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At Just Add Drums we understand how important your music is and we are here to help take your songs to the next level.
With advancements in technology, coupled with the rise of home recording it has never been easier to create your own music at home or in the studio. However, most home or semi-professional recordings tend to fall short when it comes to the drums. MIDI drums have come a long way in recent years but there is no substitute for the feel of a real player.
That's where we come in!
We can record the drums for your music in a professional studio at the fraction of the cost of hiring a studio, engineer and drummer!
"We promise you'll be happier than Lars Ulrich once he's been edited" money back guarantee
We are so confident in our ability to create your perfect drum track that we'll refund the entire fee if you aren't happy with the result!
Before & After Examples
Who Are We?
Chris Coulter
Producer & Engineer
Arcane Roots, Jamie Lenman, Profiler, Giant Walker, Morgan Rose, Arctic Lake
Jack Wrench
Touring & Recording Drummer
Arcane Roots, Interlaker, Jamie Lenman, James And The Cold Gun
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How Much Does An Online Session Drummer Cost?Our rates vary depending on the scope and complexity of the project. Please get in contact and we'll give you a personalised quote. We are probably more affordable than you think... Many of our clients think so!
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Do You Offer Discounts For Albums?Our prices are very reasonable, however, we can work with you are your budget to find the best solution possible.
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What Recording Equipment Do You Have?DAW: Apple Mac Studio M1 Max Apogee Symphony Mk2 64 channel A/D Converter Pro Tools Ultimate Latest Microphones: 1 x Audix D6 1 x Audix D2 2 x Audix D4 3 x Sennheiser MD421 2 x SM57 2 x JZ Mics V67 Large Diaphragm Condensor (LDC) 2 x AKG C451 Small Diaphragm Condensor (SDC) 2 x Coles 4038 Ribbon Mics 1 x Electro Voice RE320 1 x Electro Voice RE20 1 x Yamaha Sub Kick Outboard: Manley 16x2 Tube Preamp Neve 4081 Quad Mic Preamp Neve 1073DPA Stereo Preamp Klark Teknik 76-KT Warm Audio WA-76 API 550 A&B EQs Urei 545 EQs AMEK Neve 9098 Dual Compressor / Limiter Manley Stereo Variable MU Compressor Limiter SPL 4 channel Transient Designer
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What Drum Tracks Will You Deliver?We'll deliver fully edited and consolidated raw multi-tracks (often mistakenly referred to as stems) at 24bit 48kHz ready to drop into your session for mixing, an example track list looks like this: Kick In Dynamic Kick In Condensor Kick Sub Snare Top 1 Snare Top 2 Snare Bottom Toms Top & Bottom Stereo Overheads Stereo Rooms Mono Room Hats Ride China We'll also deliver a stereo stem of the drums.
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What Do You Need To Record My Custom Drum Track?We will need the following: Tempo (+tempo map if applicable) Full demo (with demo drums if they have been created) Backing track without drums
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What Drum Equipment Do You Have?We have access to multiple kits. If you require a specific kit or sound please let us know when you book. Standard Kits: Mapex Black Panther Velvetone Special Edition Kit (22, 10, 12, 14, 16) Mapex Saturn V Touring Edition (22, 10, 12, 14, 16) Snares: Yamaha Recording Custom Snare Brass 14x6.5" Mapex Black Panther Brass Metallion 14x5.5" Mapex Black Panther Hand Hammered Copper 14x6" Mapex Black Panther Phatbob Maple 14x6" Cymbals: Paiste 602 Heavy Hats 15" Paiste Formula 602 Modern Essentials Crash 19" Paiste Formula 602 Modern Essentials Crash 20" Paiste Formula 602 Modern Essentials Ride 22" Paiste Formula 602 Modern Essentials China 18" Paiste 2002 Mega Bell 10" Paiste Splash 8" Available on request: Q Drum Co. Copper Kit (24, 13, 16) Yamaha Absolute Hybrid Maple (22, 10, 12, 16) DW Collectors Edition (22, 10, 12, 14, 16) Ludwig Vistalite (24, 13, 14, 18)
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How Quickly Will You Deliver My Custom Drum Track?We are not an overnight service as we get booked up in advance, however, we'll try and meet your deadline the best we can. We can offer the quickest turnaround if you are booking the studio lock out service.
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Do I Need To Write The Drum Parts?No, we can write drum parts for your songs that we feel work based from your description. Jack is a well seasoned Session and Touring Drummer with years of experience and Chris has been a producer and engineer for nearly two decades - working together they can create suitable parts for your song(s). You are more than welcome to write your own drum parts and we'll just record them for you using our MIDI replication service.
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How Many Revisions Do you Allow?We've carefully created our services so revisions aren't necessary and after creating thousands of drum tracks we can safely say it works! 1. Custom Drum Track - No revisions are supplied to keep the rate as affordable as possible. For a small fee we can provide a MIDI version of the drum track that we will record negating any revisions. 2. MIDI Replication - There is no need for revisions as the drum parts have already been set out in the MIDI programming. 3. Studio Lock Out - There is no need for revisions as we work on your songs in realtime, getting the approval as we go.
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Can You Live Stream The Recording Session?Yes, we include live streaming the session on all projects booked with the Studio Lock Out service.
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Can You Film The Drum Recording?We can, for a small fee, record most drum recording sessions but this is to be discussed on a session-by-session basis.
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What Is An Online Session Drummer?An online session drummer can write & record drum tracks completely remotely, and send the finished files directly to the client via the internet.
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How Long Is A Song?We class a song to be 3 minutes and 30 seconds.
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