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Ok, It's about time I did one of these... what I'm using here is the Metalheads EZX addon for EZDrummer, but running it through Superior Drummer 2.1.

Basically, what you want to try to get if you want a really natural, unprocessed sounding kit, is to go easy on the mixer effects, e.g., don't over-do the compression, don't over-do the EQ, and use just enough transient filter, etc. As you can see in the video, I've only got a max of 2 EQs per track, a max of one compressor, and one transient filter. The 'Ambient' or room mic, is outputted into a further bus, where it gets processed with a compressor and transient filter for that 'roomy' sound, and the bleed of all the drums into the ambient mic is pretty high.

At the end of the day, what you want is to get a mix that sounds natural, tight, and discernible enough to cut through the rest of your instruments, and this is achieved by going super light on the in-mixer effects and putting a lot of bleed into the room mic, and the mix in this video here has done wonders (for me, personally).

Hope you enjoyed, ask me any questions you like! :)

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