I record drums in my bedroom, and, well, they sound like they were recorded in a bedroom. I try to take out some of the "room" sound using simple acoustic treatment, and I dont get too wild with the OH's. Nice and close to the kit, using LDC's mostly.

I find the best cure for recording drums in a small room is a really great drummer, and a nicely tuned kit.

thanks

yeah I have found that too. I know every kit and drummer are going to be way different from each other. Are there any normal things that need to happen with the mix (eq, verb) when drums have been recorded in a small room? let me know what you think.

I guess Im a bit more "heavy" with the reverb... everything else is as normal, to your tastes and to "fit" with the rest of the track.