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How To => Production Tips and Tricks! => Topic started by: NickT on August 15, 2006, 10:35:25 AM

Title: Mixing Drums? This will help!
Post by: NickT on August 15, 2006, 10:35:25 AM

Hi gang -

If you are like me, I find drums one of the hardest things to mix well. I came across this guide.

Mixing With BFD (http://www.fxpansion1.com/mixing_with_bfd.pdf)

Explanation from KVR (http://www.kvraudio.com/news/5721.html):

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FXpansion has released a new, free, PDF format guide to mixing and engineering BFD's multi-channel sounds. The guide covers the basics of EQ and compression of various drums and microphones, mixing your drums to work with the rest of your mix, selecting and shaping drums for particular styles, and concludes with a step-by-step example of a drum mixing session to which EQ and compression are applied in stages, with audio examples of each stage.

Mixing With BFD is available as a free download from FXpansion's web site, in Adobe PDF format.

This is a great read and the compression and eq informations can be used on live as well as non-processed samples.

Enjoy,

NickT

Title: Re: Mixing Drums? This will help!
Post by: Studioplayer on August 15, 2006, 12:17:39 PM

Hey Nick. Do you have BFD? If so, how well does it work?  :o

Title: Re: Mixing Drums? This will help!
Post by: wickerman on August 15, 2006, 12:21:35 PM

Thanks for this Nick - looks like a great read!   8)

Geoff

Title: Re: Mixing Drums? This will help!
Post by: NickT on August 15, 2006, 12:34:23 PM

Quote from: Studioplayer on August 15, 2006, 12:17:39 PM

Hey Nick. Do you have BFD? If so, how well does it work?  :o

Dave - No, But I have used it. The samples are about as dry as you would get from mic'd real kit. That is why I think all the eq and comp settings would apply to any sampled kit or real kit. EZdrummer is cool.

Quote from: wickerman on August 15, 2006, 12:21:35 PM

Thanks for this Nick - looks like a great read!   8)

Geoff

You are welcome!

Nick

Title: Re: Mixing Drums? This will help!
Post by: Brina on August 15, 2006, 12:38:50 PM

ooohhh...

Information snatched, and stored away for future research!!

Thanks Nick

Careful your giving away more secrets!!

Brina

Title: Re: Mixing Drums? This will help!
Post by: NickT on August 15, 2006, 12:44:26 PM

Brina,

You are welcome to all my tips! Your ears are fresher...you'll do a better job with the knowledge than I can!

:)

Nick

Title: Re: Mixing Drums? This will help!
Post by: Brina on August 15, 2006, 12:58:09 PM

HEHE

I'm so sure about that BUT....I'll take anything you wanna give me as far as tips go!!..

Now if I can just figure out how to make this dayam sampler work I'll be a happy camper!..LOL

Thanks Nick, I really appreciate all the Help you guys have given me in this department....

Brina