The Studio Edge – Jim Pavett: Mic Placement (TUTORIAL)

By | December 16, 2025

 

Release Year: 2014
Manufacturer: The Studio Edge
Manufacturer’s Website: www.jimpavett.com/the-studio-edge
Author: Jim Pavett
Duration: 01:39:42
Type of Material Handout: Video Lesson
Language: English

  • 1.57 GB

Description: This microphone placement course not only shows you how to place microphones, it also gives you examples of different types of microphones on each drum, allowing you to try different options from some of the best microphone companies in the business. Jim will also show you 10 different overheads and minimal microphone techniques for working with samples. Next, you’ll go through a real drum tracking session with Jim. At the end of the course, he records a rock song with 32 microphones on a kit, which can be downloaded as exercise files.
The course on microphone placement not only shows you how to place microphones, it also gives you examples of different types of microphones on each drum, allowing you to sample different options from some of the best microphone companies in the business. Jim will also show you 10 different overhead and minimal miking techniques with samples. Then Jim will walk you through a real drum tracking session methodically going though everything that needs to be setup to accomplish the task. At the end, he records a rock song with 32 microphones on the kit that you can download as exercise files.
The course is summed up with a general overview of drum mixing and effects used to get a great drum sound.
World class engineer, drummer and educator Jim Pavett presents this tutorial through the perspectives of the drummer, the engineer and the studio owner. Whether you are a drummer looking to learn more about your instrument and craft, a recording engineer looking to perfect your drum recording technique, or a studio owner trying to select the right house kit for the studio, this series delivers.

Contents :
1. Individual Elements
2. Overheads
3. Room and Non-Close Mixing
4. Players and Sound
5. The Session
6. Mixing Process

Example files: available
Video format: FLV
Video: AVC, 1024×576, 16:9, 29.970 fps
Audio: AAC, 48.0 kHz, 2 channels
Total bitrate: 676 kbps


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