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In Studio situations I often use an AKG D-12e or D-112 inside the the
about 5-10 cm awy from the skin an ca 5 cm away from the center of where
the pedal hits. here is the point where you have the most power (in my
opinion) If you have the possibility you can use a 2nd Mic outside the
BD. This can be a good large diaphragm condenser mic but I also had good
results with a Beyerdynamic M-88 (very good subbass!!!)
Use damping Material in the Bassdrum (except for Jazz, classic
recordings) but don't take too much of it as it kills the "sound" of the
drum. Take your time and experiment a little bit. Use compression to
make the BD more "powerful".

> > - How do you make the bassdrum more audible on cheap hifi-systems or
>
> > headphone?

You can make it louder by adding the kick (ca 3-5 kHz). Cheap HiFi
system don't have much bottom and so it is useless to add deep
frequencies. This will only destroy your mix on better systems.

> > - Once, someone told me, that with professional mixingdesk you can
> add a
> > sinuswave (around 60Hz or something) to the bassdrum, to make it
> sound
> > 'better'. How can i do that with Logic? Until now i add some
> overdrive to
> > make it sound wider.

You don't make the sound "better" by adding a sine wave but you give it
more bottom. This really kicks ass in some Music styles like Trip Hop,
Hip Hop etc, but personnaly I don't like in rock or pop applications.

> > - Do you think this is too much ot???
>
> No!!!

Keep in mind that the Drums is a unity and not only different
instruments!! Listen to the whole drum kit and the entire mix to mix it.
You would be suprised how awful the BD often sounds on international
publications, when you listen to it alone, but in the unity and the mix
it is just how it should be.
Don't take these tips as a bible ;-) Try what you can reach with
different Mic's, positions, damping material, compressor & EQ settings
etc.
Good Luck and Cheers,
Gilles