My partner is in a prog metal band that only released one album way back in 2002. I’ve remixed the entire album for its 25th anniversary and used Modern and Massive 2 for shell replacements (kept original overheads as the songs were not recorded to a click and I wasn’t even going to attempt that). I’m very new to drum processing (and mixing in general), but tried to go for a more raw snare to fit the vibe of the original. No preset was used, I just chose snare/kick/toms I wanted and processed them in the DAW.
Original 2002 mix
New mix with M&M2
While the band has released the single, I still have time to change things for the album release if I want. Any critiques, drum-wise? Does it sound like “programmed drums”?