Production Secrets #2: Real Drums

This is how I process and mix real drums, though the same techniques apply to programmed. Some of the processing is fairly standard, some less so. But this is how I actually do it.

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0:00:00 Intro
0:00:49 Quick Disclaimer
0:01:30 My philosophy with drums
0:03:09 Importing the drum tracks into the DAW and setup
0:05:25 Checking phase on the snare, and my view on phase
0:07:12 Introduction to how I process drums, and an issue with older Waves plugins
0:08:58 Processing: the kick drum (bass drum)
0:17:57 Processing: the snare
0:23:47 Processing: the toms
0:30:49 Processing: overheads and cymbals
0:33:34 Drum buss compression starting point
0:35:33 Snare reverb
0:39:04 Drum rooms (my approach)
0:43:23 Parallel compression (my approach)
0:50:09 Further routing to busses, the mix buss, and limiters
0:56:27 Summary so far
0:57:00 How I used to do drum rooms
0:59:38 Final mix options and adjustments
1:00:35 A note about limiting and final demonstration
1:02:58 What I got for free... (spoiler alert)