recording drums

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I'm trying to learn how to record drums ... How do I get each drum sounding good? Reverberated each drum? Eq? I remember how the sound guy used to.get the drums sounding awesome. How do I get mine sounding this good?
 
one of the things i was told when learning was Gate , Compress then EQ in that order and then any effects you wants reverb ect. A lot of it is the quality of the drums and the room their in, your microphones and their positioning obvious really.
 
Know how to blend the individual drums together so that they function as one unit. You can't stop bleed when you record drums no matter how much gating you do(unless you use use samples). Just don't try and fight the bleed and learn to work with it. Also like everyone else here has said tune your drums and treat the room as best you can. Another good tip is to do a good sound check. Don't forget to make sure your levels are good and your getting the sound you want before you press record.
 
Soundguy? Do you mean live drum sound? I never use gates for recording. Ever. Live, yes.

Live: I have used gates on all toms and kick. Eq, and no compression in the small venues I did sound in. I'm sure that would change if I had worked larger venues.

Recording: I always eq before compression. Then usually again after. Then more levels of compression and eq on a drum buss. This is just my personal way of doing things. There is no wrong way really, unless it doesn't work.

And yes, the quality of the kit and tuning of it is the absolute most important part. Second, the room. The room can be made better with treatments, but it wont help a crappy sounding kit. Next would be the quality of the input chain. Mic's, preamps, interface, experience of the operator.

Depending on the style of music you are recording, you could also get away with two good overheads, a crappy mic for each drum, and a quality trigger sampling program. This is a whole nutha ballgame though.

What type of drum sound are you looking for?
 
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