steve wrote:I tend to use a long-ish release time to avoid obvious pumping though.If I were using just an overhead pair as the sole drum recording, then I'd have to worry about it more.Steve,Thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to reply to my post. It really means a lot. Everything ...

I would really like to know how any pumping on the cymbals is avoided or if it is part of the sound. I would think cutting snare sounds out of the overheads wouldn't be mr albini's priority, nor would he want the cymbals pumping, so I am just curious as to what is going on here.

Hi, I have a question or two about Steve's technique for recording overheads. I would like to know about the thinking that goes into this technique. Meaning, with the M/S out front already, what are the overheads aiming to capture specifically? What are they intended to contribute, in relation to th...