Harmless Habit Drum Tracking

Today was quite the interesting day, as we were able to take our time tracking drums for a single song. This extra time allowed us to really take our time and be as detailed as we wanted for the parts. Once the drums were loaded in, the decision was made to record the drums in the control room, as it was the deadest room available. Once all the mics were set up, the initial tracking began. The actual drums parts were pretty up in the air in terms of composition, so there was a lot of room for experimentation.

We went through each section of the song and made sure the drums were as perfect as possible. We got multiple takes of each section too, just incase the final one had any errors. Since we had the time allotted to us, we also got some in-house samples of the kit to add more personality to the song, rather than just using some regular sample. The last part of the day included any drum editing that was required, however it was a relatively laid back day, so we were cruising the entire time.