Sidechain Compression on Drum Room Mics

I love using various types of room mics for drums! I'll put mics all over the place to get different sounds or vibes for a song (see last weeks video about the "Wall Mic"). However sometimes certain parts of the kit can get a little too washy from the room mics when used in a mix.
I want to show you a useful trick to help deal with that.....Sidechain compression!
Now go experiment and have some fun!
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I like to find ways to not only get space from my room sounds but also a VIBE! You know, a sound that adds some cool sauce to your tracks and also puts a unique stamp on them.
One of the things I've done lately is run a microphone in front of the kit, in this case and SM57, into a guitar amp in my ISO booth and miking the amp. At that point you can do all sorts of fun stuff with mic placement, amp settings, distortions, EQ, mic types, etc..
Give it a shot and leave a comment how it worked for you!
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