What would you reccommend to get this sound?

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Hello,
I am young (16 to be exact) and eager to learn. I have a real passion for doing what I do, and that is recording but ofcoarse, I don't know everything.. yes ;)

Anywhooo,
I have got a client coming in who is one of these styles of metal and I am wanting to do a few tricks to their songs so that they can keep coming back and funding my new equipment :)

I have got a song called Chelsea Smile by Bring Me The Horizon and I am wanting to learn some tricks to immitate that kind of drum sound.
I have made a small clip of the song and what I am focussing on is how do they get a nice deep ringing snare sound and also that explosive kick drum as it comes back into it. :)

[MP3]http://www.basementrecording.co.uk/bme.mp3[/MP3]

I understand there will be a few tricks to get this explosive kick sound so I am open to all options to give them a try. Im all ears :D Snare positions, effect chains, some settings for eq or compressors.. anything to help me out.
If someone could help me out I would be sooo grateful. :)
Also, if anyone has any tips on what they do to this type of style of music to any aspect, drums, guitar and even vocals, again I'd love to read all of your suggestions :)

Peace,
Luke
 
The snare has a largish reverb on it and the kicks likely have hard plastic beater heads rather than felt ones. Perhaps they are double micing the snare, one on top and one on the bottom. Same could be true of the kicks, maybe a Shure Beta 98 on the beater side and a more conventional dynamic bass mic inside.
 
Of course it is nice to try and get that sound from tracking, but most modern metal is using drum samples to get those sounds. Something like Steven Slate most likely.
 
lukecot said:
I am young..........
I am wanting to do a few tricks to their songs so that they can keep coming back and funding my new equipment
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Ah, the optimism of youth allied to the cynicism of the emerging gearslut !

These clients of yours, what are they actually looking for ? What do they actually want you to do ?
 
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