Recreating the Reggae Drum Sound of Bob Marley & the Wailers | What's That Sound Ep.10
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- čas přidán 16. 08. 2022
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Bob Marley & the Wailers, including drummer Carlton Barrett, created some of the most iconic reggae tunes ever cut to record. With a tightly tuned snare, heavy dampening and some close mic'ing, how close did Jessica & Noam get to that iconic drum sound?
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Hi Guys, I am 53 years old, I live in England, UK, and have been producing music since 1988. All my life I have listened to and love Bob Marley. My Father played his music before i was even born when i was in my mother's womb. Now... "i know everything", about Bob Marley... At least i thought i did until i had just watched you recreating the drums from his music. Wow.!! even as a producer i had absolutely no idea that so much mic play and technicality et.c went into the drumwork and recordings of Bob, and you Guys were absolutely on point. Great job guys and i look forward to more of your shows. I am now a new fan of yours and Thank you so much.
Snare is doing it’s best imitation of some timbales here.
I wanna hear that snare in a grind/death metal context
St.Anger?!
That was awesome. I am shocked. All these years and frankly I never knew I was listening to a traditional kit. I always believed it was some other percussion pieces, played mostly with bare hands. Incredible.
This series is currently my favorite Reverb videos.
It amazes me how you guys can work this stuff out. Really cool and really enjoyable, thanks a lot.
This is an interesting spin on this but to really recreate the sound would’ve been a ludwig supra 400, a pair of zildjian new beats with a small cloth inside in the between the cymbals, a ludwig 22 maple bass drum, and a couple ludwig maple concert toms.
So it seems the running theme of all these retro drum sounds is towels
Was thinking just the same thing!
But I think an eight-armed pullover like the Beatles used sounds more authentic. Just saying.
Hendrix says so, too.
And sleeping bags in the kick drum.
You're not wrong!
Remember- don't wash the towels to get that vintage tone!
That snare sounds like it's going to explode.
Carlton's Barrett's snare had that Timbale sound! (Really high snare tuning).
would be nice to hear the drum sound in the mix with guitar and bass at the end
like as in a bob marley song? lol czcams.com/video/oyFmNPoDbDU/video.html
Niiiiiiice. Was just listening to the Exodus album on the weekend and that drum sound is do different to before (e.g. 60s rock) and after (80s... umm everything :) ). You nailed that Exodus sound. Pairing that deadened bass drum sound with a bass (for some harmonics) is where the Wailers & their production got really tight & clever. Have to also wonder if Bob & Co. also benefited from the peak analogue gear in mid-70s that they were recording with.
For what it's worth, 311 does a great job of stereo separation, where it feels like you're watching them live front and center.
love Chad Sexton! His old drum sound was way better though with OCDP vented snares and all
@@ia5662 Definitely! That was such a fun era. Back then it seemed music had such a great personality, whether you were a fan of any of it or not.
These two are super cool and actually always look a bit stoned. I think you captured the sound perfectly!
When i was kid, i imagine the wailers hitting a frying pan, those fuckin snare sound more like a timbales than a snare drum hahaha 😂
That was so informative and concise. Thank you. This drum setup is so different to the typical rock/punk arrangement I'm used to, it's really eye-opening.
Gotta work-on that hi hat pattern! It is the key to find and feel that reggae pattern! Other than that everything is spot on! 🙏🏽
Would love to hear more detail on how and if you EQ or compress each mic on these drum sessions. Great content you all are coming up with. Moving forward, any of the Al Green/Al Jackson Jr (drums) would be interesting to hear about.
Awesome, i appreciate this video, great playing Jessica
greatness
Carlton Barrett was a master on sound. On some live performances he also had a shammy cloth between the hi-hat cymbals. But you got it right: blanket or pillow in the bass drum, tape on toms. All gives a dry (or short) but distinctive sound. Nice fills drummie.
So good, thank you!
Great work! Really enjoyed. 👍😃😎🤘
This is what I needed to fill the gap of wonder I've always had about The Market sound that I have listened to my whole life. Thanks. How about the sounds of Stan Lynch on Heartbreakers songs?
Amazing!
I’d love to hear you try some Stuart Copeland drum sounds from the Police.
They've done The Police already I believe
Hell yes, Stewart's drum sound is the best of all time
snare sounds perfect
I love these videos, good on ya Jessica
BMW Reggae Sound reproduction well done...like it a lot
Another great episode! Have you guys done one about 60s/70s funk? I'd love to see you analyse 'There's A Break In The Road' by Betty Harris (with the incredible James Black on drums) but any funk from that era would be a dream!
I think its a Zigaboo Modeliste on that track?!
I know what I'm doing with my extra snare that I never use now. :) Awesome vid!
1:34 Loving the Isabella Logic Pro X Percussion Kit playing in the background kkkkk
dope
Great job! Y'all should do a video recreating Abe Cunnignham's drum sound from Deftones titled album.
The key to Carlie's sound on the snare was tightening both heads. You can't even hear the bass drum! Which is crucial to the one drop sound. If you really want to know how to get the real sound, follow Aston Barrett Jr. Carlie's nephew.
Exactly. Would have been nice if they also had a drummer who could actually play reggae music!!
May I request Green day ? Thank you Jessica for the amazing drumming
Would have been nice to see some equing you were doing on the tracking mics
I see an RE20 on the kick but you don’t mention it. Is it just there for show? Or do you record it as well and blend with the 47?
Please consider doing the drums from “I am one” by the smashing pumpkins on the Gish album
Cool vid
Peak drum sound for humanity tho was a bit later on in reggae. Specifically the Roots Radics as engineered by people like Scientist, Prince Jammy, and especially Junjo Lawes
Everyone has their preference Im sick off boom paf taking over everything reggae I mean it’s the easiest to play. No one can every play like Carlton Barrett did he was a force to be reckoned with.
No comment on the hats used?
Try skull snaps it’s a new day song
👍👍👍
Turn the left stick an find a bettet rim click.
Now that we are in the Genre. How bout DÜB bass.
All I kept hearing was the Grateful Dead's Estimated Prophet.
Did they really used this for their drums? What did they really use to achieve that sound?
dunno if it really hit the mark, sounds a bit too thin?
Jessica and Gnome? Haha...
How many more times can the dude say, "super super"?
Pretty close - Wailers early period which was the best - Natty Dread
Not sure about the mics setup, the towels on the toms and everything ! However, I found some isolated drum tracks of Bob Marley and the Wailers with Carlton Barrett on drums : czcams.com/video/bmUdtXsnYu0/video.html or czcams.com/video/G9LRuZOhwq8/video.html --> Overall : It seems that you guys did a good job. Please note that this is the sound from the 1973/74 era ... His sound and recordinding techniques changed a lot over the years ! Today pretty much all the reggae drumers around tries to emulate Carly's sound from the live performances and the Exodus album (1977) and beyond ! 🙂
It's not quite that, but it's not bad
Play the the snare with the other end of the stick...your cross sticks will fatten up. Carlton, and most other reggae drummers do this. And I don't think Carlton ever took the wires off his snare.
What kind of sleeping bag, please?
As someone who’s worked on session tapes from BMW and others from that era, this could not be more incorrect and wrong. The mic-ing is all wrong, Carly never used towels on the toms, he used concert toms mic’d from the bottom/inside. Do those 2 have any background in reggae music, Reverb should take this down. Its that bad and misinformed
Just a suggestion try to get a actual reggae drummer to give an input
Good imitation but is better than computer generated,how much for your beats
I am assuming the reply I received is a scam and not really Reverb. Can Reverb comment on this? Thanks.
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Super detailed, super clean, super tight, super focused, super super, super this, super that...
A thesaurus can help.
Super comment
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Nah, that doesn’t sound like the recording lol. Especially that rim click. Needed to use actual vintage drums and grittier pre amps.
volume down and faders into the red maybe.i agree close but..great seeing anything by the Wailers
Gota be honest.. didnt nail it at all.. you got "a" sound which suits a one drop.. but waay off on the final mix. imo..
Cottony. Like a stoners mouth
Neumann...beyer.... expensive.....then you throw towels on it all ffs...regular Shure 57 will do same for whole heap less
Sounds nothing like Carly, not the sound nore technique. In these times Bob's message is also more significant than the sound of his drummer.
great... but i think one litle secret is keeping secret ;-)