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<blockquote data-quote="Jeff Babcock" data-source="post: 74838" data-attributes="member: 46">Re: One of my favorite drum mic techniquesNice stuff Jay.I have not messed much with this live (a &quot;natural&quot; picture of the drum sound is not usually suitable for the types of gigs I am doing), but in the studio I sometimes like to do something similar (although using an SM27 condenser a little closer to the bass drum), give it a healthy LF boost, compress it heavily, and then blend it in with the rest of the kit mics.&nbsp; It adds a flavor that is really nice, and IMHO can really take the drum mix to the next level.Here is an example of this being done: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=wxxepqIwpB0#t=471s" target="_blank">Into The Lair #56 - Tracking Drums with Greg Wells and Ian MacGregor [FULL] - YouTube</a>In the clip, this is discussed at about 8mins, but then jump to 14mins where Greg starts talking about using this in more detail.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jeff Babcock, post: 74838, member: 46"] Re: One of my favorite drum mic techniques Nice stuff Jay. I have not messed much with this live (a "natural" picture of the drum sound is not usually suitable for the types of gigs I am doing), but in the studio I sometimes like to do something similar (although using an SM27 condenser a little closer to the bass drum), give it a healthy LF boost, compress it heavily, and then blend it in with the rest of the kit mics. It adds a flavor that is really nice, and IMHO can really take the drum mix to the next level. Here is an example of this being done: [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wxxepqIwpB0#t=471s"]Into The Lair #56 - Tracking Drums with Greg Wells and Ian MacGregor [FULL] - YouTube[/URL] In the clip, this is discussed at about 8mins, but then jump to 14mins where Greg starts talking about using this in more detail. [/QUOTE]

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