Over the christmas break I got my first bass drum mic, a Shure PG52 and I'm wondering what you guys could help me with the whole Micing aspect. With my recordings, I find I'm getting a whole lot of click and not much tone from my bass drum, what do you guys suggest I try?

some techniques used to get big bass drum sounds punchy and meaty?

i have AKG d112, m audio octane 8 preamp and the only compressors i have are pro tools plugins. any suggestions how to get the biggest sound possible?

I just bought an Audix D6 and it sounds really good in live applications but in the studio it really isn't very versatile. Does anyone have an opinion on the Audix D4 for a more natural sound. I like the Audix mics a lot because the design and the small size of it makes it easier to get the mic into the bass drum at whatever depth you want. does anyone have any tips on anything.

I like to mic the bottum of the snare and the backside of the kick drum. I hear people on this site referring to "reverse phase" when Micing things like this. I use Cakewalk Guitar Tracks Pro (I have a home studio) and I can't find anything that refers to reversing the phase.

i'm finding that i'm having some trouble getting the bass drum to sound up front in the mix. i'm using a D112 about an inch away from the head aimed directly at the beater with the front head off and a blanket covering the bass drum. Why does it sound like i have reverb on the bass drum? thanks for your time.
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