DREAM KIT : ONE SHOTS - VOLUME 1 : Tech Info

Recorded & Played by James Yates

Assisted by Ellis Powell-Bevan, Louie Carrigan & Will Sandbach

Recorded at Otterhead Studios, Warwickshire UK September 2022

Mixed at Majetone, Somerset UK

24Bit 48Khz WAV

One Shot Samples: 1773

Velocities: 5+

Size 3.98gb 

Slate Trigger Presets 

Mic - Dr Alien8 / United 47

Gretsch 1980 SSB 22x14 

Dry and punchy, this was using the Simon Phillips paint can trick. Tight, present and punchy low end. I used a vintage Danmar beater (my favourite)!

Mic - Calrec 1050c Top / Bottom

This is known as the Terminator or Hitmaker snare and arguably is the sound of modern rock.

Tomas Haake, Danny Carey, Dave Grohl, Brad Wilk..It's loud. It doesn't really sound like anything else! 

In medium, high (on and off) and low tunings, cross stick, detuned and tight snare wires. What a dream drum. 

A seamless brass shell from the Artstar line, a warm phat drum. I suggested for the studio in place of a Ludwig Black Beauty (my 70s one coming soon!) - its 8 lugs really do a different thing to the Luddy. An amazing drum. 

in medium, cross stick and low tunings.

This magical, loud drum! Mr Majetone Sr bought some mystery hardwood off eBay (a carpenter friend thinks it's Iroko), I secured a piece and Fraser Murray made a gorgeous segmented drum. I outfitted it with Sonor and VK hardware. The wood is so dense it's almost metallic. A BEAST. 

An old Monroe era Ludwig shell, chopped down and made in to a snare, a phenomenal drum that sounds much larger than its size suggests. 

On & Off

I hope you can grab a pinch of irony with the name. In 2015 I was playing drums for Danny Goffey, we rehearsed ahead of playing Glastonbury at 'New Rose Rehearsal room' in Camden (a stones throw from Salvinos - Londons greatest sandwich).

For the rehearsal I used what was in the room, the snare was a knackered old  Premier Olympic with 7 snare wires remaining. I was going to complain as it looked beyond use, then I hit it.

Everyone in the band said 'what the hell is that drum' (that never happens). I bought the drum and changed nothing. Cranked. Noisy. It's perfect, unique and beautiful. 

On & Off and cross stick

Gretsch Catalina 13, 16 & 18 

These mahogany shelled drums are amazing, punchy, resonant. Quick, different to the older Gretsch drums. I recorded both top and bottom mics.

13 - Beyer M201 Top / Calrec 1050c Bottom

16 - Akg D112 Top / Warm 47Jr Bottom

Spaced - C414 eb (brass capsules)

Ribbon - Extinct Valkyr Stereo Ribbon

Wurst - Calrec 1050c

Close - Xaudia Reslo Ribbons

Far - Coles 4038

Mono STC Ball & Biscuit/EV 636 > Distressor