Ask most players and they’ll say that you need to have a mic port if you’re going to be playing live, especially if the drums are going to be mic’d up. It makes sense, right? How are you going to get all of that punchy, beefy kick tone if you can’t stick a mic through a port in the reso head? Well, you don’t NEED a mic port to get those sounds and you don’t even need a mic inside the bass drum to make it work.

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PRODUCTION PARTNERS:
GIK Acoustics (sonic treatment): https://sladl.ink/GIK
AKG Audio (microphones): https://sladl.ink/AKG
Evans Drumheads: https://sladl.ink/EvansDrumheads
ProMark Drumsticks: https://sladl.ink/ProMarkDrumsticks

Signal chain:
Mics Focusrite Clarett 8Pre USB & OctoPre MacPro w/Pro Tools 2022.5
Recorded at 48kHz / 24bit
Overheads: (Matched Pair in Glyn Johns Cardioid) AKG C314 https://sladl.ink/C314Pair
Snare, Toms: AKG C518M https://sladl.ink/C518M
Kick Drum: AKG D12vr https://sladl.ink/AKGD12VR
No EQ or compression in use with drum demos unless otherwise noted

Acoustic Treatment:
GIK 242 Acoustic Panels: https://sladl.ink/GIK242
GIK 4A Alpha Pro Series Diffusor/Absorber: https://sladl.ink/GIK4aAlphaPro
GIK Evolution PolyFusor Combination Sound Diffuser/Absorber: https://sladl.ink/GIKEvolutionPolyFusor
GIK TriTrap Corner Bass Trap: https://sladl.ink/GIKTriTrap

Drums:
Pearl Masters Maple Custom Extra w/Ludwig 70’s LM400 Supraphonic

Cymbals:
22” Jesse Simpson clone of old Zildjian A, 15" Zildjian “Fat Hat” Prototype Hihats

Drumheads:
Snare: Evans UV1 / Snare Side 300
Toms: Evans G1 & G12 Coated / G1 Clear
Kick Drum: Evans UV EMAD / EQ3 Coated White Reso + UV EQ4 w/o port

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Production & Consulting: Ben O'Brien Smith @ Cadence Independent Media

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