bad drumsound!

[metaldrummer]

Ok, I have PG drum mics (56, 81 and 52) and when I recorded with those in a studio the sound was great. But here is my situation:
On my kit at home I have the mics on the drums. When I record the snare it`s very muddy and extremly deep and not very distinct. I use frome the mics in to a Behringer mixer and frome "tape out" frome the mixer in to my soundcard (witch is a simple Sound Blaster Live! soundcard). But is that why it sound so crappy???

 

[tmix]

There are a lot of things that contribute to a good drums sound being recorded.
Since we are talking about the same drums with the same mics placed in hopefully the same manner, that would leave the room and the recording media as potential factors. The room makes a good deal of the sound, whether it is boxy or dull. For drums high headroom preamps are necessary.

Do you remember much about the room or mic preamps used when your drums sounded good?

 

[astoebe]

i'd say i'm fairly certain your preamps in the behringer plus your sound card are not giving you good quality (a soundblaster soundcard is not going to sound great for recording, and behringer isn't really known for great sounding preamps). also, is it the same drum set? if not (and i get the impression it's a different kit) the drums probably don't sound as good (bad sound in - bad sound out)...and the room too

 

[LemonTree]

Your drum mics are actualy the strongest part of your setup even thought they're not great mics. Try pulling the mic back from the snare a bit to give it less ass, that's all I can suggest with the equipment you have to wirk with.