drum mix help

[RAMI]

You might want to reverse the process. Get as good a sound as you can through the overheads and then bring in the close miced drums. You'll hear if there are any phase issues right away that way, too, when you turn up a drum mic.

Use your overheads as "Overheads", not as " cymbal mics".

I'm not saying this is the only way to do it. But since you're having problems getting a sound you're happy with, a different approach can't hurt.

 

[random effect]

Exactly. I was going to post that, but didn't want to sound like I was trying to contradict everyone who suggested all the slicing, dicing, megamizing, and Hare Krishna techniques....Besides, it's pretty much what I said in my first post.

yea i find that the hare krishna technique seems to make it sound kinda like god.... but thats beside the point. take the kick track and kill 60 hrtz and below (save that for bass). this tightens up the kick a lot and you can bring the overall level up a bit without peaking. boost slightly at 80 with a tight q, also, cut some 400 hrtz and boost the 4-5k a few db for click. you can also kill 10k and up on the kick to remove some unwanted air. save the air for overheads and room. think of each drum as having its own space. and then try the hare krishna technique. you wont be disappointed.

 

[Ironklad Audio]

i'm working on the overheads for symbols which is proving quite tricky. as soon as i put them on, all the work done on kick toms snare etc becomes useless as they just bring the original sound back in.

always, always, ALWAYS mix with all the tracks playing back!

the only time you'll want to solo a track is if you're looking for a specific issue - some funny noise, buzz, a shitty frequency to cut, etc.