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combfilter · 10th November 2009

Hi everyone!
Maybe this belongs more to the drums! forum, If so I apologize.

Anyway: I'm mixing a track, and I'm a bit stuck with the drum sound.

I need to keep the overheads pretty loud in order to get a proper spatial image and I like how the kit sounds this way, it really works for the song... only problem is the cymbals, that are, well, way too loud (and they're also a bit bright).
If I push the OHs down, I get a proper cymbal level but I obviously begin losing depth as the close mics become more predominant. Everything sounds less lively as well, especially the snare.
I found a mono room track but it is not really useable.

Any suggestions on how to deal with this?

10th November 2009	#1
combfilter Gear maniac Join Date: May 2009 Location: between the land of pizza and the land of chocolate Posts: 210 Thread Starter	Overheads, cymbals and spatial image Hi everyone! Maybe this belongs more to the drums! forum, If so I apologize. Anyway: I'm mixing a track, and I'm a bit stuck with the drum sound. I need to keep the overheads pretty loud in order to get a proper spatial image and I like how the kit sounds this way, it really works for the song... only problem is the cymbals, that are, well, way too loud (and they're also a bit bright). If I push the OHs down, I get a proper cymbal level but I obviously begin losing depth as the close mics become more predominant. Everything sounds less lively as well, especially the snare. I found a mono room track but it is not really useable. Any suggestions on how to deal with this?