Gavin Harrison - The Drum Sound Of Porcupine Tree | Recreating Iconic Drum Sounds

[@gavinharrison6242]

Nice job guys !

[@Sam_Gowman]

Sir, you are an inspiration. I play the drums in my church. Here in India, we have both western styled songs and our indian folk and classical styled songs in churches. I grew up playing the tabla and dolak, and so when I play for those traditional songs, I had to play the drums in a different way which wouldn't sound like how a drumkit should be played. Those traditional songs are not heavy, but mostly laid back. When I came across you few years back, I tried to incorporate your melodic drumming style into mine, which expanded my view. And I can now try a lot of things but also can ensure playing for the benefit of the song and the place where I place. I want to say this, thankyou you so much for your drumming.

[@Dane3p]

Do you still cut the middle strainer wires to keep the mid heavy but still sensitive snare sound?

[@M4RCM0NT31R0]

🙌🙌🙌

[@bmw_m4255]

great job to you.

[@benblackburn2693]

Pascel is unreal in how much he dials in with the tuning and execution of playing. Absolutely underrated

[@Sugarsail1]

yeah the amount of time he must invest in this gives me a headache.

[@Tarquin21723]

Anesthetized is a song that changed my whole perception of what you could do with Music. That one is definitely worth further examination.

[@tiago_avieira]

Gavin is a genius drummer, one of the best of his generation. Congratulations on the excellent work you do, team @ArtOfDrumming !

[@irrsinnrainer]

I love that snare tone. Guess I have to try some new wires on my snare

[@nickdenardo6479]

or fewer snare wires

[@andydelga]

Yep! Same here! Time to change get rid of some snare wires!

[@Bubbles_69921]

Aye, good decision, may I suggest you try the Puresound Equalizers or the 12 strand concert wires?

[@whophead6837]

Puresound brass snare wires are my favorite

[@ryanlavinaudio3523]

I started using the Puresound Equalizer snare wires years ago and never looked back.

[@DeanThomson]

A bit of trivia - the kit used on In Absentia was a DW hire kit that Gavin wasn't particularly fond of. They were recording in LA and he had just joined PT at that point so he didn't have access to his normal Sonor kit. And I quote GH - "I don't particularly enjoy the DW sound. Hahaha"

[@add987]

In Absentia is recorded in New York

[@justhadrums]

At least it was an older black badge one

[@NeCtRiCkS]

Exactly like Ferrari, DW isn't the best in sound, appearance and build quality. It's pure hype. It wouldn't ever show up in my top5 dream setup.

[@jongallardo8006]

I toured the DW factory in Oxnard CA. Beautiful finishes but I shamelessly will say I’d rather play a high end Yamaha pearl Sonor or Tama any day of the week

[@StefBelgium]

This album was not recorded in LA but in New York. He told that during a drumeo video in which he explains how he approaches playing and writing of songs. He did even mention that Sound of Muzak was recorded with only a couple of takes.

[@M4RCM0NT31R0]

Gavin is a powerhouse!

[@MateuszKoscielny]

I was waiting for this video FOR SO LOOOONG!!!

[@FusionHowie]

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL ! Great video, great sound , perfect playing ! Peace from Detroit MI.

[@boringuserhandle]

Great work! The end result was amazing. I think Gavin's drum sound is probably the single best advertisement for Sonor drums, although clearly a lot of effort and thought goes into it too.

[@thommann8732]

Beautiful work nailing that tuning , and explaining in terms of exact notes! So annoying when some videos only give vague descriptions of tuning (eg medium high) and also don’t demonstrate the isolated sounds of top of bottom heads, which you guys DID do on this video. Keep up the good work!! I have 15” and 18” on my custom Tama kit, but I usually tune them them a fifth apart, rather than a fourth. I will have to give the fourth tuning a shot!

[@p.c.1019]

Excellent breakdown / kit emulation. 🤘🏽

[@MadMatty01]

Amazing job (as always). Indeed, it's suprising how high the toms are tuned, listening to the recordings I always thought they sounded like they're in a low tuning.

[@MarkuzP66]

Love Gavin’s clear tone of the set. Great job Pascal

[@krusher74]

Gavins amazing presision/technique shows through on a kit that rings that pure.

[@derekauth157]

INCREDIBLE match of setup, tone and feel. Great job! Also, you guys should have a link to each raw drum sound so others can use them in DAWs, eKit samples, etc

[@LIXOSonidoyDiscos]

Pascal, you are a great drummer. Congrats!

[@sebastiantapialoyola5017]

Maybe he is, but he wasn't prepared yet to play those songs. Though I have to say you got very close to Gavin's sound.

[@whisperingdrum]

My jaw literally dropped when I heard the final sound of tuned drums. The resemblance is uncanny. Nice freaking job!

[@JoseanVargas]

This is phenomenal! Please consider Jose Pasillas’ drum sound on the original Incubus Morning View record.

[@malcolmlarri9073]

Great drumming !!!!!!! Loved to sounds too

[@jessdrummer_]

One of the greatest, one of my favorites of all times. You did a really good job on ghis ones guys. Thanks

[@l3mp3]

This is literally mindblowing

[@ozzygreen619]

future suggestions: - bill ward (black sabbath) - mitch mitchell (jimi hendrix experience) - michael shrieve (santana)

[@nikolaiplotnikov7243]

I'm with you on this!

[@cedrummer15]

Yeah !!!

[@MykWazowski]

*Fun Fact* Gavin used a DW kit with 10,12,13, 14" toms for the recording of "In Absentia."

[@ConunDrumAustralia]

Amazing video and Gavin is a master of the art! Thank you for this video.

[@juniorbazu]

Muito bom! Trouxe uma riqueza de detalhes sobre o som do Gavin e da musica em questão! Me amarro nesse disco todo!

[@thejonathandoan]

Beautiful!! I love the detail you put into this recreation video. Gavin Harrison is an amazing musician, and Porcupine Tree's In Absentia album is iconic! I think you did an amazing job recreating this album. It brings a smile to my face!! If I had any criticism, I would say the snare sound is a bit too flat and needs more resonance and a bit more high end overtones. But that's a minor nit-pick. Thank you for all the effort you put into this video!

[@DirtySk8RatStaney]

Renown’s are such awesome sounding drums!!… I think every drummer should own a Gretsch kit at least once.

[@OliWilliams-sm3pz]

Still waiting on an Abe Cunningham video, especially looking a that White Pony/Around The Fur sound!

[@JalenRawley]

Outstanding job guys! Nailed it!

[@davdmasc4507]

A painstaking job as always... Congratulations, you are a valuable resource

[@JohnnygSawyer]

Fantastic job with this video ❣️ The kit and cymbals sound amazing. Pascal's playing is pretty epic too❣️🔥👊🥁

[@DynamicRockers]

It soulds huge really! You nailed it, congrats

[@oysterhead5150]

Gavin is one of my favs! Great video!

[@nadavpalt3r506]

Absolutely adore Gavin’s drum sound. (vid idea Benny Greb)

[@joshm1636]

That'd be awesome if they do Benny soon. I count Gavin and Benny as my top two drumming influences.

[@JazzyJonas]

If you like this sound ( I do) and would like to tune your drums to certain pitches, here's how: If you tune the reso head a minor third higher than the batter, the resulting pitch of the drum will be a whole step higher than the reso (actually an octave or two lower, but still). For example, E batter + G reso = A drum. Or, B batter + D reso = E drum.

[@jacktorrence5282]

Excellent job guys, wow! What stand did you use for the splash cymbals, can't find it anywhere. Thank you very much!

[@seantierson2633]

you guys NAILED it

[@drumvc8060]

Gavin also uses S-Hoops on all toms, these help with the sound hugely

[@DrummerRIP]

Very nice! 10 out of 10! I appreciate hearing new groups. TY

[@MrBKus]

Thanks a lot for this video! ❤❤❤

[@lenno1888]

Outstanding playing as always!

[@bmw_m4255]

wow really fantastic playing

[@wayofdrums]

Loved that snare sound from the AQ1. Great job! 🙌

[@GiacomoTongiani]

great video as always. i'd like to see the recrafting of the tiny moving parts suond.

[@Sam_Gowman]

You guys nailed it 🔥🔥

[@soundbyrat]

Great job guys. Thank you ✌🏼

[@albertoiezzi7728]

Great job. Really nice and professional video.

[@AleQRN7]

Good job! Just a thing: Gavin usually use the Vintange Emperor Coated and S-hoops on all the kit (not the kick)

[@cadaonascimento]

Amazing job!!!

[@JBGAMES1000]

Great video! I’d love if you did Jon Theadore’s drum sound during his time in the mars Volta. Legendary stuff

[@cobibraiant7420]

Other suggestions for the next videos: - Bill Ward - Abe Cunningham - Igor Cavalera - Mario Duplantier

[@dregrohl24]

Yes Abe Cunningham please

[@manowire2112]

Great job & alot of work rewarded. Snare is bit light in mix - rest is nearly spot on. Outstanding

[@do8671]

Very well done!

[@diegocastillo8544]

@ArtOfDrumming Friend, first of all, thank you for your tremendous work! Question, what would be the tuning of each Tom with its resonant head? I understand that each Tom on its head above would be like guitar tuning. sorry if I expressed myself wrong. I am using Google Translate, greetings from Chile and thank you very much

[@cobibraiant7420]

Gavin Harrisons' drumming is what i hear in my head when i do air drumming

[@ojcunha]

Incrível! Belo trabalho!

[@FR-kc5iz]

Great recreation! I'd love to see the Creed drum sound !! 😝

[@Superpandre94]

you make fantastic videos!

[@mariosuchy3055]

Really cool Video. Awesome drum sound. I really like Gsvins drumming, it is so tasty. Suggestions for videos: Alice in Chains Drum Sound Pantera Drum Sound The Offspring Drum Sound Meshuggah Drum Sound Black Sabbath (Bill Ward) Drum Sound Thomas Lang Drum Sound Just a few ideas. I don't know if everyone is doable or possible. But anyways. I love your content and keep it up. Cheers

[@ivanpaquin5368]

Awesome tuning I love it

[@chiefluke210]

Karnivool drum sound next? Great video as always.

[@taunokekkonen5733]

Oh, perfection can not be recreated..

[@kanewills9604]

This was awesome!!!

[@1978Magnum]

Sounds almost identical to the In Absentia album recording, fantastic result!

[@krusher74]

Wouls have really liked to hear Pascal paly some more of Gavins parts including the toms a lot more, that sound he gets from the SQ2 is amazing and cant really tell front this if the gretch toms got close. Play a whole song at the end of these videos please. (or is that a copyright problem?)

[@derkopfnicker]

Great video! Keep it up! Has anybody found the Video of Gavin Harrison where he talks about his tuning?

[@timb350]

If Rush ever decided to go back on the road ...Gavin would be the OBVIOUS choice. Nobody could ever replace Neil of course...but if he (Neil...& Rush fans) would have approved of anyone... it would be Gavin. He's a monster player.

[@OfficialKevinFox]

That would be very good and awesome to see. But honestly, I think a lot of people would think that Mike Portnoy would be the perfect fit. Since he was mikes biggest influence and Dream Theatre music is basically rush on crack 🤣 By the way, would love to see you guys do a video on Dream theatre with Mike Portnoy

[@timb350]

@@OfficialKevinFox Portnoy is a great drummer...but he's got nothing on Gavin. I hate to say it...but Portnoy is simply generic. He's got great chops and can play anything...but he's simply generic. A LOT of drummers have great chops and can play anything. I can pick out Gavin playing anywhere anytime. His drum sound. His cymbal selection. His arrangments. His style. Everything about him is totally unique. There are very very very few drummers who you can say that about. Peart was one...and that is why Gavin would be one of the only drummers who would be right to replace him...if the other two ever wanted to give it a try. Neil would have wanted someone unique...and that is Gavin in spades.

[@crusher0427]

@OfficialKevinFox, he wasn't even the best drummer in DT...

[@daltonidaho]

I've had a lot of success tuning my drums slightly higher than I think they should be. Very musical but still retain a good amount of bottom end to sound full.

[@nickdenardo6479]

good job recreating that sound. not quite exact, but close enough to be impressive.

[@learnwithonur363]

Hi. just subbed. Did you tune batter head lower or higher? Wish you could include tune-bot settings for us rookies as that would be a huge value add. Thanks! Great job

[@SimonGeorgiou]

I am searching the exact same thing,tune bot settings for this tuning..did you come up with anything?

[@Sugarsail1]

Great vid, lovely kit set up. I can tell the drums are Gretsch and not Sonor but they sound good, just a little dryer and a little less resonant. That could be recording technique though...hard to tell on youtube. Great cymbal selection. I built my own stave set recently which sounds great but I'm still dialing in my cymbal selection and looking for inspiration.

[@dylsmith86drums]

sounds great!!!

[@Shivamkhandelwal]

Finally someone made a video about this ❤

[@KiddiAgnars]

Matt Chambrlain with Tori Amos. A sort of Fairytale has the most amazing bass drum sound ever.

[@triskelion2056]

My suggestions: • Josh Freese(Foo Fighters and DEVO) • Mitch Mitchell(Jimi Hendrix Experience) • Andy Newmark(Session drummer for David Bowie, Pink Floyd, George Harrison, and others( • John Schwartz(Weird Al's drummer since 1980) Also what about a revised version of Nick Mason's kit? Maybe for Pink Floyd's later tours in the late '80s and '90s or for Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets, or alternatively for the band's earlier stuff when Syd Barrett was in the band

[@KiddiAgnars]

Need a mix/edit episode on this.

[@GSA_Drums]

Amazing stuff.. do you happen to have any tune bot settings of the drums? Greets 🙏🏻👏🔥👍🥁

[@drumngrewve]

Great vid!

[@Drumsholic]

Great job!!!

[@trailbanana7287]

IMO Gavin has the best drum sound out there. Well done AOD!

[@StreetsOfVancouverChannel]

** Chad Wackerman’s FORTY REASONS** | would love to hear you reproduce Chad’s remarkable sound from that brilliant and inspiring album (that features Allan Holdsworth on guitar & Jimmy Johnson on bass)

[@DeanThomson]

Haha I own this album on cd as a kid back in the 90s - great album.

[@jerrygamez5723]

Thanks for the video

[@aakashhkoli]

great video !

[@wilkinsnl]

You guys do a damn good job with these. How much processing are you doing though. Just curious.

[@dr.strange.2655]

Gretsch its amazing!

[@keithlambson]

Thanks for doing this one! I’ve been requesting it! Any reason for using the 57s instead of the 58s on the toms?

[@Anonymous-ss1ks]

Love your videossss Can you guys please do Sleep Token II drum sound please!!!!?!

[@Fresh_I.S.C.]

id like to see an episode on Dale Crover from The Melvins!!!!!!

[@lucasalvarez3313]

Qué disco! Trains..

[@timurdavitaya8797]

As cover i actually expected Fear of a Blank planet))

[@durame]

The sound of Carter Beauford!

[@bryonshuttt436]

Yes❤❤❤

[@DavidOakesMusic]

I know it's a Fairlight - but Mickey Curry on Waking Up The Neighbours ! 😅

[@bradysolis8101]

Y’all gotta do Alex Gonzales from the band mana!

[@astudillojr]

Hi, could you give the frequency pitch of each batter and reso head?

[@sharphillfilms9438]

Make a similar video but with the drummer Simon Phillips! That will be a good challenge :D

[@tobiaswinter1358]

Klingt super! Mag vor allem die Wahl der Yamaha Wires, die sind super günstig und total unterbewertet in meinen Augen.

[@jordanbarbee3658]

Do you do a drum sound of earth, wind, and fire?

[@priyanujpranjalgoswami3193]

You should demo the toms more because they are just as important

[@pieterhoogland1104]

Please do the drummers of Mike reident

[@johannjohann6523]

Gavin's many different cymbals are how you add texture to music as a drummer. Playing the cymbal hard, or soft, and sometimes sideways or upside down because cymbals are capable of many different sounds in just one cymbal if you know what you are doing. And it's hard to go wrong with Zildjian Custom A cymbals. I still think they are the most "musical" of all the different brands and types of cymbals out there. If you don't just bash the shit out of them all the time. But yeah, Gavin is a pretty badass drummer. The band is a little mellow for me, but still good music by far when ya want to be mellow but without being "boring"? right?