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Thread kick drum help!

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unclemole

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1 Posted on 01/11/2007 at 15:11:58
Well I got my mixer... It's a Behringer XENYX1222FX. I almost went with a yamaha but the sound quality was much better on the behringer... anywho...

I'm running two overheads and one kick drum. They aren't great mics but they get the job done... I have the perfect tone/pan and reverb on the overheads but i'm having trouble with the kick... I'm recording meavy metal and i need that perfect tone... what should i do? I have like 100 different types of reverb and delay and such... but what about the bass,mid and trebble?

just want that kick to be clear!
kieranhughes

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2 Posted on 01/25/2007 at 04:59:56
I recorded the drums in my band like that for a while. Generally the Bass always sounded mince until we spent ages EQ'in it in sonar. I think we used a multi-band compressor as well. The recordings are up on our myspace, which is here: www.myspace.com/montesjura
ra7or

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3 Posted on 01/14/2007 at 03:14:10
put the mic inside the kick drum, pointed to the beater. compress a bit and add a slight reverb.
as for eq, lower the mids and boost highs till you get that "klick" sound (metallica style).
ra7or

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4 Posted on 01/18/2007 at 01:18:25
how are you recording?

are you using a pc? or are you recording to tape?

if you are using a pc, compress with software-based compressors

as for the lows, if depends on your bass guitar. you must balance the two so that the kick drum leaves a bit of space for the bass guitar.
unclemole

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5 Posted on 01/17/2007 at 04:01:17
oh ok... cool. what about the low? and how would i compress it? all i have is the mixer...
unclemole

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6 Posted on 01/19/2007 at 05:37:23
yes im using a pc... unfortunately... i can't adjust JUST the kick. i have an 8 track mixer, but all comes in through the USB as one track (stereo)

So how would I adjust the bass so it doesnt "Fight" with the kick?
ra7or

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7 Posted on 01/23/2007 at 10:24:29
uhmmm

i guess your only choice would be an external fx... or you could trigger the kick drum on the stereo track and replace it with a sample.
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