Recording Process
Drums
Studio Recording Reference — 20-Channel Capture Plan
Studio Recording Reference
Drum Mic Layout
20-Channel Capture Plan — Prepared by Endustrie
Room20x20x10 ft
Channels40 inputs
FormatMulti-track / Live
Prepared byEndustrie
02/07 — Top-Down Plan / 20x20x10 ft
Overall Room Layout
Designing the Space for Great Drum Sounds
Ceiling10 ft
Footprint20x20 ft
Back WallCurtain, centered
Total Channels13
Room Key
Drum close mics (1-6)
Cymbal mics (7-9)
Overheads (10, 11)
Room mics (12, 13)
03/07 — Side Angle / Drummer Left
Close Mic Breakdown
Drums + Cymbals / Mics 01-09
Drums
1Snare TopShure SM57
2Snare BottomShure SM57
3Tom 1 (Rack 12)Shure SM57
4Tom 2 (Floor 16)AKG D112
5Kick InsideBeta 91A
6Kick OutsideBeta 52A
Cymbals
7Hi-HatShure SM81
8Cymbal StackShure PG81
9RideShure PG81
04/07 — Front View / Kick-Facing
Overhead and Room Mics
Ambience Pair + Stereo Room / Mics 10-13
Overheads
10Overhead LeftsE Electronics sE8
11Overhead RightsE Electronics sE8
Heightapprox 7 ft
Spreadapprox 3 ft
Room Mics
12Room LeftAT-4060
13Room RightAT-4060
Distance8-10 ft from kick
05/07 — Mic to Pre to Conversion to DAW
01
Sources
40 CH / 3 Interfaces
Mac Mini / Thunderbolt
2010 iMac / Firewire
Mac Mini / Thunderbolt
2010 iMac / Firewire
Total 40 Channels
to
02
Preamp
Focusrite 8PreX 8ch
Focusrite 8Pre 8ch ADAT
Focusrite Saffire 40 8ch
Focusrite 8Pre 8ch ADAT
Focusrite Saffire 40 8ch
-18 dBFS avg gain target
to
03
Interface
Clock: 8PreX / Master
Thunderbolt + ADAT optical
24-bit / 48 kHz
Thunderbolt + ADAT optical
24-bit / 48 kHz
All interfaces locked
to
04
DAW
Logic Pro X
MPC Software
Reason 13
MPC Software
Reason 13
Auto-save + SSD mirror
06/07 — Roland TD-30 / Acoustic and MIDI Blend
Hybrid Trigger and MIDI
Roland TD-30 / Acoustic and MIDI Blend
Trigger Map
01Kick
02Snare
03Tom 1
05Tom 3
06Tom 4
Signal Path
AcousticMics to 8PreX and 8Pre to 48kHz 24-bit to Logic Pro X
MIDITriggers to TD-30 to USB to Logic Pro X
Plugin Destinations
NI Battery 4EZ DrummerReason
07/07 — Roland / USB Connected / Hybrid Performance
SPD-SX Pro Sampling Pad
Roland / USB / Hybrid Performance
Purpose
High-performance sampling pad extending the acoustic kit with a live electronic layer alongside the drums and TD-30.
Connection
USB to Logic Pro X. Audio and MIDI in one cable, no separate interface needed.
Library
32 GB internal. 1,550+ built-in samples. Custom import via USB (WAV, AIFF, MP3).
Integration
Completes the three-layer hybrid system. Acoustic mics, TD-30 MIDI, and SPD-SX Pro samples all tracked in Logic.
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