What's the rule of thumb when it comes to getting a "good" setting on your EQ for bass guitar and drums? :w:

I am looking for some advice when mixing drums using the 3 mic method regarding eq, grouping and general mixing techniques. I am challanged with getting the drums to have impact in the mix.

Eg. I want a little more air and I get a raging hi hat. I want to have a stronger kick and things get muddy or the bass looses impact.

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OK. When mixing drums, do you mix from the drummers perspective or from audience perspective, as in if you were facing the drummer. I have a tendancy to mix from drummers perspective as I am a drummer. Does this seem odd to non-drummers?

Hey, I was wondering...if I have only 3 mics for my recording for the drums...where should I put them, kick, overhead and one snare?

And to make the sound more alive should I use reverb? or what should I do?

I have problems to get my guitars fat also...sounds like I play in a tube..any suggestions?

I use Emagic Logic platinum for my recordings and mixing.

Here's the scenario:

8 tracks of drum audio
1 Avalon 737sp
1 finaliser
1 MOTU audio system (1x2408/1x1224)
Logic Mac

Having come from an electronic background I am relatively new to all this. I want these drums to sound warm, congealed and punchy. Basically we want them to sound like the late Barry White's "Playing your Game Baby".

Has any found that drums mixed all digital either directly in a DAW or through a digital console don't quite have the impact of going out the D/A's to an analog console. When mixing drums all digital I find then to have to much realness and not enough impact for rock and roll. Do you find the same thing?

Can I run this by you: