Ep.5 Getting drum sounds

With the arrangement sorted out from the control room pre-production sessions, Vance heads into the tracking rooms to place microphones and dial in the drum sound with the band.

See how Vance Powell:

• Places microphones on the drum kit
• Builds a drum tent over the kick drum
• Sets up the Studio A live reverb chamber
• Explains why he used a U47 in pre-production and is using a fet 47 during production
• Dials in the drum tones on the legendary Blackbird Neve 8068 console
• Checks polarity on the drum microphones
• Sculpts the knee microphone by inserting his custom pedals
• Explains how he gain stages Pro Tools to always have the rough mix with the faders set at unity

This is your chance to join Nashville legend Vance Powell and The Weird Sisters at the world-famous Blackbird Studio and watch them craft "Live And I Learn" from Start To Finish.