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I really do appreciate the complements, but with players of this caliber most of the hard work is already done-- great sound concepts; perfect musical balance. All there is to do is listen to them play in the room (very important-- stand right in front of the group) then capture what you heard. Having a concept of what a trio should sound like is necessary, along with recording instruments (the mics) that are equal to the quality of the instruments being played. I used some subtle HF LPEQ on drums and piano (a Steinway D) as well as some other tools (a gobo next to the bass to block the cymbal about 2ft away). BTW bass was definitely compressed-- you must to emulate the live sound character. And of course some Altiverb as well as very light Magix Ammunition optical compression. But all I did was capture and try to slightly enhance what the guys were doing.
Rich
PS I decided to listen to the clip again-- and IMO it needs more drums!
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