Learn more Tiny Desk tech tips from Josh, including this story on microphones, here: www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2019/04/02/705579879/tiny-tech-tips-microphones

Josh, because of you, TDC artists sound better than on most of their studio albums...Thank you for providing us with the gift of your audio expertise.

Fun fact: Phase cancellation (or destructive interference) is used on purpose for noise cancellation headphones. Noise-cancelling headphones actively listen to the noise around you and plays it back "real-time" 180 degrees out of phase which makes the high part of the waveform cancel with the low part of the waveform, so it zeros out. Not that anyone asked...someone might like this haha. I wouldn't have thought of it in this context and how it produces great sound. So cool.

So you're the reason Anderson Paak. sounds so much better at Tiny Desk than any other recording... Thanks!

For comparison: 1 mic: 1:06 2 mic: 2:18 3 mic: 3:41

This is the most informative drum mic'ing video I've found and I've been watching A LOT

What a lovely and precise educational video! Thank you!

I only put it halfway in the hole, and I can confirm it leads to isolation

The employee retention at NPR Music must be extremely high- these engineers and musicians are geniuses! We appreciate your informative videos. Thank you!

Could this guy be anymore NPR-y?

I've always been impressed with the sound engineering in this series, and this is exactly the video I wanted to see! Thanks so much for making it! :)

Josh from one audio engineer to another. I love your work every band sound incredible. You do so much with so little. It's an inspiration

Tiny Desk sound is always primo! Clean, natural and organic. Thank you for that inside look!! Kudos!

Omg i love you guys, the recordings that you do often appeal to me more than the album of the artists. That you make this series now is the most awesome thimg ever ! Keep up the amazong work

Love the attitude in these videos! So charming, it’s obvious you folks love what you do.

Finally. A tutorial on how to get that NPR/ Tiny Desk drum sound everyone’s after. Sweet. So hyped. Super.

This was so incredibly informative. And short?!? Amazing! Thanks for this!

Thank you Josh and thank you NPR for this very helpful video. I will definitely try these out.

Infamous Josh. We love what u do and can't wait for tiny desk to come back to the desk

Not only was this helpful but your explanation of phase cancellation is probably the best I've ever heard!

Love these educational videos from you guys at tiny desk. ❤

YESSSSS!! I've been begging for some engineering vids for a long time. Haven't even watched this one yet but couldn't contain myself lol. Thank you!

Estos videos son delos los mejores, gracias Josh y todos los que están detrás de Tiny desk:)

Thanks so much NPR. I need this

All this videos sound great, thanks for the amazing sound

Just perfect. Thank you and yes your sound rocks in the chest.

You guys are so generous. Let there be more from where you receive from

I saw a couple of videos of NPR... I am a drummer so always go first to the drum sound.. And .. OMG! this guy nailed in a way that make sing those drums for that kind of place!.. Excellent video!

Wow Josh you are fantastic! Keep these vids coming!

Great video :D would love more of these

this is like The Joy Of Painting for drum recording. Love it, thanks NPR!

Love it!! keep em coming!!!

You sir are the real hero of tiny desk!

EXCELLENT VIDEO. PLEASE, KEEP THEM COMING. I BEG YOU

Awesome video!!! More like this please!

That's the most adorable (and informative) thing I've seen in ages :)

Thank you for this!!! Informative as hell

The magic is, any mic can be the best mic to suit the recording, in the right man's hand. Hat off for Josh!

These guys are awesome!

I looked anywhere in the internet for josh’s tips on how he work on tiny desk! Keep these videos on! :D

Awesome bro!! I would love to see more of your mic techniques used in tiny desk!! Thanks!

this is really good thanks soooo much!

Bless you for this!

you guys are awesome.

Simply & it works. Thanks

Thanks a lot for your tips!!!

This video was more helpful than a lot of other recording technique videos

So nice tiny, we are waiting for others instrument recordings

I Love the simplicity

This was short but extremely educational :D I hope one day you make one for voice :3

Guys,you are great!Thanks

Thank you for this video!

This video has been really helpful. Thanks.Can you please do a video on live mixing as well?

This was such a great video, I know this was 6 years ago, so maybe time for a follow up video, where he can actually show the drum tracks in his DAW and how he goes about mixing a Tiny Drums session? Please 🙏

This is so awesome. I just recently downsized my interface from an 8 input to a 2 input audio interface, so this helps me work with what I got haha!

All the best i wish you.. Greats from Germany ☀️☀️😎

More!!!!! Thx.

So this is the guy behind the incredible mix of every tiny desk concert

Thanks you Josh.

Josh Sooo Talented ❤️

Josh does a fantastic job.

more of this please

This was great!

Nice tips. Congratulations!!!. Greetings from Mexico City

More please

This was excellent advice.

Hey Josh- I used to work with Glyn a lot in the '80's & '90's and have a slight correction. The left mic just peeks over the floor tom, not above the cymbals.

this is actually amazing

Love it

you are a genius my friend!

He’s a wonderful man

We need one of these videos from the videographer who filmed adele's tiny desk 👍

I Love you Josh, you're super. :)

Lovely & Fabulous tips darling.

thank you! really interesting

Hummingbirds are so nice 👍🏻

Thank NPR Music !

I would love a general walkthrough/overview of how he gets such consistently good sound in such a tight spot from so many different artists...what's his mindset? process?

I would love to hear a sample of the SM58 inside of the kick lol

I know next to nothing about recording and engineering. It was cool to learn some things from this.

Great Video!

YES, finaly we get introduced to the legend himself.

The genius!

Oh man - Tip #3 - don't wrench your mic stands into different positions without loosening the tightening screws first, unless you want to throw away your nice mic stands every couple of years.

The sheer number of times ive watched this video when recording drums is astronomical

nice tutorial :D Really helpful, thanks just an idea how to make these tutorials even more helpful: If you play the same groove every time it's much easier to actually hear the differences between the recording methods :) Else you might be fooled by the groove or the style of playing. For me the first Take with one mic sounded the best, but thats probs because I liked the groove the most :)

more !!

I love this video. sure Anderson Paak and all the other great musicians play brilliantly, but without you guys being so professional and expert at your job, then the best musicians will sound average. Thanks for explaining so it was so easy to understand. Cheers.

We did ours with a single overhead. Shoulda used the knee!!! I hope our entry is still eligible.

Let me just say the sound in Tiny Desk Concerts is always amazing!!! So this is so cool to see why and learn at the same time!! I wonder, is the EQ done live or is it preset in rehearsals and never touched again? Great stuff!!

grasias

We Will Rock You was people stomping on a stage, but your point is well made.

that very first rim hit really scared the bejeezus out of me

any1 else watching this even though they don't plan on recording drums anytime soon lol?

Maybe it's just me, but I love the sound of the 1 mic technique...

it's tiny it's tiny and it fits right in

yessss

KEXP vs TND mic crews need to be a throwdown

Would love to hear about approach to panning drums

I'm really trying to learn this stuff and this is a great video. I wonder, wouldn't the 3 mic setup have the phase cancellation you spoke of just a moment before? It didn't seem like the mics are at the same distance from the snare drum.