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How do you deal with harsh cymbals

I'm working on an EP for a friend of mine and I'm pushing myself to do a good job and I'm getting really happy with the results. I tracked everything right here in my living room just muffling the walls and windows with blankets, nothing fancy. Overall I think the quality of the recordings is good and everything sounds great except for one thing: the top end, the drum cymbals.

reducing harshness, buzzing of acoustic guitar

Hi
Did a live recording recently of a friend playing acoustic guitar in a club. Was able to get a clean feed off the PA into my ZOOMH4N.

Can anyone suggest some best practices when working with acoustic guitar in Audition or similar DAW?
What compression, equalization should I use?
How can I reduce some of the harshness and 'buzzing' sounds the strings make?

muddy, dull, and harsh

is the sound i seem to keep getting over and over while tracking dist. rhythm guitars. i have come to the conclusion its because I'm Micing the cab w/ 57's even though i have a decent pre (vmp2ke) and am isolating the sound w/ packing blankets. the tone I'm looking for is clear, tight distortion. some mics work better than others for different instruments/tones.