A group of us spent 3 hours recording 4 different excerpts and this was the one I chose to mix. The mics are:
- 2U87s in omni, spaced pair low over the kit
- Beta52 inside kick 1 inch from beater area
- Beta52 outside kick 30cm from resonant head
- Sm57 on top snare angled inwards
- Beta57 on bottom snare 2 inches from snare
- Beta56 on hi-Tom
- md421 on mid-tom
- md421 on floor-tom
- NT5 2 inches from top of hi-hats
- c414 behind a baffle in the room
- Avalon DI - Bass
- md421 perpendicular to guitar amp
- sm57 facing inwards - guitar amp
- c414 facing at guitar amp
Mixing
Kick
- Cut boxy lower mids, boosted bass, upper mid slap area
- Positioned the kick higher than the bass
- Gated for less mud
- Compressed with long attack for slap
Snare
- Cut boxy mid area
- Boosted cutting treble
- Gated for less mud
- Compressed with moderate attack
Toms
- Boosted higher frequency slap area
- Cut excessive bass on some toms
- Manually gated via editing
Overheads
- Cut some bass, lower mids to decrease mud
- Compressed slightly
Drum Bus
- Compressed for pumping effect
Guitars
- Blended together
- Cut chirpy upper mids
- Boosted treble, lower mids
Bass
- Cut mids
- Compressed with slow attack
Master Bus
- Cut lower mids, compressed slightly
Snare seems to have just enough roominess while remaining clear in the busy fills. Guitars cut without harshness. Bass is rich. I think the kick sounds a little unnatural. Not quite gelling with the bass. Ride bell cuts.
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