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As said earlier in this thread, the D6 is a very scooped mic and hyped in the highs and lows. If you add OH's and it all goes to hell, then you have some serious phase issues between mics.
1. Tuning
2. Kit placement
3. Mic choice
4. Mic placement
5. Pre's, comps etc...
6. Repeat all of the above until satisfied.
When more than 1 microphone is picking up the same sound source from a different placement (spill) then that source will be out of time (phase) relative to the primary source mic. With a drum kit, this is very tricky to manage as most modern kit recordings have mics everywhere. You will never get that phase perfect between all mics, but some of the shift is what makes stereo recording so interesting anyway.
To check your phase, listen, in mono to one mic and then open up another and listen to the combined sound. does the tone alter, do my ears tighten. Then engage the phase button on on of the pre's and listen to the shift. Is the tone better or worse? Move any mics placement that does not combine with the rest until you have auditioned the entire kit of mics together. Repeat this exercise with all mics until it all sounds ROCKIN'. thumbsup
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