Interview With Drummer Travis Whitmore [Video]

Recording drums well is a challenge. Plus everyone has their own idea of what “good” drums sound like. To help us better understand the art of recording drums I asked my good friend and fellow home studio guy, Travis Whitmore, to talk to us about tracking drums.

This Guy Knows Drums

Travis is a professional drummer (both touring and in the studio) and now runs his own custom drum tracking service out of his own SilverLake Studio in VA. If you haven’t already checked out his site go there after you watch the interview (www.SilverLakeStudio.com) and listen to some of his samples. The guy is a phenomenal musician and tracks some great drums for people.

In this interview Travis covers the following:

• Affordable ways to get a great drum sound in your studio
• Mic placement and technique
• Drum loops and virtual drummers
• Keeping things sounding “organic”