James Perrett wrote:DC-Choppah wrote:
Or do you want the left ear to JUST be the cue mix since you can hear your whole set in your right ear?!
Personally I'd go for this option as I'd assume that I can hear the kit through the air. My personal ideal would be to hear the bassist clearly with possibly a simplified mix with only the essential elements in there.
This is great. Much appreciated.
So no need to add MORE drums into his ears.
I am recording experienced musicians who have mostly experienced live playing, and getting the music to sound right in a live setting.
The drummers always love it when we have a grand piano, and I can point the piano lid directly at the drummer! And the bass is next to the drummer too. If the drummer hears the piano and bass, we can get things tight.
So a simplified mix would be bass and piano, and a percussion groove (tambourine, shaker, etc in place of a click track) and melodic elements too so he can follow the form of the tune.
Make this all mono and send to his left ear only. Nothing in the right ear - or maybe a musical earplug!??