Recording
As a partner and producer/engineer at Wally's HydeOut — Studio C at the legendary Hyde Street Studios — Chris McGrew tracks drums in one of the finest recording rooms ever built.
His approach to recording is built on a simple principle: capture it right at the source. Rather than relying on heavy digital processing after the fact, Chris invests the time in mic placement, acoustic balance, and room tone to get the sound before it ever hits the console. The result is a drum recording with depth, clarity, and character that no plugin can replicate.
From mic selection to final take, every session reflects years of experience bridging the gap between musician and engineer — delivering tracks that sound as good as they feel.
Testimonials
“Recording drums…at Wally’s HydeOut was the ultimate experience for me. All the criteria I look for was covered and then some: killer room, drum tones for days, awesome cymbal selection and…the affable and supremely knowledgeable engineer Chris McGrew (who is also a badass drummer). The sessions I did flew by but by the time we were finished, I came home with some of the best tracks of my life. Affordable rates too. I gave the experience an A+ and will return in the future and am already referring Chris out to friends.”
— Jesse Walkershaw, Go Van Gogh/Blonde Toledo“Recording drums…at Wally’s HydeOut was the ultimate experience for me. All the criteria I look for was covered and then some: killer room, drum tones for days, awesome cymbal selection and…the affable and supremely knowledgeable engineer Chris McGrew (who is also a badass drummer). The sessions I did flew by but by the time we were finished, I came home with some of the best tracks of my life. Affordable rates too. I gave the experience an A+ and will return in the future and am already referring Chris out to friends.”
— Jesse Walkershaw, Go Van Gogh/Blonde Toledo“Recording drums…at Wally’s HydeOut was the ultimate experience for me. All the criteria I look for was covered and then some: killer room, drum tones for days, awesome cymbal selection and…the affable and supremely knowledgeable engineer Chris McGrew (who is also a badass drummer). The sessions I did flew by but by the time we were finished, I came home with some of the best tracks of my life. Affordable rates too. I gave the experience an A+ and will return in the future and am already referring Chris out to friends.”
— Jesse Walkershaw, Go Van Gogh/Blonde ToledoSelect Projects
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