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Mix Note 071 / Drums New

Overheads are part of the snare

The close mic sounds good, but the combined snare turns thin.

The move

Compare close mic and overhead polarity and balance while listening to the full kit.

Do this
  1. Play the close mic with the overheads.
  2. Compare polarity and level balance.
  3. Check several hits with the whole kit.

Listen for this.

Choose the relationship that supports the kit across several hits.

Know when to back off.

One sample-aligned transient does not guarantee a better whole-kit phase relationship.

Match loudness when you compare. If the original serves the song better, undo the change.

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Keep working.

072 / DrumsCymbal wash after the fillA crash tail fills the next verse and hides the first lyric.073 / DrumsMatch the sample's decayA replacement snare has the right crack but an oversized tail.074 / DrumsTune the kick tail by earA resonant kick competes with the bass line on some notes.

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