by macrae11 » Mon May 30, 2011 6:08 pm
Really really dig the 201 on snare top. I've only used it on that one song, but it worked perfectly for it. I think for any pop production where you need the snare to cut through a dense mix it would be great. I always loved the 441 because of the thickness and weight it gave the snare, especially for any larger dimension drums. However having it on the bottom still gave 75% of that I found, which filled in everything the 201 was missing. So maybe for a slower tune with a deeper snare, or jazzier type stuff I'll probably still reach for the 441, but for the next pop production that needs a cracking snare, I'll probably go with the 201.
Horses for courses type scenario.
I really dug the drum sound on that tune though, I'll have to send you the first mix. The only thing I wasn't in love with was the overheads, and the room could have been tweaked a little bit. Loved mixing the resonant head on the floor tom. Really made the breakdown rock.