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Re: [L-OT] Heavy Metal Drum Mixing

2004-02-03 by John Pitcairn

>  "Save the Universe" wrote:
>   I'm especially having trouble keeping my kicks from sounding muddy.

If you're getting lots of constant "boom" building up from that
hi-tempo assault, first try to reduce it somewhat at the drum with
tuning and/or damping, different mics/placement etc.

In the mix, you might try a good multiband compressor/expander on the
kick track, set to expand (not compress) only the bass frequencies.
This is an good old standby for taming muddy overpowering bass in
general, less evil than outright gating the kick, and should reduce
the amount of post-EQ needed.

John Pitcairn

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