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Mix Note 070 / Drums New

Toms need an ending

Long tom resonance overlaps the next hit and clouds a fast fill.

The move

Shorten sustain with careful envelopes or edits and use short fades.

Do this
  1. Play the fill into the next downbeat.
  2. Shorten excessive sustain with envelopes.
  3. Use fades to smooth the endings.

Listen for this.

Listen from the fill into the next downbeat.

Know when to back off.

Do not cut the initial attack or make each tom sound abruptly muted.

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

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Keep working.

071 / DrumsOverheads are part of the snareThe close mic sounds good, but the combined snare turns thin.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.

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