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Originally Posted by DeadPoet  I've been using this method in small (low) rooms with a very nice kit sound, but I always end up with a lot of HiHat (vs cymbals)... anyone else noticing this, or am I doing something wrong ? |
Besides the drummer hitting the hi-hat too hard and the hi-hat itself being too heavy/shrill - I guess we all know these 'situations' quite well- what you shouldn't forget is that the room reflections will play a big part in the sound. The 'Recorderman' technique can work great but it's also a theory, in real life there will be all kinds of room reflections and obviously very different ones for bass frequencies vs. cymbals/hats that will mess with the phase.
The same goes for shifting drum tracks in a DAW, IBP, etc. These are all great tools but you still have to accept a certain randomness to the sound and in the end it's all about experimentation.
As far as hi-hat ugliness is concerned, it's always a snare mic bleed thing for me and never in the OHs. Using a Beyer M201 instead of a 57 on snare has helped me some with hi-hat bashers.