River19
Senior Member
I have had the home studio up and running for a couple months now and cut probably 40-60 songs over that time with overall positive reaction on sound etc.
One thing that I have gotten really good comments on was how low and "punchy" my kick tone is. The bulk of that is due to the awesomeness of a thin walnut drum as I just have a typical 52A partially in the port on the reso like "mic a kick 101". My mixing ability climbed a really steep initial curve to the point where seasoned musicians are complimenting me on the rough mixes I provide. That being said, that punchy really low frequency kick comes through brilliantly on an audio system capable of solid bass performance. I also have been EQing with an increase slightly up the frequency stream to enhance the beater tone which adds enough definition in small format speakers (ie. phones and laptops) not capable of reproducing the really low end.
My question, or discussion point is what would be the best approach to get enhanced beater attack/definition...... I don't want to change the overall tuning of the kick as it is a killer sound for the blues/blues rock I typically have been recording but I also notice more complicated parts on the kick lack definition and get muddy (ie. think Bonham triplets even at 100-110bpm).
I am thinking of the technique of a second mic in the drum close to the batter head so I can then blend the two. If I go with this approach, any mic recommendations in the $200-350 range that people have had good success with?
Thoughts?
One thing that I have gotten really good comments on was how low and "punchy" my kick tone is. The bulk of that is due to the awesomeness of a thin walnut drum as I just have a typical 52A partially in the port on the reso like "mic a kick 101". My mixing ability climbed a really steep initial curve to the point where seasoned musicians are complimenting me on the rough mixes I provide. That being said, that punchy really low frequency kick comes through brilliantly on an audio system capable of solid bass performance. I also have been EQing with an increase slightly up the frequency stream to enhance the beater tone which adds enough definition in small format speakers (ie. phones and laptops) not capable of reproducing the really low end.
My question, or discussion point is what would be the best approach to get enhanced beater attack/definition...... I don't want to change the overall tuning of the kick as it is a killer sound for the blues/blues rock I typically have been recording but I also notice more complicated parts on the kick lack definition and get muddy (ie. think Bonham triplets even at 100-110bpm).
I am thinking of the technique of a second mic in the drum close to the batter head so I can then blend the two. If I go with this approach, any mic recommendations in the $200-350 range that people have had good success with?
Thoughts?