Cool way to get dark drums

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Cool way to get dark drums using duct tape

I just wrapped up traking for a new album and we needed that Neil young "harvest moon" sound for the drums. I asked a friend for ideas and this is what I went with. hope someone finds this helpful.

The first step was to put duct tape on the cymbals and the hi-hat. Changing the amount allows you to adjust the brightness. Then I emptied my leather wallet and taped it to the snare. Voila!! instant dark drums.

I mixed aprox. 80% close room mics (414's) and 20% various close mics. I really killed the hi-hat mic and used the top and bottom snare to bring the brushes up to taste.
 
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i have some of thoes ZXT titanium cimbals, they'd probably sound better with duct tape on them.

don't buy them.

(they were a gift)
 
Yeah,

The duct tape kills the long ring on the crash and ride. The amount you use and where you place it totally changes the tone. We experimented for a while, and we found some great usable stuff.
 
A better tape to use might be blue painter's masking tape - because it should peel off without leaving any gunk on your cymbals as long as you don't leave it on for more than 2 or 3 days.


Tim
 
i have used duck tape and it works well and comes off easy if you don't leave it on for a really long time. the drummer i played with back then would fold the duck tape so that it looked like a heatsink. he said you can get more mass of duck tape on a smaller section of the cymbal that way.
 
I use moongel on cymbals to deaden them etc, I'd NEVER put duct tape on them, EVER. :eek:
 
Or someone who knows as much as him.........i'd like to meet him. He must be a very clever chappie.
 
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