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Interviews by Lorenz Rychner Stuck in a rut? Wondering if you should make some changes in the way you record drums? Sometimes the easiest way to get new ideas is to simply ask the right person “How do you do it”? And who better to ask than an experienced drummer who has been doing this for a long time and who also records? We received a lot of photographs to go with these interviews, more than we can print; you can find them, and some audio examples to accompany this article, on our website at www.recordingmag.com, in our Resource Library under Magazine Extras > Audio and Music.

Pat Bautz
The last time I saw Pat Bautz in action was in the Boettcher Hall in Denver, home of the Colorado Symphony. Pat was not just the drummer but also the musical director for the veteran group Three Dog Night (yep, still going strong, www.threedognight.com). The symphony orchestra was being conducted by Larry Baird, who took the cues and tempos from Pat, who played largely to a click. He blew me away—it doesn’t get any better than this. Pat also provides a drums-forhire long-distance service, as well as doing mixes and other services (www.realdrumstudio.com), and writes articles for Recording, most recently in November 2011.

PHOTO COURTESY PAT BAUTZ

What kits do you use? Pat Bautz: I use several different kits. I really love my vintage WFL kit. The 24" kick sounds nice and “fat”, with just the right amount of “attack” from the beater. The original WFL snare is 14" x 6.5" and has this wonderful ability to sound great in any situation—of course, depending on how you hit it. 13" and 16" toms have many different sounds depending on what drum head you have on them. I also have a Pearl MXL maple kit and a Yamaha recording kit. How do you mike your drums? Inside the kick: AKG D112 and Shure SM52 Beta; outside the kick: a 10" speaker. On snare: Shure SM57 top and bottom. Hihat mics: Shure KSM109 or AKG C 430. On the toms: Sennheiser MD 421 or e604 or Shure SM57 mic. Overheads: AKG C 414s or Shure KSM32; room mics: Neumann U 47 mono, Neumann U 87 (pair). What about placement and the room? My drum room is approximately 17' x 12'. The drums are located at one end of the room facing the long dimension. I keep the area around the drumkit somewhat dead with absorptive materials. The opposite end of the room is treated with bass traps and left more live. The mic in the kick is placed about 5" inside the drum from the front head, pointing at the beater; the sub speaker is placed about 1" from the outside head, off center. Snare mics are about 2 to 3" from the top and bottom of the snare; tom mics are about 2 to 3" from the head and pointed towards the center of the drum. Overheads are 4 to 5' above the kit and in an ORTF pattern; room mic positions are variable depending on the project.

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Contents
Talkback
Fast Forward
2011 AES Convention Report
“How I Like To Record My Drums”
Neumann KH 120 A Monitors
Mojave Audio MA-300 Multi-Pattern Tube Condenser Microphone
Recording Drums—Then and Now
Recording Fundamentals. Chapter 1: What Is Good?
Drumming and Drummers and Mics—Oh My!
Mixing Live Drum Tracks
Arturia Analog Experience: The Laboratory 49
Readers’ Tapes
Advertiser Index
iOS Music Tools: Analog Synthesis on iOS
2011 Annual Index
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