When recording drums I sometimes hear a pop or click. I think it is from the bass drum mix but it may be an overhead. Any ideas on how to avoid this? Is it mild distortion?
No it's not a sound that would come from the kit, sounds more likely to be that 'clipping' you talk of. It is a bass drum mic, so yes, it is a large diafram mic. Recording onto a digital 8-track.
Many Thanks
Right, done a bit of research into clipping. Had a play around with the mixer which has an in-built limiter type thing that I wasnt aware of, and now seems to be clip free!
Yes. Spend a good amount of time on getting the gains correct on the drum mics before recording. Some drummers get excited when they play with the band and go apeshit on the heads.