![]() The kit is a classic sounding late 60s kit with wallets placed on the tuned down snares, a tea towel was used on the floor tom and we have recorded the ride with and without a chain. The drum kit was produced and recorded by South London drummer Timmy Rickard who has studied the grooves and sound of this great era. We used four mic’s, each placed in carefully selected positions around the kit, so each mic captures the drum kit as a whole, meaning you can use any one mic as your drum sound, or you can blend any or all of the mic’s to create your ideal sound. The concept behind the mic positioning is unique to this release. ![]() To capture the same sound we used the perfectly suited dry live room at Miloco’s The Square. Unlike the one microphone, large open room drum sounds coming out of Motown and Stax in the 60’s/early 70’s, Willie Mitchell preferred a small dry room, often using three or four microphones on the drum kit. We have studied and recreated the drum sound. This studio was responsible for recording hit after hit from famous Soul Artists such as Al Green and Ann Peebles. Home to legendary producer and founder of Hi Records, Willie Mitchell. ![]() ![]() We recorded this kit to capture a certain sound, the sound of the late 60s and early 70s that came out of the Royal Studios in Memphis. Currently they are one of the most sought after kits from that era. The Memphis Soul Kit was recorded using a legendary Gretsch 1960s Round Badge Kit. ![]()
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