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[fep]

The drummer agreed with you about the kick volume.

And, that panning strategy is pretty much what I ended up doing. I just panned the way the kit is usually set up. Snare centered. hihat to observer's left. Toms in different places. Kick in center. I panned the overheads based on where the mic was.

Drummer suggested a mixing lesson with a local pro drummer/engineer. Probably a good idea, but I like to think it over before jumping into a new rabbit hole.

Thanks!

Yep, you can pan the drums from the drummers perspective or audience perspective, 6 of one half dozen of the other. I seem to like audience perspective.

Since your drummer is pointing you towards that lesson... Let me turn you on to this (although watching a pro mix tracks to one of my tunes would be fascinating):

[rpjazzguitar]

Ginga | SoundClick

The final mix is on the soundclick site now. Should be first on the list.