Drum Bussing with Lee Fields
Lee Fields walks through his approach to processing a drum kit as a whole in a live setting. The focus is on using a drum bus to apply cohesive processing to the entire kit, including EQ and compression. This method aims to treat the drum kit as one instrument. It enhances the overall sound and ensures that the elements of the kit work together harmoniously.
Key Points:
- All drum inputs are sent to a drum bus for collective processing.
- After individual input adjustments, the drum bus is used to apply further EQ, compression, and tape saturation to the entire kit.
- The EQ stage involves scooping out mid-range frequencies, with an emphasis on making subtle changes.
- Small adjustments in bus EQ can significantly impact the sound. It requires careful and minimal tweaking.
- Compression is applied to the entire kit to tighten up the sound, particularly the snare drum, making it punchier.
- A lower compression ratio (2.2:1) is used to achieve a few dB of reduction, aiming for a subtle 'gluing' effect rather than aggressive compression.
- Tape saturation is added to reintroduce some high-end shimmer that might be lost through compression.
- The tape saturation effect is focused on the high-end frequencies, adding a subtle brightness to the kit.
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