How To Record African Drums

HOW TO RECORD TRADITIONAL AFRICAN ANCESTRAL DRUMS Welcome to Milestone Mic Methods, a tutorial series brought to you by Music in Africa Live. 0:00 Introduction 0:36 Describing African drums 1:26 What type of microphone to use in a live show — for example, the Electrovoice RE20 2:12 What type of microphone to use in a recording studio — Audio-Technica AT4050ST 2:45 Recording a bass drum using two AKG D112 mics 3:35 Recording a group of drummers together 4:14 Conclusion Presenter — Thabo Mobo Featured musician — Kim Masala Featured musician — Nceba Gongxeka Featured musician — Xolani Gongxeka Content creation — Murray Anderson Sound engineer — Jethro Harris Audio post engineer — Tanner Michell Recording — Milestone Studios, Cape Town Project management — Claire Anderson HR support — Swannita Denya Videographer — Max Bosanquet Lighting and second camera — Matt Samson Post production — Cape Photography Incidental music — https://murrayanderson.bandcamp.com/a... https://www.milestones.co.za This series is being made to help musicians and engineers who have to learn new skills in the time of Covid-19 and beyond. Please take care when working with groups of people.