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Originally Posted by DirkB I tend to record flat also, but somethings, even when miced properly, just don't sound like it sounds in the room. A sm57 on the snare, which I love for the snap it gives me, just needs some brightening, I have yet to encounter a situation where it didn't at least needed 2-3 db at 3-5k. I prefer doing that with an analogue eq. A inner kick mic most of the time benefits from a couple of db low mid cut...
But then again, I find myself using less and less eq overall anyway, although I tend to filter a bit on a lot of the closed mic tracks.
Greetings,
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100% agree Dirk, I always feel that snare has sooo much more "pop" when you're sitting right in front of it. I use a 421 on the snare because I like lots of low mids that give it a nice thumpy Tom Petty type sound, but I always have to crank the 12k shelf to get some more "pop" which is crucial to getting a lifelike sound. "Flat" does not always mean "natural sounding."
