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Drum Spotlight - "A Day In The Life" - The Beatles
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Күн бұрынShare this video with @ringostarr to thank him for this incredible performance!
This was my tribute to the monumental sound Ringo and Geoff Emerick achieved on "A Day In The Life." You hear nothing else like it anywhere else, ever. Ringo was 26 at the time, which is just unfathomable. Just a legendary performance.
For the performance, I took the isolated tracks available from the Beatles Rock Band video game and slowed down each fill. Over eight separate days, I practiced his fills until the feel was there. As I've said before, getting the notes right is one thing; getting the FEEL right is an entirely different task.
For all questions about gear, plug-ins, and microphones, here's a comprehensive list:
The Kit: The set I'm using is a 1969 Ludwig Black Oyster Pearl No. 980 Super Classic (9x13 / 16x16 / 14x22), nearly identical to Ringo's favored 1964 Super Classic kit, which Ringo used on this track and owns to this day. The skins I'm using are original to the kit - yes, they're 50 years old.
Microphones: I followed in Geoff Emerick's steps for my recreation by removing the bottom tom heads, putting one microphone beneath each tom, and detuning them until there was barely any tension. For you gear heads, there were 6 microphones on the set:
- Floor tom: 2 Shure SM57's (one above, one beneath)
- Rack tom: 1 MXL V250 Condenser Mic (beneath the tom)
- Snare: 2 Cad Audio Stage7 Drum Microphones (one above, one beneath)
- Bass Drum: Cad Audio Stage7 Bass Drum Mic
Mixing: Each track was mixed separately, i.e., I added plug-ins to each individual track.
- Floor tom: StudioOne ProEQ, Waves AbbeyRoad Plates Mono
- Rack tom: Studio One ProEQ, Waves AbbeyRoad Plates Mono
- Bass drum: Studio One ProEQ, Puigchild 670 Stereo Compressor (East Kick)
- Snare drum: Studio One ProEQ, Puigchild 660 Mono Compressor (British Snare)
I then exported a Wave file of the above mix and added additional plug-ins to the overall track:
- Drum track: Puigchild 670 Stereo Compressor (Pop Vocal)
- Drum track: Studio One ProEQ
Enjoy! Thanks for all the appreciative comments on my full band cover!
@spockboy 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! I've had those drums memorized for years. Definitely a shining moment for Ringo. Well done! Be curious about your take on Strawberry Fields. : )
@gdholmfirth 2 жыл бұрын
And Ringo knew when NOT to play. Ringo's contributions from beginning to The End have been overlooked by many people.
@russellschwartz9687 2 жыл бұрын
Both George and Ringo had no ego when it came to their playing. Neither was looking to show off or overplay and make the song about them. Whenever they were in the studio all they cared about was how to best serve the song.
@tjcint 2 жыл бұрын
@@russellschwartz9687 Beautifully put and so, so true.
@MultiCatRain Жыл бұрын
Nice double entendre when saying "The End" there.
@romans52345-cy3tq 5 ай бұрын
And people out there say Pete Best was better LOL!!
@romans52345-cy3tq 5 ай бұрын
Ringo was a better drummer than George was a guitar player...just saying
@jods1 Жыл бұрын
Any great composer would be proud of writing such an elegant piece for drums (or percussion). This is a clear case of (musical) philosophy over ego, delicate emotion over blind fury, aesthetics over mechanisation.
@douglasdegraff8335 2 жыл бұрын
Ringo was my FIRST HEROE. I said to my self when I saw him on the Ed Sullivan Show, Feb. 9, 1964, I knew what I wanted to do. Well. At least I got to do it for 10 Wonderful years. Thanks Ringo and you too Michael. It looks like your having a Blast!!!
@Thomasfan244 2 жыл бұрын
This track, as well as Rain, are perfect examples of how Ringo is a damn good drummer. not good, amazing.
@ColorAmarillo205 Жыл бұрын
Ringo es un artista, mucha gente no lo sabe apreciar. Creen que para ser un buen baterista debes ser rápido y cosas así, pero no. Debes tener una cualidad excepcional. Ringo era PERFECTO para ser un Beatle, era lo que necesitaban. Sin Ringo no hubieran existido The Beatles. Fin de la historia.
@Obloblorb 2 ай бұрын
@@ColorAmarillo205Totalmente cierto amigo
@DarkForcesStudio 11 ай бұрын
Ringo's understated style is so cool. What you leave out can be just as impactful as what you put in. This song was him at his best.
@massimilianopaolini4396 5 ай бұрын
Ringo is a great drummer.
@r.j.martin1818 Жыл бұрын
Most underrated cover I've seen in a long while.
@YankeePinstriper 2 жыл бұрын
YES!! This is my favorite drum part ever! I don't see it as normal rock and roll drumming, but rather a percussion arrangement, where every snare hit or fill counts and is intentional. Great cover man!! Great sound! You even got every single fill right to the tee! Keep it up!
@bonnzzo 2 жыл бұрын
It's been well documented by Ringo himself but Ringos "Lack" of Drum training...or expertise...as weird and shocking as that is to type is why he is so legendary and his fills and timing are so perfect for the songs.. That and his Left handedness playing a right handed kit. Any other Drummer would not play the way he does. They'd be all over the High Hat and Ride Cymbal throughout the song. He is a legend..🎶🎵
@hollingsworth_hound 22 күн бұрын
Another Ringo drum part I've always loved is from "Cry Baby Cry." There's a passage where he practically invents the trip-hop beat, the verse that begins "The king was in the parlor..."
@donaquinilator4959 2 жыл бұрын
Ringo is easily one of the best and historic drummers of all time, nice work pal!
@josemietlicki8377 8 ай бұрын
Ringo is a genius
@hollingsworth_hound 22 күн бұрын
The drums in John's second part are some of Ringo's best work. Those fills...
@enricomenconi7015 Жыл бұрын
"Im gonna sit right down and cry", "while my guitar gently weeps", "long, long, long", the anthology 1 and Washington coliseum versions of "roll over beethoven", the two little "drum solos" in "hello goodbye", the final part in "long tall sally", "fixing a hole", "i me mine", "Lively rita", "some other guy", "the word", "oh darling", "she came into the bathroom window", and others, are my favorite drum tracks. Ringo was just unbelieavable in the 60's
@donl9571 2 жыл бұрын
Always great that both "John" parts are the same tempo, but Ringo makes the second feel faster with double-time fills.
@TreyTruce 2 жыл бұрын
your attention to detail is incredible
@Caifo 2 жыл бұрын
2:58 love it too! Great performance, Michael!
@sebastiandenhoff1616 2 жыл бұрын
This song had so many great fills, but the one at 3:52 was always one of my favorites, because it's right at the end of the last vocal part. It's almost like an afterthought to the georgeos Lennon vocals in this song!
@ulissesrocha3365 2 жыл бұрын
A day in the life is 5th simphony of rock.
@kylemarvin4384 Жыл бұрын
As a young drum student, this performance was held up to me as the best that a drummer could be.
@andresf1984 2 жыл бұрын
My favourite Beatles song. Legendary.
@AnCapone1899 Жыл бұрын
Ringo is a drum legend. Seeing him live twice was a treat. Great tribute. You nailed the tone like a pro 👍
@tjcint 2 жыл бұрын
Michael, you say at the beginning 'arguably the greatest drumming performance in history'. In my opinion it is. I have never heard better.
@ModernVince Жыл бұрын
Damn bro. That was spot on.
@MichaelSokil Жыл бұрын
Very kind!
@juliogomez1981 Жыл бұрын
Superb !!!!
@christophelabedan5696 2 жыл бұрын
more impressive than the drum part which you play to perfection is the sound you achieve to get... It's like being in Studio 2, the depth of your tom tom sounds is unbelievable... Just incredible
@justinherbert9146 2 жыл бұрын
one of my all time favorite drum parts - it never gets old - brilliant recreation
@johnsarab4500 2 жыл бұрын
4 musical masters converged! Glad I lived the experience. Play this at my funeral!!!
@lg4360 5 ай бұрын
One of my favorite "A Day in The Life" Ringo re-creations. While you chose to go back and forth between the 20" crash and the 18" crash ride, Ringo was using his 20" crash on almost every splash. During the orchestra buildup he uses the 20" crash with an occasional ping on his 18" ride (at one point with two 1/8 "notes"). There has been sooooo much speculation as to which cymbals he was using....A. Zildjian? Super Zyns? Paiste 602? Personally, I believe Ringo was using 14" transitional stamp Zildjian hi-hats and 18" crash ride. The 20"....? Not very sure. There's been talk of Ringo using 15" Zildjian hi-hats, but he used the same pair of 14" Zildjians throughout the Beatles, period. Like his 5.5" Jazzfest snare, there were a few components that he held close to himself" throughout his career with The Beatles. As always, the Fairchild 660 compressor made a huge difference in the sound captured on the recordings. Ringo was rather timid about his playing and to this day does not like to "stand out", but rather blend into the recording like an artist adding paint to his creation to make it complete. Remember, one of THE key aspects of Ringo's fills was the fact that he was a lefty playing a standard right handed kit. His grandmother pushed him to learn to write with his right hand as being left handed was considered abnormal! Ringo certainly was ambidextrous yet could not go around his kit as a right hander would. He had to lead with his left hand thus his very unique style. You did a fantastic job recreating "that" sound that has eluded so many as to what Ringo actually used. Well done!
@stephencarlson7297 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, the drums sound really good. So much impact.Kinda crazy how well all the cymbals do without overheads
@iwerning 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love this for the music and the love and appreciation for Ringo that seeps out of this hard worked recreation! The ending with the lovely Ringo photo was absolutely epic!
@CiggyRat 2 жыл бұрын
This was an amazing recreation and made me appreciate his drumming more than I already did before Outstanding work!
@owenklein1917 2 жыл бұрын
This is a drum set that looks like a drum set. Also (how did you get the toms to sound so accurate)
@johntellmewhy 9 ай бұрын
Excellent
@mrjsw820 2 жыл бұрын
Terrific performance! As each year goes by with more tools available to breakdown Beatles' songs, you get to hear how great Ringo was/is. Amazing!
@ulissesrocha3365 2 жыл бұрын
I love all the parts. Well done.
@justiceforall6412 Жыл бұрын
Great job! Rings is such a great, yet highly underrated drummer. He did most of this song withOUT the horn and string parts. In fact he did most of his parts without the other stuff on it during that period due to the equipment's technical limitations of the time. Also studio records show that approx 90-95% of his drum tracks were done in one take!
@themole2024 Жыл бұрын
sitting up high just like Ringo. Great job!!!
@aresee8208 7 ай бұрын
I saw the movie Help! in a second run theater when I was just 7 years old. I wanted to be Ringo.
@russellandrewbennett7849 2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic work, like always!
@howardking2860 2 жыл бұрын
A brilliant tribute with amazing attention to detail. Well done.
@PunkMarioBros 2 жыл бұрын
This is the first time that I’ve heard this drum track in general and it’s best that I heard it from you, perfect cover 👍🏻, can you do a cover of Let it Be, Get Back and Nowhere Man?
@MichaelSokil 2 жыл бұрын
one down, two to go!
@fernandocastro9748 2 ай бұрын
Excelente 👌
@zachdodd2408 2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic performance.
@maximobenatti6110 2 жыл бұрын
great job you made !!
@joeinthestudio 2 жыл бұрын
Great video as always!
@TheWevano 2 жыл бұрын
YES! Love the spotlights! Especially for drums. Great performance!
@RodrigoFernandez-td9uk 7 ай бұрын
I don't know anything about drums, but since the first time I heard this song, when I was a kid, I though "man, Ringo was brilliant".
@Douglust Жыл бұрын
A lot of listening and a lot of thought and I am sure a lot of experimentation went into capturing the feel and the sound of that extraordinary performance. What a fantastic learning experience that must have been for you. A fine job. Well done!
@anthonyglennmollicasr.425 Жыл бұрын
Great job Mike, amazing work! Awesome
@mikaelsjoberg1894 2 жыл бұрын
A truly marvellous endevaour. Masterfully outlined!!!
@norwegianblue2764 10 ай бұрын
Good stuff. Thanks Michael.
@manfreds86 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Thanks a lot for uploading!
@mikefranklin3528 2 жыл бұрын
Myself along with thousands of others, could recreate this perfectly with our hands on a dashboard but on an actual drum set?? No freaking way.
@milhouselucas 2 жыл бұрын
Just amazing.
@gervasiochiazzo882 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing job! And thanks for all the interesting data. Looking forward to Strawberry Fields. Love the drum part in that song too!
@AkinduDasanayake 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing work as always!
@eddieschuessler1490 Жыл бұрын
That was very good thankyou
@carlosrevoredo4514 2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful !!!
@PoetryETrain 11 ай бұрын
Great, well done... Michael Sokil, I found some other musicians that play this song from the heart and very well.
@marioandresmartinvillarcor4446 2 жыл бұрын
It is incredible the drum roll in 2:22,. Sound exactly as the record.
@cvrobertogiammanco 7 ай бұрын
❤
@Kiekhaefer6 Жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@jugcum420 2 жыл бұрын
You should do a drum spotlight on songs like Rain or Here comes the Sun! Great video!
@bramleydragon Жыл бұрын
I'd love to see you do She Said She Said.
@Jpw824 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds just like the real thing!
@aresee8208 7 ай бұрын
I see the pack of Marlboros on the snare!
@jeremyrosenberger8535 Жыл бұрын
Id like to find more songs with this sort of drum sound and style. I’ve loved the drums A Day in The Life, Every Little Thing and Long Long Long. Is there a name for this style?
@keithmoon3190 2 жыл бұрын
Some fills I do on drums when playing to slow songs, are inspired by A day in the life's fills.
@bhusar1 2 жыл бұрын
How did you get the drums to sound exactly the same? I always loved that sound
@jl1848 2 жыл бұрын
Really great! Especially considering the inexpensive mics you are using. Would love to know your plugin settings. Subscribed!
@revolver526 2 жыл бұрын
Es gracioso pero estaba tocando A day in the life cuando me llegó la notificación de este vídeo hshahahah
@lucasangelmendes9925 8 ай бұрын
Marlboro's muffles!
@neondennon 2 жыл бұрын
There were a few parts where I half expected John to sneak into the recording
@robhouse1926 Жыл бұрын
Michael, fantastic job. Why the 670 versus 660 on the bass drum? Also, interesting bass drum mic position. You got a full bass drum sound with it diagonally pointing to the resonant head, interesting.
@sofarsogut 2 жыл бұрын
Super
@celticat61 2 жыл бұрын
Fcuk me!! Thank you so much for posting. Love and strength from Bunbury WA.
@sampopkin 2 жыл бұрын
Nice job replicating Geoff Emerick’s micing technique. What camera do you use to film? Has such a nice quality
@MichaelSokil 2 жыл бұрын
Canon M50 - www.amazon.com/Canon-Mirrorless-Camera-EF-M15-45mm-Video/dp/B079Y45KTJ.
@sampopkin 2 жыл бұрын
@@MichaelSokil thanks! Have a nice day my friend
@ewilson712 2 жыл бұрын
This is amazing, Michael! I have a Beatles drumming-related question for you, the expert: Do you know if Ringo is using two kick drums (double bass) on "Good Morning, Good Morning"? I've read too many different things, and I have even seen a photo of Ringo playing a set that has two kicks. I'll provide a link to the photo in a reply.
@richarddunne9802 2 жыл бұрын
It sounds to me like he's just using one kick on Good Morning, Good Morning and just vibrating his foot in certain parts, like drummers do at the end of songs.
@mcbill7352 9 ай бұрын
ringo plays the drums here as if he were a timpanist in an orchestra
@PunkMarioBros Жыл бұрын
I’ve always wondered if Michael is listening to the track to know when to play or if he plays it off by heart, time and all
@cvrobertogiammanco Жыл бұрын
Great! I would have appreciated a more appropriate Ringo's picture at the end 😉
@hollingsworth_hound 22 күн бұрын
Was the pack of Reds on the snare in Emerick's notes too? 😅
@Armandintervitamino 2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!!! How do you record the drum?
@giordanomaola1840 2 жыл бұрын
hello congratulations for the video and the performance, I wanted to ask what drum cymbals do you use?
@MichaelSokil 2 жыл бұрын
reverb.com/item/37275402-vintage-avedis-zildjian-cymbals-a-zildjian-cie-constantinople-stamp-18-medium-crash-ride-traditional-1822g reverb.com/item/33952854-1970s-zildjian-avedis-14-hi-hat-hollow-logo-cymbal-pair-793g-vintage-made-in-usa
@skylinegtsable 2 жыл бұрын
Wow. Genius 😐
@gonzalezmontesbenjamin6111 9 ай бұрын
What cymbals are there?
@IlFaro26 2 жыл бұрын
Italian subtitles would be beautiful ❤
@jl1848 2 жыл бұрын
I am curious how you generally do these recordings as far as what instrument you start with, click tracks (no doubt a no on that), or playing along with the original. Thanks.
@MichaelSokil 2 жыл бұрын
No problem! I add a count-in to the original track in Audacity and play over the original track. I can't imagine doing it any other way, since listening to the Beatles adds so much excitement to the recording. I do whichever instrument I feel like first, usually guitars but not always. Whatever I'm in the mood for!
@jl1848 2 жыл бұрын
@@MichaelSokil Thanks for the quick reply! That's what I figured, though I saw one of your videos and it looked like you were doing a drum track without headphones (Twist and Shout), and I thought, is he just playing the song in his head? Anyway, you do a fantastic job. Very impressive.
@MichaelSokil 2 жыл бұрын
Haha thank you! My wireless earbuds are easily hidden, especially when my hair grows out!
@jl1848 2 жыл бұрын
@@MichaelSokil A-ha...so that's why The Beatles grew their hair so long. Another quick question, I was under the impression that wireless headphones won't work for tracking because of latency. What sort do you use? Thanks again.
@MichaelSokil 2 жыл бұрын
@@jl1848 Oops just saw this. Jaybird Vista!
@ezequielbicelis1890 6 ай бұрын
Today i still wonder me why ringo make the drums than minimalist in that song, very minimalist, is not bad, but curious, cus is anti natural, only ringo can feel and understand the drums in that way
@KRW628 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Michael - why did he have the pack of cigarettes on the snare?
@MichaelSokil 2 жыл бұрын
deaden the snare sound! cigarettes, tea towels, playing cards…I think they used whatever was around
@KRW628 2 жыл бұрын
TY
@igsigsolutions5248 Жыл бұрын
ADITL > Moby Dick. Sorry guys....
@christophelabedan5696 2 жыл бұрын
Funniest comment of John Lennon when asked if Ringo was the best drummer in the world ? ringo is not even the best drummer in the Beatles 😂 pure funny sarcasm from Lennon and still so far from the truth
@Gogiants929 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@christophelabedan5696 2 жыл бұрын
Funniest comment of John Lennon when asked if Ringo was the best drummer in the world ? ringo is not even the best drummer in the Beatles 😂 pure funny sarcasm from Lennon and still so far from the truth
@bruhbruh2527 2 жыл бұрын
he never said that
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