Mutt Lang and replaced drum sounds

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:33 pm

I caught something today while listening to the beginning of "you shook me all night long".

I posted a short clip from the intro where the drums come in.

Listen to the snare. The first (5) hits are normal, then from the 6th hit on you can hear the double start. It gets a little fatter.

I never noticed before.

VG

BashCoder · Post by **BashCoder** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:45 am

That's funny -- could be. I always thought it was just a thick gated verb that he brought in every other snare hit to help the phrasing. Sounds kind of 224-ish t me, but could indeed be another triggered snare sound altogether. Thare are definitely those who have never heard a drum sound they didn't want to replace!

I've heard stories of some tracking engineers mixing down all the drums to two tracks before letting someone like Clearmountain have them, just to protect their sounds from being replaced.

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 8:04 am

It does sound like the verb kicks in on that 6th hit.

To me, those first hits sound replaced as well. You can always just tell. Like the snare isn't part of the kit or something.

I read about the recording of this record going on and on, the band was geting all fed up. Mutt would come in everyday with some crazy (at the time) idea like "let's replace all of the snare hits on this track". At the time, that meant cuttiing and splicing tape or early (meaning unreliable) triggering methods.

You sure can't argue with the results.

George

caver · Post by **caver** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:05 pm

One of Shania's tunes sounds just like Def Lep's Pour Some Sugar On Me.

BashCoder · Post by **BashCoder** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:20 pm

Coincidence? Hmmm....

I know someone in her band. I'll see what I can dig up.