PEARL Reference Series in 'Ivory Pearl' 13 16 22 Soundcheck by Bryan Macaranas

Having recorded the kit within a 'play through', now it's time to record the drums by themselves. I wanted to be able to check the tones out of these Pearl Reference shells, and perhaps check out the nuances, ideal tuning, and response to tweaks and playing style. I can truly understand why the Reference Series is a fave by most Pearl players. It's so 'woody' in character, end definitely a good balance of warmth and projection. Killer sounding drums. The 16x16 floor tom needed a bit of taming down; so much boom!
Recorded at Dirty Laundry Studios Brisbane QLD, Australia JULY 2024
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DRUM GEAR LIST
PEARL Reference Series in 'Ivory Pearl' Lacquer
13" x 10 Rack Tom
16" x 16 Floor Tom
22" x 18 Kick Drum
14" x 4 DW Collectors Snare Drum
UFiP Cymbals (L-R)
14" Experience Series Hi-Hats
8" FX Collection Natural Splash
20" Blast Crash
22" Omnia Ride
19" Experience Series Crash
21" Bionic Crash
20" Vibra Crash
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RECORDING & MONITOR GEAR
Porter & Davies 'Gigster' Drum Throne Monitor
Mics are mix of brands
Beyerdynamic 57/58c for rack and floor tom
Beyerdynamic D50d for main snare
Lewitt LCT240 for overheads
Lewitt DTP640REX w/ Dr Alien Smith Subkick 01 for kick
Prodipe T110 for snare bottom
Logic Pro X DAW
Audient id44 + SP8 Interface

[@kendall6030]

Love the warm tones of Pearl drums. Those toms are beautifully resonant.

[@jamescaliendo1030]

The problem with Pearl drums, is they have so many top lines of drums, you have no clue what to buy lol they're all so amazing sounding. Sonor has SQ1/2, DW has collectors series, Tama has their Star line and so on. Pearl just hits you with like 5 different families that are astounding lol

[@StefBelgium]

Are these made of birch?

[@aless505]

Nope, a mix of different woods depending on the size of the shell... check it out on the website, it's a whole thing

[@macaranas]

From what I know its a blend of Maple / Birch & Mahogany and barrowing the concept from their Masterworks program, they change the mix as the size of the shell changes.