One mic, pretty damn good sound. Here's how I did it: I played my trusty Tama Starclassic Performer (birch shells). Mapex M Series birch snare with stock head. For cymbals.... Zildjian 14" New beat HH Zildjian 70s sizzle ride with rivets Zildjian A Custom 16" Fast Crash (near HH) Sabian AAX 16"...
It may seem like Matt Newport's talking up his audio referencing skillz, but he's just trying to share some advice culled from years of working with every kind of audio gear imaginable. He bought this RE204 to help target and eliminate distortion and other problem "specs" from audio equipment, but...
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