Recording & Equipment

Online Session Recording

Access a world-class drummer to record drum-tracks for your music, from anywhere in the world.

How it works

Step 1

Get in touch to discuss your requirements.

Step 2

Receive a quote and estimated turnaround time. Once agreed, Spike will begin professionally recording your multi-track drum track(s).

Skype Option: Join Spike LIVE in the studio to input on the recording of your drum-track in real-time!

Step 3

Spike will then send you a rough MP3 mix of your drum track(s).

You will then be able to choose to discuss any amendments or changes if required.

Once happy with the tracks, the stems and a stereo mix of the tracks will be prepared.

Step 4

Upon payment, all of the tracks and mix will be made available to download in your chosen formats.

Get in touch to discuss online session recording.

Email spike@spiketsmith.com

Videos

Remote recording session

A short sample video of me doing a remote recording session for Washington DC band The Peg.

Remote recording session

I’m available & able to offer online or in person recording sessions.

Remote recording session

You send the basic music to me & I record the drums at my studio.

Remote recording session

Thus minimising studio and travel costs for the artist / band.

Studio Session Recording

Spike can also help you or your band with recording in your own studio setting if you prefer.

He is available to be booked as a session musician and is happy to travel.

Get in touch to discuss studio session recording.

Email spike@spiketsmith.com

 

Equipment

Drum Equipment

Drums

Natal Maple Original

  • Toms: 8x6, 8x7, 10x8, 12x9, 13x10, 14x14, 16x16
  • Bass Drum: 22x16

Natal Birch Shell

  • Toms: 10x7, 12x9
  • Toms: 16x16
  • Bass Drum: 22x16

Snare Drums

Natal

  • 14x7, brass
  • 13x6 walnut
  • 14x5 steel

Pearl Masters Custom Maple Shell

  • 14x6.5, 12x6.5, 10x7
  • 13x5: Omar Hakim Signature African Mahogany

Ludwig

  • 14x6.5: Black Beauty Brass Shell Black Nickel Plated
  • 14x8: Coliseum Classic Maple

Slingerland

  • 14x6.5: Vintage Sound King Chrome over Brass

Cymbals

Zildjian

  • 13 inch Quick Beat Hi Hat
  • 14 inch Quick Beat Hi Hat
  • 14 inch K Reflection Hi Hat
  • 14 inch K/Z Combination Hi Hat
  • 17 inch A Custom fast Crash
  • 18' inch A Custom Projection Crash
  • 19' inch A Custom Crash
  • 20 inch A Custom Medium Crash
  • 22 inch Z3 Rock Ride
  • 22 inch K Custom Medium Ride
  • 18 inch China Boy High
  • 19 inch A China
  • 9 inch Oriental Trash Splash
  • 10 inch K Splash

Drumheads

Remo

  • Emperor or Pinstripes, top head on Toms
  • Clear Ambassador, Bottom head on Toms
  • Weatherking Coated Ambassador or Coated Controlled Sound top head on Snares
  • Ambassador Snare, bottom head

Accessories

Other

  • Protection Racket drum mats and cases
  • London Drumstick Company drum sticks
  • 64 Audio in ear monitors

Recording Equipment

Microphones

  • Shure Beta 52
  • Audio Technica ATM 25
  • AKG D112
  • Shure SM57 (x3)
  • Shure SM58 (x3)
  • Beyerdynamic TG-X 48
  • Audio Technica MB2k (X2)
  • Rode NT 5 (X2)
  • Neumann TLM 103
  • Red 5 RV4 (x2)
  • Red 5 RV15
  • Red 5 RV6 (X2)

Outboard

  • Soundcraft Ghost 24
  • Focusrite Octopre MkII Dynamic
  • Focusrite Platinum Voicemaster
  • Focusrite Green 3 Channel Strip
  • Joemeek ThreeQ
  • TL Audio Fat Man

Digital Processing

  • RME Hammerfall 9652 interface
  • Cockos Reaper DAW
  • Slate Digital & Waves plugins
  • iZotope Ozone 7 Mastering Suite