Att Tim Brown-another new song, please feedback

[dcptnsdcvd]

ok, this is our first tracked, heavy song using the roland vs2480.
please listen and tell me what you think. tell me if theres anything you would change about the drums.

http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/?aid=1538/album219

Mike...

[Tim Brown]

Well, there are definitely things that I would change, but they may not be things that you would change.

For example, here's how I'm doing my Kickdrums these days.

Batter: Clear Pinstripe
Resonant: Fibreskyn 3
Muffling: 3" thick 16"x24" Foam Pillow (laying in the bottom of each kick)

There's a Danmar "Hard Rock" graphite patch on each kick.
I used the ones that are for a double pedal, and instead of having them go horizontal, I turned them vertical, so that I can raise and lower my mallets, and still be hitting on the graphite plate.

The heads are so loose that they are wrinkled. Literally, I tightened the kick head by HAND, no drumkey.

I'm using a D112 mounted in each kick drum with a MayEa system.
The Microphone is about 2"'s above where the mallet strikes, and about 4"'s away from where the mallet hits.

This will give you a "Pantera-ish" type of kick sound with a ton of low end and a good solid click. You don't have to have the Danmar plates on the drums to get this.

Then, once you have it recorded, you want to pull out a little of the midrange, and gate the kick (use your judgement on how much to gate it...listen to it.)
I also compress the kicks at a 4:1 Ratio, because I switch between Heel Up, Heel down and what is called "Heel-Toe" technique (also called "Ballistic Bassdrumming, and some people call it a "heel slide", but with size 14 feet, there's no "sliding" involved! Hahaha

Tim