Recent content by bgrotto

We've gotta Starclassic Bubinga at the studio; it records great. The kick (which is a bit on the deep side: 18" as opposed to the usual 16") in particular just sounds amazing. The toms have a really nice tonality; a very melodic sound with clearly-defined pitches. Plus, they're very easy to...

Can't listen to the examples at the moment, but I can tell ya: if folks are saying the bass sounds great, you might consider that the bloaty clogging ain't coming from the bass. Try having a look at the guitars for cabinet resonances (these seem to happen most frequently between 130 and 180)...

Doesn't always go this way, but often it's: 1. throw up the faders, get a musical rough balance going as fast as possible 2. add mix buss compression 3. solo snare, process to taste, check against full balance 4. add kick, process to taste, check against full balance 5. add OHs, remove mud...

Get a rough balance of everything going, and listen quietly. That oughta highlight any upper-mid harshness. Set a wide Q and make a deep cut in the top. Toggle the EQ in and out, and listen for the frequency or frequencies that poke out and fight the other elements. I tend to listen mostly...

atm25s and 441s (not 414s...that's what you meant, right? Sorry if I'm confused!) are just as susceptible to bleed as 421s; it's all dependent on cymbal position relative to the mic. But pickup pattern isn't really the issue. I think it's more about the voicing of the mic itself. For...

Can sound real good on the tom, however, the off-axis bleed (ride, crash, and china cymbal) can be problematic. If you're going to be sample replacing the toms, this may not be an issue, but if you're using the live mic sound, it can rear its (very) ugly head.