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Logan Shaw wrote:

But, what about the idea of replacing some of the parts of the drum
kit with dummies? For example, get a set of V-Drums, and then
replace the drums with V-Drums, leaving the cymbals in place, and
record that. Then afterwards, switch everything out so that you
have V-Drum cymbals and real drums, and record that.

I would not want to do 2 passes, one with electronic cymbals and one
with real cymbals, except as an avant-garde experiment. Talk about a
massive "phase wash" sound. Even editing the 2 versions on a DAW to
line up would be problematic.

Sorry, I wasn't really all that clear on what I meant there.
What I meant was, always record the real drums and never the
V-Drums. But put the V-Drums into the drummer's ears so that
even if *half* the kit is V-Drums and half is real, the drummer
still hears a complete (albeit mixed) kit. The idea is that
at least then you feel SORT of like you're playing a kit,
instead of being put in front of a bass drum and being told,
"Now play the kick drum like you would if there were a whole
kit here, and in a few minutes we're going to do the same thing
again with just the snare, and the toms after that, and...".

- Logan