{"id":1807,"date":"2014-09-30T19:35:44","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T19:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/audiovideo\/?p=1807"},"modified":"2018-03-07T21:22:50","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T21:22:50","slug":"kevin-shepard-comparison-tracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/library\/kevin-shepard-comparison-tracks\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Shepard &#8211; Drum Tracks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kick Drum<\/strong> &#8211; &nbsp;R-121<br \/>\n<strong>Drum Overhead<\/strong> &#8211; SF-12<br \/>\n<strong>Comparison Tracks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Engineer: Roger Summers<\/strong><br \/>\nRecorded at Royaltone Studios, Burbank, CA<\/p>\n<p><!-- index.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview ngg-ajax-pagination-none\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-2036-1\">\n\n    \t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a 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-->\n\t<div class='ngg-clear'><\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Session drummer Kevin Shepard playing a Gretsch kit in a large iso booth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recording chain:<\/strong> all mics through Neve console preamps, recorded directly to DAT.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>1. Kick Drum\/Room &#8211; one R-121 three feet from the front head.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"wavesurfer-block wavesurfer-audio\"><div class=\"wavesurfer-player\" data-wave-color=\"#85f2ca\" data-cursor-color=\"#333333\" data-progress-color=\"#007b7f\" data-height=\"128\" data-url=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/democd-audiolibrary\/RDC\/08Drums-Isolated_h.wav\"><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-progress\"><progress class=\"wavesurfer-loading\" value=\"0\" max=\"100\"><\/progress><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-buttons_set\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"wavesurfer-play\"><span>Play<\/span><\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"wavesurfer-stop\"><span>Stop<\/span><\/button><div class=\"wavesurfer-time\"><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-duration\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/democd-audiolibrary\/RDC\/08Drums-Isolated_h.wav\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1505 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/play-buttomPC-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"27\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. SF-12 overhead, lightly EQ&#8217;d to open up highs. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"wavesurfer-block wavesurfer-audio\"><div class=\"wavesurfer-player\" data-wave-color=\"#85f2ca\" data-cursor-color=\"#333333\" data-progress-color=\"#007b7f\" data-height=\"128\" data-url=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/democd-audiolibrary\/RDC\/08Drums-Isolated_i.wav\"><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-progress\"><progress class=\"wavesurfer-loading\" value=\"0\" max=\"100\"><\/progress><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-buttons_set\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"wavesurfer-play\"><span>Play<\/span><\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"wavesurfer-stop\"><span>Stop<\/span><\/button><div class=\"wavesurfer-time\"><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-duration\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/democd-audiolibrary\/RDC\/08Drums-Isolated_i.wav\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1505 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/play-buttomPC-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"27\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. &nbsp;C-24 overhead (same position as the SF-12, for comparison)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"wavesurfer-block wavesurfer-audio\"><div class=\"wavesurfer-player\" data-wave-color=\"#85f2ca\" data-cursor-color=\"#333333\" data-progress-color=\"#007b7f\" data-height=\"128\" data-url=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/democd-audiolibrary\/RDC\/08Drums-Isolated_j.wav\"><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-progress\"><progress class=\"wavesurfer-loading\" value=\"0\" max=\"100\"><\/progress><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-buttons_set\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"wavesurfer-play\"><span>Play<\/span><\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"wavesurfer-stop\"><span>Stop<\/span><\/button><div class=\"wavesurfer-time\"><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-duration\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/play-buttomPC-01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1505 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/play-buttomPC-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"27\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. &nbsp;SF-1&#8217;s overhead, lightly EQ&#8217;d.<\/strong><br \/>\n(The SF-1 is discontinued, but the active SF-2 sounds identical and has higher output.)<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"wavesurfer-block wavesurfer-audio\"><div class=\"wavesurfer-player\" data-wave-color=\"#85f2ca\" data-cursor-color=\"#333333\" data-progress-color=\"#007b7f\" data-height=\"128\" data-url=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/democd-audiolibrary\/RDC\/08Drums-Isolated_k.wav\"><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-progress\"><progress class=\"wavesurfer-loading\" value=\"0\" max=\"100\"><\/progress><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-buttons_set\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"wavesurfer-play\"><span>Play<\/span><\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"wavesurfer-stop\"><span>Stop<\/span><\/button><div class=\"wavesurfer-time\"><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-duration\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/democd-audiolibrary\/RDC\/08Drums-Isolated_k.wav\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1505 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/play-buttomPC-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"27\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. &nbsp;SF-12 overhead (lightly EQ&#8217;d) and one R-121 three feet off the kick drum.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"wavesurfer-block wavesurfer-audio\"><div class=\"wavesurfer-player\" data-wave-color=\"#85f2ca\" data-cursor-color=\"#333333\" data-progress-color=\"#007b7f\" data-height=\"128\" data-url=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/democd-audiolibrary\/RDC\/08Drums-Isolated_l.wav\"><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-progress\"><progress class=\"wavesurfer-loading\" value=\"0\" max=\"100\"><\/progress><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-buttons_set\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"wavesurfer-play\"><span>Play<\/span><\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"wavesurfer-stop\"><span>Stop<\/span><\/button><div class=\"wavesurfer-time\"><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-duration\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/democd-audiolibrary\/RDC\/08Drums-Isolated_l.wav\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1505 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/play-buttomPC-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"27\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. SF-12 overhead and one R-121 three feet off the kick drum. Same track as #5, but with no EQ.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"wavesurfer-block wavesurfer-audio\"><div class=\"wavesurfer-player\" data-wave-color=\"#85f2ca\" data-cursor-color=\"#333333\" data-progress-color=\"#007b7f\" data-height=\"128\" data-url=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/democd-audiolibrary\/RDC\/08Drums-Isolated_m.wav\"><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-progress\"><progress class=\"wavesurfer-loading\" value=\"0\" max=\"100\"><\/progress><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-buttons_set\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"wavesurfer-play\"><span>Play<\/span><\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"wavesurfer-stop\"><span>Stop<\/span><\/button><div class=\"wavesurfer-time\"><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-duration\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/democd-audiolibrary\/RDC\/08Drums-Isolated_m.wav\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1505 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/royerlabs.com\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/play-buttomPC-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"27\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kick Drum &#8211; &nbsp;R-121 Drum Overhead &#8211; SF-12 Comparison Tracks Engineer: Roger Summers Recorded at Royaltone Studios, Burbank, CA Session drummer Kevin Shepard playing a Gretsch kit in a large iso booth. 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