remote sessions

The audio examples provided are drum and percussion tracks engineered and performed by myself in my home studio starting in spring 2020.

With every song I work on, I email rough mix drafts until the client is satisfied with the parts/recording. Once we have a version everyone feels good about, I send a WeTransfer link containing a “dry” folder with all of the individual raw tracks as well as a “with fx” folder containing all of the individual tracks printed with the drum production/effects I used to get into the vibe of the song/part. Clients’ mix engineers can choose to work off my vibey pre-mixed tracks or start from scratch with the dry tracks.

Below you can find some information about my recording rig as of January 2024; Please be advised that it’s a constant work in progress and components are ocassionally being swapped in and out as my never-ending quest for wicked tones progresses :)

xo,

Cody

THE GEAR:

RECORDING GEAR

SOFTWARE/INTERFACE/OUTBOARD:

LOGIC PRO X
ABLETON 9
UA APOLLO x8
AUDIENT ASP880
2x CAPI VP312
2x CAPI VP26

MIC CLOSET:

2x COLES 4038
2x LINE AUDIO CM3
2x EV RE20
3x SHURE SM57
UT FET47
NOHYPE LRM-V
BEYERDYNAMIC M160
BEYERDYNAMIC M201
BEYERDYNAMIC M88
EV 635A
BETA 52A

DRUMS

KITS:

70s PREMIER ELITE
22, 13, 16

60s LUDWIG
20, 12, 14, 16

DAN FORD CHERRY STAVE
22, 14, 16

60s GRETSCH ROUND BADGE (5-PLY)
20, 12, 14

70s LUDWIG VISTALITE
22, 13, 16

80s YAMAHA RECORDING CUSTOM
20, 10, 12, 14, 15

60s SONOR TEARDROP (3 PLY)
20, 13, 16

70s NORTH (FIBERGLASS, HORN-SHAPED)
22, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14

60s US MERCURY (LUAN)
20, 12, 14

YAMAHA CLUB JORDAN (COCKTAIL KIT)

NORD DRUM 2 MODULE

ROLAND SPD-SX & EXTERNAL TRIGGERS
 
SNARES:

DAN FORD CUSTOM CHERRY STAVE 5x14
KENT SINGLE TENSION 5x14
WFL 1937 LYRE BADGE BLACK BEAUTY 5x14
LUDWIG SUPER LUDWIG COB 5x14
LUDWIG SUPRAPHONIC 402 6.5x14
LUDWIG AUDITORIUM 6x14
LUDWIG BRONZE ROCKER 5x14
PREMIER 2000 5x14
GRETSCH ROUND BADGE 5x14
US MERCURY 5x14
PEARL CARBONPLY MARCHING SNARE
SONOR JUNGLE TAMBOURINE SNARE

CYMBALS:

I HAVE A LARGE AND ECLECTIC COLLECTION OF MODERN ISTANBUL AGOP AND VINTAGE ZILDJIAN CYMBALS, EVERYTHING FROM WARM AND BEAUTIFUL TO TRASHY AND WEIRD.