennium to include some pretty hefty names. but ya know ... I think I learned more from this video than anything else I've checked out in years. maybe because I'm tracking a lot of my own drumming and being the engineer and performer kinda makes things daunting at times. especially with limited gear and space (I can't afford my friend's studio anymore. lol). I have lots more to watch !!

[@thejigantics2641]

Good stuff thank you. Drum dynamics within a track are rarely spoken about or used. In my opinion sometimes a minor level reduction in the verse even in a rock song can make a subtle but important difference. Works live too

[@plummetplum]

Great video Warren. I notived you didn't use any eq to adjust the kick or snare in isolation as most engineers would. Was there a reason for that or was that because you were relying on your samples for that? Also when you have two snares or two kicks do you EQ them as pairs or individually. Thanks

[@thecrashharder01]

Amazing video. You're really doing a great job with content. Thanks for helping all of us try to find our way!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi thecrashharder01 Aw shucks! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@thebhoydave]

Definite thumbs up on the phase & "unity gain" advice. What about the low mid "bulb"? 600 > 800hz in your kit sound will be a problem moving forward.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +thebhoydave Thanks for your comment! I haven't had any issues with that blend, check out the How To Arrange Series using this particular blend. The way others are mixed around it obviously have a huge effect on it. Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@InnerCitySlickersTV]

Hey Warren, do you ever have a problem with latency and if so what are your remedies? Thanks MM

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +InnerCitySlickersTV Great question! I don't unless I'm using my 2i2 and then I input monitor only to get around it. Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren

[@merrittjacob5454]

love this channel. why do you time delay things to the right rather than bring them to the left/earlier? thanks again!

[@rickcampbell296]

Awesome stuff I didn't know Warren thank you.

[@ryrodrums6727]

Great instruction! Thank you

[@DeanoRoarDino]

Amazing channel and videos, watched most of them already, so thank you for doing this kind of stuff, really inspiring. I was wondering, when you want to get that bigger than life distorted drums, what channel will you be sending out to the Aux channels, and what processing will you putting on the Aux channel? I also found that sometimes putting an amp simulator on the Hi Hat can get it down an octave and make sound heavy and take some of its shine.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Snorelf Roar Deano Great tip! I like the LoFi plug in, it's great for trashing things lightly!! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@mikesparks3398]

Can anyone get the samples you used on this? They sound great even 9 years later!!!

[@dobby240]

You've obviously been in America a long time. But Your accent is not gone and your dry British humour is still fantastic. Hi from Dorset. Also the hairs just fine.

[@drumtracksdirect]

Maybe in another two decades Warren will finally start to get into Glenn Hughes/Terry Brown territory!

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha thanks dobby240!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@drumtracksdirect maybe? Typically o travel to the UK many times a year, when we don’t have a pandemic of course!

[@drumtracksdirect]

@@Producelikeapro Don't ever replace those cricket balls on your desk with baseballs!

[@AurelShen]

Hi Warren ;) Thks for your vids, I am a (close to be) young sound engineer from France and I love your videos. Just a question : why do you choose to use a plug to match phases instead of moving the region ?

[@juanpablopais4251]

GREAT work as always!