I hate poor drum recordings!

[Krabbe]

I'm messing with this now and the drums don't strike me as being that bad. Or at least not hard to work with. I'm not using the "main mics". I don't know how it was recorded at all but I'm assuming the Kick/Snare mic it probably a mic under the snare that also picking up some kick. I'm not a fan of the snare as is but it's a fair sound. I've certainly heard worse drums. Living room or not. I haven't felt the need to break out samples yet.

In the end not every recording is perfect. As mixers we have to be able to work with and get the best out of all the tracks we get. This seems like a good opportunity to try to polish some tracks we find difficult.

I too have heard worse recordings. Still, it doesn't change the fact that these aren't great.

I am comming from the live business, and so is my approach to this. Therefore, I tend not to do any of the studio-nit-picking-stuff that ... well, studio guys does, and, I suppose, love. I'm a simple guy, who loves good craftmanship. To me the drum tracks are ... I guess something like this: A construction firm builds a house, which turns out to be crooked. The house is functional and you can move into it, no problem, but it is crooked as h*ll. I know that perfection isn't really an option, but ... well, I guess what I wish for is tracks, just a little bit closer to perfection.