A common technique to correct this is to pan the bass left or right a bit, then apply EQ to move it to occupy a slightly higher frequency range than the kick drum. This issue can also be compounded if the kick drum and bass guitar are “battling” each other due to occupying the same frequency range, which leads to a lack of definition between the two instruments. Improperly configured recorder settingsĪny or all of these can result in a “boxy” or “boomy” sounding kick drum, frequently with pitiful low-end, punch, click and projection.A cheap microphone, or one that’s not designed for the frequencies required to mike a kick drum.For that reason, we’ll be concentrating on the kick here, although the same procedure can be performed on any piece of the drum kit.Ī few possible causes of crummy sounding kick tracks: This is a very common problem, especially with kick (bass) drums. Not a single plugin is required!ĭrum Enhancement In Mixes Using the REAPER DAWĮver receive improperly recorded drums for mixing, that just sound flat-out lousy? UPDATE: If you’re using the REAPER DAW, a link to a more recent post is directly below which provides a far more flexible approach in creating yet another “Poor Man’s Drumagog”, using only built-in functions.
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