[kirk1701]

I'm trimmed down to mono room mics.

It's all recorded well. It was made at Sunset Sound in LA.

But there are issues with excessive hi-hat splash. I don't think we need to assign blame; the trick is to fix it.

I've carved the entire live drum tracks down to a usable mix. I don't think I can avoid using samples though. I hate to do that because I respect any band wanting to play real, live music.

In the end, they already have a mix they're happy with. This is just some fun for us. How many of us get a chance to work with such well-recorded tracks? The band was recorded live, though, so I assume this is pretty close to how they play it in concert.

I wouldn't have arranged the song this way, but I'm also not playing in a band for a living. So, good on them!

I recommend doing what you have to do. Make these guys sound as good as you can by any means necessary!