how much snare do you want (or not want) in your overheads

[MoreSpaceEcho]

I haven't but I bet it sounds lovely!

If there's too much snare in the OH can you not simply squash it down with a nice fast compressor? That's what I do as a matter of course anyway...

[Recycled_Brains]

It sounds like it might be worth a try, although I don’t have a pair, so placement would be trickier.

If it were me, I'd probably try to aim it in a spot where it's going to pick up all the elements in equal measure. Maybe like kinda low aimed over the top of the drummer's head from behind him/her/them or something like that (cause I bet the batter side of a kick would sound sick that way too).

My logic is that if you focus a single 160 at any one thing, your cymbals and toms will be unbalanced. For the same reason though, I suppose you could definitely kind of mix the kit if one thing is louder than the other.

totally thinking out loud here.

[Jitters]

You guys have been a lot of help. I’m going to move this discussion into a new thread, as I’ve actually got a session coming up next week.