Continuous "jungle" toms?

bing81 · 22nd May 2009

Hi

Wondering what people are doing when they have those kind of continuous, "jungle" toms .. usually in the verse. Sure you know the thing, it's getting more and more common. I'm not talking about fills but continuous floor (mainly) or rack/floor patterns.

Trouble is, I'm getting a substantial build up of lows/low-mids, which is making a mess of everything from the bass to the kick and all points in-between.

Intuitively, I'm inclined to more or less a) use more of the room/ambient/OH mics to keep the sound more open and lose some of the proximity build up and low end and b) use EQ pretty radically to minimise everything except the skin/stick.

Any suggestions/comments appreciated.

Thanks.

B

Goliath|Audio · 22nd May 2009

Overdub a pass in the verse with the toms partially muted or heavily gated. You can also hi pass the toms below the resonant note to cut out rumble.

22nd May 2009	#1
bing81 Gear addict Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 496 Thread Starter	Continuous "jungle" toms? Hi Wondering what people are doing when they have those kind of continuous, "jungle" toms .. usually in the verse. Sure you know the thing, it's getting more and more common. I'm not talking about fills but continuous floor (mainly) or rack/floor patterns. Trouble is, I'm getting a substantial build up of lows/low-mids, which is making a mess of everything from the bass to the kick and all points in-between. Intuitively, I'm inclined to more or less a) use more of the room/ambient/OH mics to keep the sound more open and lose some of the proximity build up and low end and b) use EQ pretty radically to minimise everything except the skin/stick. Any suggestions/comments appreciated. Thanks. B

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Goliath\|Audio Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2006 Location: ∑∆ Posts: 1,553	Overdub a pass in the verse with the toms partially muted or heavily gated. You can also hi pass the toms below the resonant note to cut out rumble. __________________ "Oh freddled gruntbuggly/thy micturations are to me/As plurdled gabbleblotchits on a lurgid bee. Groop I implore thee, my foonting turlingdromes. And hooptiously drangle me with crinkly bindlewurdles, Or I will rend thee in the gobberwarts with my blurglecruncheon, see if I don't!"

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