Recording drums, triggered and mic'd.....

[Zed10R]

Hello peeps.

I am going to record a drummer. His kicks will be triggered, an SM57 put on each tom and one on the snare, and I'll have two condenser overheads for room sound. BUT.....I might want to trigger the snare too, depending on how it sounds acoustically.

Here's the question:

If I trigger the kicks AND the snare, when the toms are mixed in will they sound like they don't belong? You know....like there's a solid kick/snare groove going on with 1/8th notes on the hats, then a fill comes in and....will it sound like someone cut and pasted a shitty tom fill into an otherwise great sounding kit? Lemme know if you guys understand where I'm going with this.....I don't allways make sense....

Thanks!!

 

[Farview]

You will have to pick an appropriate snare sample. If you pick one that is too processed, you will have to process the toms to match.

 

[TexRoadkill]

If I trigger the kicks AND the snare, when the toms are mixed in will they sound like they don't belong?

Only if you do it poorly. The sound of the hat and cymbals should give you enough room sound to keep everything consistent. Chances are you will want to add some realistic sounding room reverb to the snare and maybe a touch to the kick to make them blend in well.