Crush a room mic or bus to bring up ghost notes

Marc Daniel Nelson uses the room mic and compresses it hard to bring out ghost notes.1 This can also add what he calls “fur.”2 Saturation is useful too. This also can roll off the attack.3

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Mixing drum rooms
Mixing drum rooms [[Drum room EQ guide]] [[Crush a room mic or bus to bring up ghost notes]]
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Mixing drums Try to get an even hit between kick and snare.1 Pro Mix Academy ↩