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Originally Posted by I <3 The Beatle - how do you guys make your bass drums sound punchy (eq, multiband compression techniques, etc. etc.), snares to crack, and overall drum sound to work as one kit. |
I usually place an AKG 414/B-ULS in front of the kit. My room is rather small but with stone walls and a wood floor, there's a good amount of air being moved. I point the mic towards the floor and the height might be only 10 inches or so.
The FOK mic really drives the drum sound and 'unifies' the kit. I usually compress it like mad (a 1176 on all-in works best for me)
It's also cool to say raise the FOK channel a hair during the chorus of a typical rock/pop tune.
Time shifting the (close) kick track against the FOK and/or using a Little Labs IBP also can work wonders sometimes. Mostly I stay away from EQing the FOK mic, maybe a bit of LowPass filtering.
Andi
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