Is that *your* kick drum?

[JP11]

Originally Posted by u b k

when i say 'do what you must,' i'm not referring to any form of client pressure, or any external influence whatsoever.

i mean 'do whatever you have to do to create a mix that serves the song.'

Yeah, I know...but there's more than one way to serve a song.

I was listening to a bunch of different classic tracks from the 60s and 70s last night...drums sounded fantastic...no one in their right mind would ever think they need any sort of artificial enhancement.

If someone chooses to enhance something....it's a choice. It's the idea that it's necessary that I question.

[nickynicknick]

Originally Posted by martinnez

hi guys, most of my work is in live audio reinforcement, and most times i get bad drummers; some of them carry modules to play sampled kick, some dont and i resort to the compressor+eq trick, also spend some time telling the drummer to play hard on the foot, even at showtime i take a trip backstage to remind it if it seems to go soft........

I'm afraid that if a drummer is that bad, reminding him/her before the show will only make them more nervous...I would leave that alone and just do your best...i would also suggest to learn how to mix live drums without compression. This will make you a better engineer.

Nick