Recreating the Reggae Drum Sound of Bob Marley & the Wailers | What's That Sound Ep.10

[@martynspooner5822]

It amazes me how you guys can work this stuff out. Really cool and really enjoyable, thanks a lot.

[@joermnyc]

Snare is doing it’s best imitation of some timbales here.

[@StEvEn420BrUlE]

I wanna hear that snare in a grind/death metal context

[@BeesWaxMinder]

St.Anger?!

[@RocknJazzer]

So it seems the running theme of all these retro drum sounds is towels

[@natechevalier9828]

Was thinking just the same thing!

[@sadmachinesaudio6462]

But I think an eight-armed pullover like the Beatles used sounds more authentic. Just saying. Hendrix says so, too.

[@joermnyc]

And sleeping bags in the kick drum.

[@dohboy7500]

You're not wrong!

[@bmaier490]

Remember- don't wash the towels to get that vintage tone!

[@roddunne]

Niiiiiiice. Was just listening to the Exodus album on the weekend and that drum sound is do different to before (e.g. 60s rock) and after (80s... umm everything :) ). You nailed that Exodus sound. Pairing that deadened bass drum sound with a bass (for some harmonics) is where the Wailers & their production got really tight & clever. Have to also wonder if Bob & Co. also benefited from the peak analogue gear in mid-70s that they were recording with.

[@gonecoyote]

would be nice to hear the drum sound in the mix with guitar and bass at the end

[@grdalenoort]

like as in a bob marley song? lol kzbin.info/www/bejne/paqpnoGGpKmVerc

[@spasevrp]

This is an interesting spin on this but to really recreate the sound would’ve been a ludwig supra 400, a pair of zildjian new beats with a small cloth inside in the between the cymbals, a ludwig 22 maple bass drum, and a couple ludwig maple concert toms.

[@piggycity]

This series is currently my favorite Reverb videos.

[@FursAndMasksMusic]

That was so informative and concise. Thank you. This drum setup is so different to the typical rock/punk arrangement I'm used to, it's really eye-opening.

[@jeremymosescurtis]

Would love to hear more detail on how and if you EQ or compress each mic on these drum sessions. Great content you all are coming up with. Moving forward, any of the Al Green/Al Jackson Jr (drums) would be interesting to hear about.

[@blackdogrover]

That was awesome. I am shocked. All these years and frankly I never knew I was listening to a traditional kit. I always believed it was some other percussion pieces, played mostly with bare hands. Incredible.

[@ZiontheMessenger]

greatness

[@maximiliangreiner1653]

These two are super cool and actually always look a bit stoned. I think you captured the sound perfectly!

[@mattildahubbardo]

Awesome, i appreciate this video, great playing Jessica

[@Meteotrance]

When i was kid, i imagine the wailers hitting a frying pan, those fuckin snare sound more like a timbales than a snare drum hahaha 😂

[@kcjoejoe]

I’d love to hear you try some Stuart Copeland drum sounds from the Police.

[@smallbeans702]

They've done The Police already I believe

[@ia5662]

Hell yes, Stewart's drum sound is the best of all time

[@amakuaole]

Carlton's Barrett's snare had that Timbale sound! (Really high snare tuning).

[@setarehworek8387]

Gotta work-on that hi hat pattern! It is the key to find and feel that reggae pattern! Other than that everything is spot on! 🙏🏽

[@onelovemon1784]

This is what I needed to fill the gap of wonder I've always had about The Market sound that I have listened to my whole life. Thanks. How about the sounds of Stan Lynch on Heartbreakers songs?

[@CFChristian]

For what it's worth, 311 does a great job of stereo separation, where it feels like you're watching them live front and center.

[@ia5662]

love Chad Sexton! His old drum sound was way better though with OCDP vented snares and all

[@CFChristian]

@@ia5662 Definitely! That was such a fun era. Back then it seemed music had such a great personality, whether you were a fan of any of it or not.

[@Tanzi24]

Another great episode! Have you guys done one about 60s/70s funk? I'd love to see you analyse 'There's A Break In The Road' by Betty Harris (with the incredible James Black on drums) but any funk from that era would be a dream!

[@SlikOZZY93]

I think its a Zigaboo Modeliste on that track?!

[@sweetspotdrummer]

Carlton Barrett was a master on sound. On some live performances he also had a shammy cloth between the hi-hat cymbals. But you got it right: blanket or pillow in the bass drum, tape on toms. All gives a dry (or short) but distinctive sound. Nice fills drummie.

[@DangerAmbrose]

That snare sounds like it's going to explode.

[@Velhotedocarmo]

1:34 Loving the Isabella Logic Pro X Percussion Kit playing in the background kkkkk

[@stubrakon9683]

Great work! Really enjoyed. 👍😃😎🤘

[@oddfellow1977]

I know what I'm doing with my extra snare that I never use now. :) Awesome vid!

[@mamadada9940]

BMW Reggae Sound reproduction well done...like it a lot

[@bigjoedaddy8744]

Would have been nice to see some equing you were doing on the tracking mics

[@rickhbrown]

I love these videos, good on ya Jessica

[@ia5662]

snare sounds perfect

[@SinkaneTV]

I see an RE20 on the kick but you don’t mention it. Is it just there for show? Or do you record it as well and blend with the 47?

[@frederickthorne2496]

dope

[@operationremodel]

No comment on the hats used?

[@BlackcoinOrg]

Amazing!

[@jayhernandez8965]

The key to Carlie's sound on the snare was tightening both heads. You can't even hear the bass drum! Which is crucial to the one drop sound. If you really want to know how to get the real sound, follow Aston Barrett Jr. Carlie's nephew.

[@anthonyj.m.4750]

Exactly. Would have been nice if they also had a drummer who could actually play reggae music!!

[@PappaTiempo]

Play the the snare with the other end of the stick...your cross sticks will fatten up. Carlton, and most other reggae drummers do this. And I don't think Carlton ever took the wires off his snare.

[@walkerhjones]

So good, thank you!

[@1804keyrich]

where can I get the drum kit you guys post the drum loop

[@AhchAbiamaOfficial]

Not bad 🤙🏽

[@supersixish]

May I request Green day ? Thank you Jessica for the amazing drumming

[@bmlunger909]

Great job! Y'all should do a video recreating Abe Cunnignham's drum sound from Deftones titled album.

[@avonlave]

Cool vid Peak drum sound for humanity tho was a bit later on in reggae. Specifically the Roots Radics as engineered by people like Scientist, Prince Jammy, and especially Junjo Lawes

[@mellow_keys8618]

Everyone has their preference Im sick off boom paf taking over everything reggae I mean it’s the easiest to play. No one can every play like Carlton Barrett did he was a force to be reckoned with.

[@piggycity]

Please consider doing the drums from “I am one” by the smashing pumpkins on the Gish album

[@kevonpaul2644]

Just a suggestion try to get a actual reggae drummer to give an input

[@VintagegoodsWillie]

Try skull snaps it’s a new day song

[@iconikbeats]

Did they really used this for their drums? What did they really use to achieve that sound?

[@1surfpesca_]

No this is their happy try at a recreation I couldnt tell you exactly what they used but I’ll tell you now they might not have even used 2 over heads…. Could’ve been one Overhead mic or a glyn johns technique The way they play is incredibly important as well.

[@MrMrbuck210]

As someone who’s worked on session tapes from BMW and others from that era, this could not be more incorrect and wrong. The mic-ing is all wrong, Carly never used towels on the toms, he used concert toms mic’d from the bottom/inside. Do those 2 have any background in reggae music, Reverb should take this down. Its that bad and misinformed

[@marianocaianoofficial6729]

I'm so sorry to say it but this video of yours is a big hoax: it's absolutely not true that Carlton "Carlie" Barrett, drummer of Bob Marley & The Wailers, put the sponge inside the snare drum! To have that unique and unmistakable sound, Carlton Barrett tuned his snare drum very high, without using a sponge or other stupid things! You've never seen a drummer put such a big sponge in the snare drum! Get busy with other things but don't touch the reggae or the big Carlton Barrett!

[@lollebolle8]

Turn the left stick an find a bettet rim click.

[@thesilentu]

Now that we are in the Genre. How bout DÜB bass.

[@clintrogers9059]

All I kept hearing was the Grateful Dead's Estimated Prophet.

[@clintrogers9059]

I am assuming the reply I received is a scam and not really Reverb. Can Reverb comment on this? Thanks.

[@joelonsdale]

Jessica and Gnome? Haha...

[@kazunorikawasaki7081]

👍👍👍

[@nicok5630]

Pretty close - Wailers early period which was the best - Natty Dread

[@craigmurray1953]

How many more times can the dude say, "super super"?

What kind of sleeping bag, please?

[@yannickmoutien1229]

It's not quite that, but it's not bad

[@johnnyjohnson7642]

Good imitation but is better than computer generated,how much for your beats

[@stoatystoat174]

:)

[@DillaDawgForever]

Nah, that doesn’t sound like the recording lol. Especially that rim click. Needed to use actual vintage drums and grittier pre amps.

[@bradc32]

volume down and faders into the red maybe.i agree close but..great seeing anything by the Wailers

[@outtayardstudio]

Neumann...beyer.... expensive.....then you throw towels on it all ffs...regular Shure 57 will do same for whole heap less

[@Richielion2]

Sounds nothing like Carly, not the sound nore technique. In these times Bob's message is also more significant than the sound of his drummer.

[@1surfpesca_]

Lol… I agree completely that Bob Marley’s message is underrated. The wailers music is angelic in my opinion But let’s not forget to give Carly and Family man their credit…. Dude that drum and bass is what makes bobs message that much more appealing… there is not a single backing band that comes close to the pocket those brothers had. The bass lines are some of the most melodic reggae bass lines ever Roots radics, sly and Robbie, they all deserve flowers too but man the Wailers were made legendary not just cuz Bob, Bunny and Peter… Can’t express it enough the Barret Brothers are unique

[@1surfpesca_]

Not just reggae bass lines but bass lines in general ever.

[@mercerfamilyadventures4613]

Gota be honest.. didnt nail it at all.. you got "a" sound which suits a one drop.. but waay off on the final mix. imo..

[@sanidan2010]

Cottony. Like a stoners mouth

[@AJ-xy5ji]

Super detailed, super clean, super tight, super focused, super super, super this, super that... A thesaurus can help.

[@Reverb]

Super comment

[@thiagohilgenberg9087]

first

[@sebaz1002]

great... but i think one litle secret is keeping secret ;-)