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Old 01-15-2004, 10:56 AM
where02190 where02190 is offline
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Default Re: Purpose of overheads?

You can play that kick drum sample all day long, the floor tom sample is not going to resonante from it. It is the interaction of the drumset within itself that, properly tuned, creates overtones that set the real kit apart from the high end sample kit.

this is one of the intregal functions of overheads and room mics, to capture these overtones. Without them, the kit is lifeless.

This is also why a poorly tuned kit sounds so bad. while an indivula drum may sound good on it's onw, it does not integrate tot the tonality of the kit as a single instrument.
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