Are the Kick and Snare in this demo "normal"?

stanislaskasava · 5th December 2005

Help! I'm getting a little myopic about how this demo sounds. I'm recording some close friends in my living room and I think maybe I know them too well / have heard the song too many times... oh yeah, it's been quite a while since I've hit the record button too.

What I'm really interested in are your opinons of the drums. Only a kick, snare, hi-hat and ride were set up. 2 mics were used (ATM25 on kick, Sennheiser 441 on snare). What you can hear of the cymbals is just bleed. We will setup the toms and other cymbals / mics in about a week to try and do the "real" recording (still going to be in my living room but it will be intended for eventual small release).

Do the kick and snare sound normal? Do they match eachother as far as pitch and tone? Or do they sound a little bit wierd or tweaky? I guess what I mean is when you hear them, do you do any kind of mental double-take... At this point I've lost any perspective that I might've had... can you hear that my living room has short (like 8.5 feet) ceilings and carpet?

All the other tracks are quickies that we threw up just to get some music around the drums to hopefully grab some perspective. We just wanna start off with a solid foundation of a good, dry, clean kick and snare. Your tips / suggestions / comments are very much appreciated.

dim light · 5th December 2005

I think the drums sound good - maybe compress some and add more room.

Nice song - i like it!

AlexLakis · 5th December 2005

I'm hearing a lot of overall dynamic shifting. Some slow pumping...I sounds like it might be dependant on the bass drum? The snare is a bit too cuttingly bright to me, which makes it sound a bit too loud. It's a bit squashed too. Also, I'm hearing a bit too much amp noise during the cutoff part. Maybe run some x-noise on just that part? Some phasing is becoming apparent too there, hard to tell because of the effects...

I dig the song a lot! Cool vocals too. I like the way things sit in the mix, and I think it's a good, musical effort. Nice job!

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dim light Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: China Posts: 2,336	I think the drums sound good - maybe compress some and add more room. Nice song - i like it! __________________ Moderators you can't kill my art!

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5th December 2005	#3
AlexLakis Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Annapolis, MD/L.A. Posts: 3,631	I'm hearing a lot of overall dynamic shifting. Some slow pumping...I sounds like it might be dependant on the bass drum? The snare is a bit too cuttingly bright to me, which makes it sound a bit too loud. It's a bit squashed too. Also, I'm hearing a bit too much amp noise during the cutoff part. Maybe run some x-noise on just that part? Some phasing is becoming apparent too there, hard to tell because of the effects... I dig the song a lot! Cool vocals too. I like the way things sit in the mix, and I think it's a good, musical effort. Nice job!