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Originally Posted by travisbrown  I'm just a youngster, but I don't think engineers back then paid so much attention to hats that they did much more than throw a mic on through the console. |
No, the 70's was the era of the mega album session. Bands would spend a year or more on a single album, a week getting the drum sound, even before committing anything to tape.
An engineer friend of mine spent a whole studio day trying different hi-hats to find the perfect sound.
In many ways it was the era of the super engineered album: E,W&F, Steely Dan, Led Zeppelin, Foreigner, Queen, Alan Parsons Project, Pink Floyd, The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac.
A lot of care and attention was paid at every stage.
I still say the hi-hat has taken a back seat to the hyped room sound of rock drums, but I agree that tape, a nice mic and a nice recording console all have a role.