bass drum dum dum

As it were, i would consider the sound of my drum set a good one over all. but when i record, the bass drum is to boomy, wuffy or what ever you would call it.

the set itself is in the corner. not to look cool but to save room, and project the sound inward instead of out to my neighbor's ears.
The mic is placed about six inches away from the port and about two inches off center. ohh... and the drum is bout two feet away from the wall... iam not sure this a good or a bad, as ive tried no other option.

My guess is. there is not much room for the sound to go. therefor creating a "bass trap"... Another problem, the stand for the hihat mic viberates a little to much and creates an extra boom. not too much, but enough for me to notice and enough to overpower the mix.

befor you offer me any advice on moving the kit to the center of the room. remember that i dont have the room to do so...
but i would love any advice at all so please help me out.

thanks .....................................................................................................................................Aaron

Have you tried putting a blanket inside the bass drum?

With all due respect to your neighbors, the kit should not be facing the wall, especially only 2' away...It should be facing the center of your room...Frankly, I doubt that your neighbors will notice much difference (but your recordings will)...

As for the hi-hat problem, a boom attachment wouldn't help...A boom is just an extension of the base stand...Turning your kit away from the wall should help this problem somewhat, but floor vibrations are probably the main culprit...Try using a shock mount for the hat mic...

Regards,
Papa

the set in the mid of the room would take up to much

I didn't suggest putting it "in the mid of the room"...I said it should be FACING the center of the room, not facing directly in front of a wall...Logic suggests to me that a drum kit that occupies a 10 square foot area facing a wall will occupy the same amount of space when facing away from the wall...

P.S. Get over the "laziness"..."Lazy" has no place in the recording world and I, for one, have no time to deal with "lazy" people. If you're not interested in at least trying to do things the "right" way because you're too "lazy", then you really shouldn't be posting your problems in this forum...

By all means, do let us know how it works!

Regards,
Papa