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I’m using a vocal mic for the snare and overhead.
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A mic is a mic. Granted, each design / model will have it's own sound, there have been a ton of records made with a Shure SM 57 for vocals and there have been a billion mega recordings made with a 57 on the snare top.
When you accept that a mic is just a "sound catcher" and price / marketing hype (like "vocal mic") mean nothing in the heat of battle (actually tracking) then you open your brain up to actually find the right spot to put the mic. Until you get yourself into that mode of thinking, you'll just consider your equipment substandard and effectively turn your brain off.
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I don’t know what 2Bus and 3K is... can you explain further?
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2bus - The stereo out bus where all the signals eventually flow into.
3K stands for 3,000 Hz.
Are you doing all rimshots? Are you happy with the tuning of the snare? The big boys are tuning after every couple of takes in many cases. Especially with the heavy stuff.
What does your room sound like? A lot of the brightness in snare drums comes from the careful use of reverb, but the right room will have this naturally.
Brandon