Re: Bigger than life drums?
Have you tried the trigger as gate key input trick yet? Big Mick talks about it in interviews a lot. It allows you to get more control of the close mics than traditional gating. I haven't tried it yet but I would like to. Also, if you have access to a Yamaha Subkick, sending just that to the subs and a more traditional kick mic for the mains is nice, too.
Of course, if you were talking about the Zeppelin big drum sound, that seems pretty tough to do live. I have a pair of Beyer M160 ribbon mics that help, but that sound is all about the room and finding just the right mic placement. Oh, and the drummer, drums, tuning etc. All that stuff we usually can't control.
