60's Drums?

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I want to get that classic 50's/60's drum sound, where it sounds very roomy etc. Examples of this can be found on various old recordings, -anything by The Doors, Buddy Holly and lots of stuff.

I have a Rode NTK and 2 GT33's, and a twintrak pro. Any ideas on how to get the sound I'm after would be greatly appreciated. I want to know where to put the mics, how much compression to use (if any), and anything else - specific drums?

Thanks.

Michael Wookey
 
2 OHs, maybe a few close mics. Try loosening the skins a bit.
Use 60s gear.
 
A not so transparent compressor set correctly can help too. Some of the Joe Meek stuff is very good for that Nuggets box set garage rock Sonics kinda thing, which I love. Don't be afraid to let it be improper and a little dirty. Try not so good mics too.
 
Doors AND Buddy Holly?

Those are 2 way different artists... Maybe you could tell us some induvidual tracks? The 60's is quite a general idea. You have the heavy snap of the Beatles first album and the whippet snare of the early Who to the laconic thud of the Stones...

One thing though. At one point all the groups (maybe not the Who) played with: Kick drum, Snare, High Hat, Ride Cymboll, Crash Cymbol, floor tom and tom on the kick and thats it. Oh, it also helps if you can shake your head a bit while playing. Honest!
 
I have some really old ludwigs from the 70's and they get that sound... youll definitley know when you get it... keep trying... if you like the drum sound on when the levee breaks jimmy page said he recorded the drums in a big stairwell compressed that then added echo and compressed it too... he said they used two Beyerdynamic m160 mics.. I dunno if thats any help, but..
 
Yep...loose heads, loose snare and bottom heads off the toms and batter head only on the bass (with a big pillow inside :D ).
 
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