Korgscrew
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Posted: May 28 2003, 07:35 |
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Actually, though I'm a fan of having musicians play live parts on real instruments, I can see why someone would do it another way.
If your studio isn't set up for recording drums, it's a real pain, as space has to be found for the drums in a place where the acoustics are good for recording them, then the drummer has to come in and set up the drums and then tune them, which can take a long time. There's then the process of setting up the microphones to get a good sound, and working with the drummer until he/she gives a good take. Of course, some of the setup time can be eliminated by using something like V Drums instead of acoustic ones, but I'd question whether there's really much 'ethical' difference between that and triggering the parts from an audio recording - both are a real drummer triggering electronic sounds, just in a different way. In Mike's case, I think it comes down to control - he has a lot more control over an electronic source than over another musician. It therefore takes him much less time to get what he wants (and he also has to pay less for it), and seemingly feels happier with it in the end.
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