Native Instruments' Abbey Road 60s Drums

[sabotage11111]

I like the backround music a lot! was it made just for this video?

[SacknaseTV]

looks like they never heard of addictive drums retro...

[KidFiction101]

Looks like they've got a set of ADAM monitors in there

[jasont0815]

As much of a Beatles Fan that I am, please don't get it twisted as to think that Ringo/Abbey Road, were the 1st to come up w/ the Tea Towel drum muffle trick!! They just simply became the most famous!! Ringo just liked Tea Towels, but as my Father, & Many other drummers I've met from the 50's-present said, they would use anything from pillow cases/blankets/wallets/hand, wash towels/t shirts/etc..., Who "really" came up w/ it, we'll probably never know!! Nonetheless, it's a brilliant sound!!

[bob4analog]

Damn, this is great! All the 'original' equipment too...doesn't get any better. This is the way I like to do drum mic'ing. Thanks for the posts.

[tjsmith51]

Is there anyway i can get this track? Sounds so cool

[thedezoe]

of course all the higher than thou, anal engineers will be hating on this project. 

[feddog2500]

abbey roads are so amazing..Abbey roads are the only ones to do that...abbey roads can suck my dick

[Wardog2008]

Honestly.... you got a zillion dollars rare mics, drums, consoles, in a unique classic studio... to put some towells in the kit? You'll say: "but at the time many there did it", but it definetly ruins all the propose to capture the sound perfectly, in a meticulous way.

To do that, you just could used a simple good room and good mics.

[jasont0815]

@Wardog2008 I would have to Strongly disagree w/ that statement!! I've been there & tried it, & it ain't that simple or the same! & it doesn't ruin anything, it's no different than running a $5k vintage guitar thru a $300 pedal, it's an effect. Why do drums have to just stay "drums"?? That's boring....Imagine if the drums on "Come Together" were recorded like "normal"...no dampening/no effects/etc...? it would've been just another Beatles song!! Thankfully they didn't do that.... = )

[jesusphillips]

3:10 "There, you see Lord Vader? She can be reasonable.  You may fire when ready."

[kkknoxskorner]

I always wondered how Ringo had his drums sound that way...

[Nellynoodlebums]

I brought this a few months ago and got to say the drums sound great!! Unfortunately the cymbals are not the best.

[Geeljasjes]

Ringo Star is still alive, inhe?

Why didn't they get him to play it?

I'm sure he's a nice enough guy to do that.

[espectaculardavidrcq]

Un estúdio genial!! Pero sigo repitiendo que seria mejor, con subtitulos en Español!

[KedmenecMartin]

the session drumer is to funny :D

the towels are an awesome idea!

[submadreamgun]

Ringo is the personification of brilliance.

[remaju3]

Does anybody know the song in the background??

[Nellynoodlebums]

@remaju3 It's a drum demo using the softwear, if you got to Native instrument site you can listen to it there.

[Nellynoodlebums]

That drummer looks and sounds like a smarmy twat.

[Bozkicksyourface]

@Nellynoodlebums Actually, he's one of the UK's top session drummers, and for good reason. If you hear him play the drums you'll realize how good he is. Ralph Salmins. Search for him.

[Nellynoodlebums]

@Bozkicksyourface I'm not doubting that, just think he's a little bit of a smart arse. That's all.

[zensokyoku]

I ordered these in January and I still don't have them. No one answers the phone or the email at this company. BUYERS BEWARE !

[dfgheghdfgnn]

what song is that in the background?

[Xmenfan246]

I'm kinda annoyed they didn't even mention Ringo, because a lot of those techniques were his idea like putting towels over the drums. When I see the title, "Abbey Road 60s Drums", then I automatically think Ringo Starr.

[DaveRingle]

@Xmenfan246 Ringo? No mate, tea towels have been used to deaden the sound since the twenty's in club jazz bands and marching bands.

Ringo was quite honestly a bit shite. Technically, he was terrible copared to other drummers at the time like Cozy Powel and Ginger Backer, for example, he couldn't do rolls. All he could really do was keep the beat... I suppose thats something...

[Zebonka]

As a technician he wasn't much good but if you really look at what was needed in the band, he was perfect for the job ... you really start to appreciate Ringo's value as a drummer when you've had to play with some sons of bitches who cannot operate in a band environment at all!

Ringo wasn't flashy, but he's everything that some bands need - steady and unique. Tons of people rip off his fills to this day, and there's nothing fancy about them.

[checkabreak]

@DaveRingle Ringo had horrible technic? HA !! thats funny, now before u go nuts sir..... Do not confuse technique and speed... i know you probably read "modern drummer" but ca'mmon know : )

[Dallexx]

"NI - The future of sound" feels a bit ironic after watching this vid about 60s drums recorded with 60s equipment.

[BirdmanDeuce26]

It's funny how everyone is complaining about not being able to hear the drums being played...

while a sample track with said drums is playing in the background...

[0804603]

Ralph you are the man!!!!!

[shamelads1289]

they have the best job in the world

[salemcripple]

I would have to say top gear presenter would be the best job in the world. This would be a close second though!

[tarkstar99]

save up your money and record your drum track in Abbey Road, four hour session can't be that bad, £700 or something

[MrDownbeat]

why the fuck dont we get to hear the drums. i think you could have at least spared us a few seconds of it!

[adroitapple]

umm you hear that music in the background....thats played with the drums...

[8291963]

still no software or contact

[no1GeorgeBarnett]

It's Ralph!! Great drummer, and really nice guy.

[samsmeg]

yaaay Ralph Salmins, he played on kit at Benslow Music Schooll, such a great person and musician!

[CaptWrong]

Just curious why, with all the emphasis on authenticity, you went with ported bass drum heads? While removing the front head would have been authentic in the later 60s, something like that Gretsch kit's head wouldn't have happened in the 60s and even a hole that small is going to change the sound. Seems kind of against the point to me.

[generatrix999]

Oh come on now, vintage microphones?

They used to smoke during sessions right?

Smoke particle size is 0.08 micron... right through the grills mate, plus all the other crap on those diaphragms.

Probably getting 40% efficiency out of 'vintage'.

[jackpfree]

just like ringo!

[BASSAROVER]

they just explain everything now days...

[candymanego]

That was anti-climactic. They didn't show you how it sounded from the tape source! I'm disappointed.

[8291963]

I ordered mine on Feb 24th and still have not gotten them, I can't even get a reply to my email...not good business.

[Chrisser90]

Very nice and great to see the kits. What was the song playing through the video?

[buddyrichman]

Interesting video - would have been nice to have heard more of the drums actually being played Ralph Salmins is one of the best session drummers around today!

[burningdust]

Analog. As it should be!

[RikJamezBich]

Interesting but why is the bass drum twice as quiet as the cymbals? COuld be my cheap headphones or else it's just too low in the mix.

[nyqa]

This was pretty nice but nothing can beat the recording and sound quality of Toontracks Superior Drummer 2.0. :)

[tlamotte]

What is the track playing behind this video? I assumme the drums are in it?

[gscottsyndicate]

Great concept!

Except... those drums in the clip don't sound like 60's Abbey Road drums to me.

And the guy hitting the snare, kick, and the crash isn't hitting things remotely the way someone does when they're in the thick of the groove. He looks more like a tech than a player.

Too bad.

[Nellynoodlebums]

@gscottsyndicate that was just example of how he hit the kit, I bought the software today I will let you know how it sounds later.

[frenchos1]

@gscottsyndicate

That's not a tech, that's Ralph Salmins, so I'm fairly sure that the sound is what they were after.

[nerkman]

@gscottsyndicate I have these drums, and they sound awesome, they play awesome.

It's more than just raw sounds that went into that vintage style -- sound processing, playing style are just as important factors to get that classic sound.

[andressen]

@gscottsyndicate

you bet that they need a different approach when recording for samples, than in "real life" - they said in the video, that they'd purposely used different angles and spots and velocities to record many different samples.

I think the result is great - that justifies the maybe technical approach to the sample recording method.

[tacsmoker]

great clip,,,,,to get a try on some of this equipment would be heaven

[bigdan6ft5]

nice kit too

[ModernW2online]

Nice Video

[KentaZproductions]

Hey

[JailbirdJay]

whats the song in the beginning/background??? any1 who knows,please post a comment on my channel... thanks in advance!! peez, jay

[kerodean]

Its Native Instruments 60s drums sample music that they made using this particular plugin. You can listen to more audio demos on their website.

[timjamesmackenzie]

gave this a poor rating as it didnt show any drums being played. No playbacks of the pure drums. Kinda think that was the point.

[imakery]

the stuff you hear in the background is the drums

[timjamesmackenzie]

i was sure this was the case, but you have to agree the video has you thinking your gonna hear some of those samples and beats alone .

[stokepogue]

Ringo also used to rest cigarette packs on his drums as well but it looks like they didn't do that.

[8291963]

just ordered this today

[TheMarsVolta2112]

whats the mic at 0:54 seconds?

[TheBeautyIsFake]

Bought these the other week. Well worth the cash,

[8Dgman]

i kinda laughed when they said he used tea towels. hahah! but very interesting video.

[sgtpepper1138]

@8Dgman well, Ringo used tea towels. if it's good enough for Ringo, it's good enough for me.

[8Dgman]

Yeah just the fact that british are picked on for tea and all. not that im sterotypical or implying to be mean.

[inshreds66]

Was that an authentic 60's tambourine?

[strattonarms]

Disappointing. Comes across as a corporate video and a lame one at that. 'Exclusive to Abbey Road'? Well, good for you but I'd prefer to see and hear the benefits demonstrated. And who was the test drummer? This is such a smug, self-satisfied promo that I'm annoyed I wasted three minutes 20 seconds watching it. It's a shame as the idea is tantalising.

[Benjajinj]

Would have been nice to actually see something happening, other than a man tuning the drums and watch them get set up.

Didn't even get to hear them played for god's sake.

[TheBeautyIsFake]

@Benjajinj Listen to the music in the background.

[NoPlaceForLoafers]

What a complete toss.

To go to all that trouble and talk up using all the vintage equipment, and then just turn it into a packeted digital file.

What a waste of time.

[djslipdisk]

What a complete waste of time. I'm so dissapointed.

Where is the drumming? Where's the explanation . I was really looking forward to hearing the different sounds as they adjust levels, compress etc etc.

The director and editor of this thing have big ego's and couldn't give a toss about the content.

[alexthepalix]

Okay so we didn't even see any drumming after all that. Great!...............

[PESTinUK]

Very interesting, but I was hoping to hear some drumming at the end........

[aaronplayesdrums]

a little comfuzed ... i saw a ludwig kit go in and a gretch go out

[SirPwn4lot]

2:50 ABBEY ROAD USES MACS!?!?! That's it Mr. McCartney, I'm disowning you :D

[JNaisbitt15]

all music studios use macs..

[Petrucciisgod123]

You're very wrong.

[delmarian]

Just wondering if the session drummer knew he was tuning then playing the best drumkit in the world at the time. I am very jelous.

[shammerHammer]

loooooooooooove the gretsch set!

[AlienGav]

Anybody know what that song is at the begining and the end of this video?! I like it!

[kerodean]

Its just the audio demo of the 60s drums plugin, go to their website for more audio demos.

[ReFLeXSNiPE]

didnt he tune the toms/snare wrong?

dont you tighten/loosen 1, then go to the opposite one?>

[GazHasJazzHands]

I was thinking the same thing. Your suppose to go in a star shape.

[mayflowerdescendent]

yea.maybe people in the uk tune it like that.

[GazHasJazzHands]

Im from the UK and i don't tune like that. Sorry man but what you said was pretty ridiculous.

[mayflowerdescendent]

hi ,im sorry but I never seen anyone tune like that.Maybe hes that good he can do that..I was just wondering why he tunes like that,maybe he just fine tunes like that ?I wasnt putting down people in the uk.

[checkabreak]

@reflexsnipe.. you learned that by reading "modern drummer" mag i assume?

[IfIfsandands]

Not always. You can test the pitch of lugs opposite each other, but you may have to tweek only one, leaving the other. You don't always tweek both. it's what ever works for you. there's no hard and fast rule.

[whoiscuriousgeorge]

At no point in this video was the command given "all around the kit" and then the hearing/seeing of this, which was the original point of my watching this video in the first place.

Single hits? Not hearing enough of the actual sound coming through the desk and/or studio monitors? GYP.

[JBPURCELL]

Why is it that in the beginning, they set up a Ludwig kit, but at the end, they pack up a Gretsch set?

[mangie222]

they tell that in the video

[vinchoukalagan]

Les samples sont magnifique mais ne pensez pas pouvoir jouer comme avec Superior drummer et une e-Drum.

[bkchickfarmer91]

@vinchoukalagan Tu parles quoi?

[38Highbury]

top stuff, but drummers (i'm a drummer) should be seen drumming, and not heard talking/attempting humour.

[bnr55555]

hey, if you call yourself a drummer then you'll know that that guy there is Ralph Salmins one of the top session drummers in the world!!! have some respect for the guy, he's a legend!!!

[38Highbury]

legend for drumming - not jokes

;-)

[HighHopesBass]

Well... it teased me enough to buy it, I'll post up what its like when I get it. Too good to resist!

[grahamaroo]

this could be done in your bedroom.

[BarryDennen12]

If i hadn't just filled my computer up with BFD2, I'd think about nabbing this! Looks awesome.

[Nellynoodlebums]

ralph salmins is a smart arse.

[deucesolo]

Our engineer Chris Bolster put a tea towel on my snare too. I forgot to return the towel..

[Nellynoodlebums]

The Beatles used to do it all the time.

[DUnewMedia]

This is very cool, but it's such a tease! Show us more, more, more!

[naedsukram]

that ludwig looks 70's, drum heads have changed a lot since the 60's, wonder if they got old stock or sumthin, cause that really changes the sound. Personally, the 70's aren't known as having great drum sounds, very tinny and 'ringy' due to thinner heads and' jazz' like tunings. maybe it will become poular again, retro!. great vid though, enjoyed it, love that old recording gear.

[RJdrumguy]

ralph salmins is such an amazing drummer!

[EyMeng]

did they really put holes in the front kick head back then? i always thought that was something they started doing in the 80's and is why kick drums sound so bad now...i know they removed the head...

[TheKnowingJoker]

The Beatles Would Put Holes In There Front Drum head In The Early Years For Studio Work...

[jacquersss]

you mean they sound better. if they sounded worse they wouldnt be doing it.

[Bashy14]

not better or worse buddy, just different.

[SoundsAndGear]

sick!

[jacosmith86]

The drums sound really good, and I can definitely picture using them in some great songs. This is going to go awesome with my Abby Road Keyboards Refill! That combined with Spectrasonics Trilian Retro 60's Epiphone Viola Bass and my buddy Travis on his incredible gibson guitars and we're gonna sound like a million bucks!

[rolnxyz]

nice video

[madzanta]

Awesome

[zentatonic]

These sound gorgeous. Bad ass.

Don't think I can resist buying it. :-)

[sherbetheadmusic]

Sweet.

[Ablazed666]

ace o/  !!

[JunkeKrInc]

Niiceee.