These days working with DAWs which have a virtually unlimited number of tracks, the primary constraint has become the number of channels available on your audio interface(s).įor the purpose of this article I'm mainly going to talk about recording a standard 5 piece kit comprised of:
Recording drums at home is a little tricky due to the large number of simultaneous sound sources compared to recording things like vocals, keyboards, or guitar.īack in the old days when I first began recording using tape machines, the biggest issue was how many tracks you could spare for the drums.