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Old 28th August 2007   #15
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Originally Posted by flail19 View Post
I have very good results with a blue baby bottle for drums in that respect. Give it a try.
That's what mainly use too. Often I put mics all over the set the end up in the mix just using baby bottle.

I put it about 2 inches from the upper side of the kickdrum. Then adjusting lover or higher depending kick vs. snare. Then compress it to a bit to push in cymbals in a smooth way.

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