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some tips on how to mix live drums tracks

hello. Having used drums samples and loops so far, now i am diving into a project where i have to mix real live drums recorded in a studio. The separate tracks comprise. as usual, snare, kick, toms, hihat, n.2 OH, and Figure-eight takes. Before getting into an uncontrollable mess, does anybody have some tips on how to start with it?

1814 for drums

iv an Mbox 2 and recording drums has alwaya been a problem, so i was thinkig of getting an m-audio 1814 and mixer, set the drums up on the mxer, go from the direct out or sub groups then to the 1814 and record the drums on pro tools. should that work