I’ll be recording with a 10-piece band near the end of the month and want to be as prepared as possible. Today, I learned which charts we’ll be doing which is really helpful. There will be one rehearsal before the recording, but I plan on picking up the charts ahead of time. I will organize my practice schedule around those tunes. Even though these are charts I’ve played before, I want to be on top of my game in the studio. I’m looking forward to playing this challenging music and getting it recorded at the same time.
Ideally, for the jazzier tunes, I would want to have a bass drum without a port in the front head. I tend to like that open sound for the swing tunes. For the funkier stuff, I plan on having a bigger bass drum with a port with minimal padding. However, it’s not my project and time is limited, so I’ll call the engineer first and discuss this. I may just end up trying to keep it simple — one bass drum for all the tunes. Time is money and that’s all too true in the recording studio. I want to make sure that the actual takes are good without spending too much time fussing over the drums. I’ll be prepared either way and that’s a good thing!
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