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Sonic Reality Ocean Way Drums Gold Edition [11 DVD][VST/DXi/RTAS/AU/HYBRID] Discrete Recording/Mixing Technique Audiophile gurus, Allen Sides and Steven Miller developed a unique, discrete multi microphone recording and mixing technique. Utilizing up to 13 separate mono and stereo sound sources per instrument (including 3 sets of stereo room mics), this technique captures the sound of each instrument with startling audiophile clarity and enables the end user to independently adjust each drum and cymbal within the kit from tight and dry, all the way to wide and ambient. Microphones Kick AKG® D12, AKG D112, Neumann® U47 Fet Snare Top AKG® C12A, Shure® SM 57 (custom) Snare Bottom Sony® 55P Hi Hat Sony® 55P Toms AKG® C12A Overheads AKG® C12 Rooms Telefunken® U47, Neumann® M50, Telefunken® Elam 251, Neumann® KM 54 Recording Console All audio was recorded through Studio B's custom, one-of-a-kind console, considered to be the most astonishingly clear board in existence. Very little eq or compression was used, but when it was, highly modified classic gear from Neve®, API®, Ueri®, Fairchild® was utilized. Palisade software risk. Natural Room Acoustics The drums were placed in the rear right corner of historic Studio B, considered by most producers and engineers to be the 'sweet spot' with the most low end punch. Because the wonderful acoustics, each instrument was able to be recorded at the optimal distance and angle and with the microphones that best captured the full frequency and dynamic range of that instrument. The multiple sets of stereo room mics picked up the room's natural ambience at various distances from the drums.

Each separate room source presents its own unique sonic color, and when the various room sources are blended together, they present unlimited tonal options. Mix Presets Allen Sides and Steven Miller created 6 'mix presets' per drum kit to instantly provide killer sounding, record quality mixes. Presets can be instantly changed either as an entire set, or, individually per instrument within a drum set. There are 6 separate pre sets for both the mono snare drum (57) and the stereo snare drum (C12A).

Mix Flexibility Beyond the pre sets, adjustments can easily be made and saved to all of the individual sound sources within EACH instrument of EVERY drum kit. This, along with control of pitch, pan, envelope, velocity and balance of the stereo submasters, gives users total control of the mix and provides unlimited possibilities. Drum Replacement Triggering Ocean Way Drums from existing audio is best accomplished in conjunction with Wave Machine Labs' Drumagog. You can transform any drum performance recorded in a less than optimum environment into that 'major label' sound.