Originally Posted by B.D.Thomas
Nice song with an old-fashioned but appealing vibe, good vocals, and a pretty appealing mix—except for the drums.
You processed the life out of them.
Not that there's anything wrong with that, it happens to all of us from time to time.
If you should ever feel like working on this song again, I would try to balance the drums without ANY processing until they sound (not look) right to your ears or at least as good as possible.
Most RealDrums already work well without any processing.
I agree BD. I normally would spend 10 times less on drums than I did for this one. As this RealDrum was not native to the RealStyle - nor were the ‘Dublin’ rhythm guitars, I’ve concluded that other parts of the kit were not able to shine through the mix due to the acoustic and rhythm guitars all competing for a space in the mix that I wanted to give them. So, due to the difference in dynamics between the snare and the rest of the kit, I clobbered the snare. As I am a Neanderthal when it comes to mixing, I have only mastered the use of fire and flint, but one day when I can master pyrotechnics, I’ll give it another go.
Andrew

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