Hey everyone...I'm not sure if this should be here or the studio building section. I'm having trouble getting a really nice tight snare sound and I'm wodering if it's the room. I've got a good grasp on choosing pres, mics, position...but the snare just sounds too laid back. The room has no paralell walls, and is foamed on about 80% of the room. I left one wall blank because I assumed a completely dead room would sound too aritifical. SO, i'm wondering if foaming up this last wall would be a good or bad idea. I do like really tight sounding drums in my recording, but I also don't want them to sound too dead. I don't have a lot of moeny to try and experiment with different things unfortunately.
For the recording I'm micing the snares with either a 57 or beta 57, mostly into an avalon m5. While I'm at it, I'd like to know if anyone's ever tried a Blue Dragonfly on snare. It seems like it would sound great on a nice controlled drummer (so it's doesn't get hit), but I'm scared the SPL's might be too great for it. thanks
For the recording I'm micing the snares with either a 57 or beta 57, mostly into an avalon m5. While I'm at it, I'd like to know if anyone's ever tried a Blue Dragonfly on snare. It seems like it would sound great on a nice controlled drummer (so it's doesn't get hit), but I'm scared the SPL's might be too great for it. thanks