Well, Let's try something a LOT HARDER to learn to play and to mix . . . . (drums are all me, alone).
[Been working on this one for months - it just came together tonight after about 20 failed starts and this 9th take I got all the way to the end with].
The trick is in achieving a proper balance between close and ambient mic mix for each drum and cymbal for each song.
Additionally getting the decay /sustain of each [drum/cymbal] mic just right is needed and I am really starting to get my ears attuned to all of this detail but it has to be mixed and remixed over several sessions and days apart so the ears are fresh along with the mind.
Swapping earphones or speakers while mixing is a big NO-NO - gott'a stick with the reference phones and stop second guessing the mix/work.
The kick mix is just my take at it after testing the mix on several playback devices and it sounds really good/balanced/detailed on the Yamaha NS10M and JBL Coaxial Monitor speakers; Sony MDR-V6, Sony MDR-7506, SSA-VSX headphones and in my car so I let it ride. Didn't want to walk on or smear Sting's crazy Bass work . . .
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Well, Let's try something a LOT HARDER to learn to play and to mix . . . . (drums are all me, alone).
[Been working on this one for months - it just came together tonight after about 20 failed starts and this 9th take I got all the way to the end with].
Seven Days - Sting - SJL Drums 3-25-2025.T9.M1 . . .
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/cbtk4bwm74lvbo8sa14bs/Seven-Days-Sting-SJL-Drums-3-25-2025.T9.M1.flac?rlkey=os5sspwih38mc346x1skst6gz&dl=0
Seven Days - Sting - SJL Drums 3-25-2025.T9.M2 . . . New Mix
Arguably a better mix - cleaner, more detailed/refined.
Hope you enjoy.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/a0tjmtsvrjcjojage7mo1/Seven-Days-Sting-SJL-Drums-3-25-2025.T9.M2.flac?rlkey=pa32eonf8jz23iigwon7197ee&dl=0
That's the best one yet! Good mix, my nit pick, kick is a little dry, but not bad by any means. Cymbals sound good and level. Nice work🤘🏼
Thank you Eric - You made my day, Man!
The trick is in achieving a proper balance between close and ambient mic mix for each drum and cymbal for each song.
Additionally getting the decay /sustain of each [drum/cymbal] mic just right is needed and I am really starting to get my ears attuned to all of this detail but it has to be mixed and remixed over several sessions and days apart so the ears are fresh along with the mind.
Swapping earphones or speakers while mixing is a big NO-NO - gott'a stick with the reference phones and stop second guessing the mix/work.
The kick mix is just my take at it after testing the mix on several playback devices and it sounds really good/balanced/detailed on the Yamaha NS10M and JBL Coaxial Monitor speakers; Sony MDR-V6, Sony MDR-7506, SSA-VSX headphones and in my car so I let it ride. Didn't want to walk on or smear Sting's crazy Bass work . . .