Fiverr question

[NoSlapForYou]

Has anyone here used it? I want someone to lay down some drum tracks for me but I have a practical question.

I record with Logic Pro X but I'm kind of a novice at it. I was looking through Fiverr drummers and very few said what DAW they used. How are projects usually shared back and forth? I.e. - what am I supposed to send them so they can record their drums and what will they be sending back to me?

Thanks. I just don't feel like messaging a bunch of different drummers and asking them this same question over and over.

 

[Frank Tuesday]

You send a wav mix of your song, usually with a click on a separate track. They'll send you wav stems. Then you import them and treat them like any other sound in Logic.

 

[N. Kentucky Bass]

I've used it, works great. But you must be explicit in what you're looking for. Chart out your song so the drummer knows the arrangement. Specify the meter. Is there a count-in? Etc. It's good to provide a backing track of you playing bass so the drummer can play against that for precise results.

Tell them to provide the recording in a WAV files at your specification, such as 48/24 or whatever you're using in your DAW. You might also specify an input level, such as -18dBFS or whatever the "safe" range is that you prefer working in. Since it's a drummer, presume separate files for each microphone (SM58 on snare, LDC on kick, SDCs above the set, etc. etc.). You definitely want control over each input! Otherwise the mix will be take-it-as-you-get-it, which leads to headaches in post.

Have fun. Fivrr is a very reasonable service, especially when you are using professional musicians in other parts of the world. For a project last year, I hired a guitarist who plays like Pat Matheny. He did a fantastic creative job and I paid him double scale for what he normally makes in Russia. Total cost: about $75.

 

[GrahamNN3]

You have some excellent drummers already in Logic Pro X