Ensemble Recordings

Bob Clearmountain and Matt Chamberlain Record Drums with 10 Mics

Engineer Bob Clearmountain (The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen) and drummer Matt Chamberlain (solo artist, session musician, David Bowie, Tori Amos, Soundgarden) demonstrate the best way to record drums with multiple microphones using Apogee Ensemble Thunderbolt™.

Music by Matt Chamberlain and Sergio Ruelas

Microphones Used:

• Shure Beta 52A – Kick drum
• Shure SM57 – Snare top
• Shure SM57 – Snare bottom
• Sennheiser 604e – Toms
• AKG C452 – Hi Hat
• Royer SF12 – Overhead
• Neumann U87 – Room mics