Agreed Ben. This was mic'd from the batter head (the great "leveller"). Monitor was post fade, so already had the "benefit" of improvement. A conversation preceded this where the "artist" refused to use a replacement drum or have it "optimised" in any way. The custom 6 claw reso hoop option didn't exactly helpTo be fair even a perfectly well-tuned drum sans laundry can sound horrible in monitors without any EQ, especially if it's a single dynamic mic on/in the drum.
Oh my...
It's because of photos like these that I always take any "drummer vs. the idiot sound man" threads with a huge grain of salt.
Also note upside down tom - not that it made much difference. Snare was educational
Also, his bass drum looks like a washer dryer on spin cycle with all that laundry in there!