Quite true Duffy. Also, sometimes too much dynamics can be a problem in a rock band, especially when recording. I go to great lenghts to remove any extra dynamics usually from the drumming :-)
Sometimes I've used quite a lot of duct tape on the skins to quiet them up, also cymbals...but it's been due to the drummer always exceeding 115db with every single hit, and this from way in front of the drums too...no other way.
Dee
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