That 60’s British Sound ...
Iconic snare featuring 3-ply birch shell with beech reinforcing rings. Classic tone driven by the unique shell and the 15-strand heavy wire original snares.
Specs:
‣ Dimensions: 5.5” x 14”
‣ Shell: 3-ply Birch
‣ Batter Head: Evans Power Center Reverse Dot
‣ Resonant Head: Remo Ambassador
‣ Snares: Premier 15-strand (1 missing from 16-strand)
‣ Tuning:
‣ Fundamental Pitch = 147 Hz
‣ Batter = 207 Hz
‣ Resonant = 328 Hz
‣ LUFS: -15.0
Take a listen …
Tracking Signal Chain Used across 24 Mics:
Top: Lauten Audio Snare Mic > Neve 1073 > dbx 160
Top: Sennheiser 409 > Neve 1073 > dbx 160
Top: SM57 > Neve 1073 > dbx 160
Shell: SM57 > Neve 1073 > dbx 160
Bottom: SM57 > Neve 1073 > Pultec EQP > dbx 560
Front: AKG 414 > Newton > SPL TDx
Stereo Overheads: sE T-1’s > UA 710 > UA 1176
Stereo Room: R-121’s > API 212L
Stereo Room: Coles 4038’s > API 212L
Stereo Room: Lewitt 440’s > SSL SuperAnalogue
Room behind Gobo: AKG P220 > UA 6176
Room: Beyerdynamic M 160 > SSL SuperAnalogue
Floor: Lauten Audio 220 FET > Neve 517
Ceiling KSM32 > UA 710
Ceiling: MXL 250 > UA 610 > Distressor
Ceiling: R144 > SSL SuperAnalogue
Wall (barn wood): AKG 214 > Neve 511 > Distressor
Wall (brick): KSM32 > UA 710 > UA 1176
Wall (quadratic diffuser): 47 FET > UA 710 > UA 1176
Remote Stairway: R1 MKIII > SSL SuperAnalogue > Pultec EQP > Bluey 1176