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Tim Abraham · 9th May 2006

Try having your drummer put his wallet on the snare before you damp it.

For some more hints on getting that 70's drum sound check out Joe Chiccarelli's techniques in this article:

http://www.eqmag.com/story.asp?secti...storycode=8845

Perhaps a little more ambience in this approach than you'll want, but there are come applicable tricks.

9th May 2006	#10
Tim Abraham Gear addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 454	Try having your drummer put his wallet on the snare before you damp it. For some more hints on getting that 70's drum sound check out Joe Chiccarelli's techniques in this article: http://www.eqmag.com/story.asp?secti...storycode=8845 Perhaps a little more ambience in this approach than you'll want, but there are come applicable tricks.