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chymer · 9th December 2007, 05:11 AM

Btw, Ill tell you what I would do because you asked. he he

I would try it up the middle and EQ it to help bring out the "AIR" for the kick or snare.

I would also try keying a gate on the room mic with the kick or snare and compressing and EQing after the gate. This may help give the snare or kick a nice natural punch. You might have to move the room mic back in the DAW so the transients fire off nice and tight.

you could also try sending the room to a reverb unit and getting a stereo ambiance...

I would also scrap it and not use it if I didnt like its tone, lets face it some room mics sound like turd, some like pure gold.

Also, if you are "Bob", i love your work and its so refreshing to know that at whatever level your at we can learn cool stuff....what a great ride!!!!

Chymer

9th December 2007, 05:11 AM	#78
chymer Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 520	Btw, Ill tell you what I would do because you asked. he he I would try it up the middle and EQ it to help bring out the "AIR" for the kick or snare. I would also try keying a gate on the room mic with the kick or snare and compressing and EQing after the gate. This may help give the snare or kick a nice natural punch. You might have to move the room mic back in the DAW so the transients fire off nice and tight. you could also try sending the room to a reverb unit and getting a stereo ambiance... I would also scrap it and not use it if I didnt like its tone, lets face it some room mics sound like turd, some like pure gold. Also, if you are "Bob", i love your work and its so refreshing to know that at whatever level your at we can learn cool stuff....what a great ride!!!! Chymer