Drum mixing
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i just try to imagine mixing each piece to where it would be sitting behind the kit. ie: kick center, snare slight left, toms & cymbals left to right respectively.
some people like to mix from the audience's perspective. i slightly mix it up between both as i prefer the hi hat slightly to the right rather than left, but everything else would be as it is from behind the kit.
hope this help some dude
some people like to mix from the audience's perspective. i slightly mix it up between both as i prefer the hi hat slightly to the right rather than left, but everything else would be as it is from behind the kit.
hope this help some dude
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^^^Haha..You should check out the acoustic drums guide at the top of the page..Its got some mixing stuff in there..
Well the problem is that my samples just suck from what people are telling me. I use Andys kick but that's about it. I use BFD2 but I just can't get any great samples for metal. Does anyone else on here use BFD2?
Also if anyone does how do I get .gog files to work with BFD2?
Also if anyone does how do I get .gog files to work with BFD2?
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i just try to imagine mixing each piece to where it would be sitting behind the kit. ie: kick center, snare slight left, toms & cymbals left to right respectively.
some people like to mix from the audience's perspective. i slightly mix it up between both as i prefer the hi hat slightly to the right rather than left, but everything else would be as it is from behind the kit.
hope this help some dude
In most mixes, snare not in dead center would sound a bit weird IMHO. :/
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I never put the snare anywhere but centre, i think it just sounds strange and kind of unbiases the mix.
First steps i'd say are:
Learn how to group track and send the individual drum microphones to separate output tracks so that you can work on them individually. It's easy to do in cubase. Consult your DAW manual.
I've never used BFD but there might be a button somewhere to activate the multi-out.
Realise that a lot of the snare punch and epic will come from good room mics/ambient mics. It depends on the style, but generally i like making sure that my kit will sound as real as possible without sounding like a biscuit tin.
If you have multiple mics for the snare and other drums then compress and e.q those elements individually. Example:
Top of snare - Compress with ratio 4, drop threshold to about -20/-30, attack at about 30ms, release about 5/10. Hit your e.q plugins bypass button to see the effect. Don't apply much make-up gain but notice a few decibels gain reduction. If you're confused by the terminology then read the tutorials that are stickied in this part of the forum.
Bottom snare - Compressor of about 8:1 with fast attack. Expander to cut ambience, adjust the attack and release until it sounds close to shit but you still have a slight rattle, enough to notice that the rattle isn't seriously prominent.
E.Q can be used well to lift things but generally, reduction is better than boosting because boosting only adds noise to your signal. I tend to use the ones that come on the channel strip plugins with the compressor like E-channel. around 7/9dB at 8k for the top snare to give it some air and a boost around 150/200 of about 600dB to give it some beat. Similar settings with the bottom snare but less harsh boosts.
If you want more help pm me!
First steps i'd say are:
Learn how to group track and send the individual drum microphones to separate output tracks so that you can work on them individually. It's easy to do in cubase. Consult your DAW manual.
I've never used BFD but there might be a button somewhere to activate the multi-out.
Realise that a lot of the snare punch and epic will come from good room mics/ambient mics. It depends on the style, but generally i like making sure that my kit will sound as real as possible without sounding like a biscuit tin.
If you have multiple mics for the snare and other drums then compress and e.q those elements individually. Example:
Top of snare - Compress with ratio 4, drop threshold to about -20/-30, attack at about 30ms, release about 5/10. Hit your e.q plugins bypass button to see the effect. Don't apply much make-up gain but notice a few decibels gain reduction. If you're confused by the terminology then read the tutorials that are stickied in this part of the forum.
Bottom snare - Compressor of about 8:1 with fast attack. Expander to cut ambience, adjust the attack and release until it sounds close to shit but you still have a slight rattle, enough to notice that the rattle isn't seriously prominent.
E.Q can be used well to lift things but generally, reduction is better than boosting because boosting only adds noise to your signal. I tend to use the ones that come on the channel strip plugins with the compressor like E-channel. around 7/9dB at 8k for the top snare to give it some air and a boost around 150/200 of about 600dB to give it some beat. Similar settings with the bottom snare but less harsh boosts.
If you want more help pm me!
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