I really enjoy how you focused on the mechanics side of the recording and the drums rather than the mixing side. It shows that it has more to do with the instrument than the way it's mixed. Something I'm trying to convey to my band mates. In music, you can't polish a turd.

LOL! Rigby Otto is the closed caption translation of your name. Gold.

So I dig out my Shinedown CD, look at the back, " *produced by Rick Beato", cool! Thanks for the great vids!!

I really like your videos, your personnality and authenticity. You will help a lot of musicians in the process. Thank you!

I wish this was out many moons ago. Over 30 years to figure out a lot of this. But not some of the finer details. Great knowledge and communication.

Thanks for sharing so much wisdom, Rick. I especially liked how you went through the tracks and commented on each snare sound. Interesting point about snare length and song tempo.

Great Vid...Sir you seem to be one of the only Pro's on KZfaq , who are actually teaching us relevant information on production techniques in an organized and concise manner, without any name dropping or BS. Thank you for sharing...

Thanks, great info, especially tuning the snare wire to the tempo of the song.

The Beatle’s “HELP!” seems to be the most obvious example of a Beatle’s Snare tuned to the tonic “A”. Very cool.

You can also modulate the pitch of a rimshot depending on where you hit (and how thick that portion of the stick is)...doesn’t always have to be dead center. One of my prouder moments in my old band was I switched from a lower (center) rimshot to a higher one for different sections of the song based on the harmony of different sections. I don’t know if anyone ever noticed but it sounded a lot better to me.

That was probably the most comprehensive snare overview! Learned a lot, thx!

Thanks for all of these helpful tutorials, Rick. They are so helpful.

For Mia is one of my favorite tracks that you did. It has an amazing harmony before the chorus. I would like to see you dissect this song! Thanks for everything, Rick!

Man, I love Shinedown. It's great to hear you produced them. Love from Poland!

Your channel is incredible. Thanks for all the wisdom and knowledge you share.

Oh man, you produced Needtobreathe's The Reckoning. I Love this record. Amazing Job, Congrats!

Another great vid Rick! Thanks so much for sharing...Especially those amazing recordings you produced of some great sounding bands! Continued success:)

Great content on this channel! Drummers with limited budgets: placing a full sheet of regular printer paper on your snare head will also work if you literally have nothing to dampen your snare. Just lay it right in the middle. Add another sheet or 2 if you want more dampening. Again, this is the cheapest, last resort method, but it works.

Love it :) - Really amazing how the emphasis is on the drum tuning, sound of the drum and then mic placement rather than what microphone to use, compared to 95% percent of what is found on the net!!

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Keep going, Rick! All of your videos are so dope.

Man, you did an awesome job matching the snare sound to the song on most of those tracks. Great video.

Rick, again it amazes me your willingness to share real-world knowledge of the record production process. In the recording realm, drums have been a fascination for me since . . . well, a very long time. I know some drummers to actually lay a bead of calk or silicone on the drum head, just off the rim - to varying lengths, as required. I once, for the lack of any gate, and to achieve an effect, used canvass tympani covers on rack toms. It's one of those "don't look at the drums!" situations. Thank you for making these tutorials. I know if I ever allow myself to become unteachable - that I already know enough, I will quickly be of no value to anything or anyone whose life depends on making music.

Amazing Mr. B. You are a great teacher. ✌️

Very helpful thank you! I'm a songwriter adding snare hits into my acoustic songs and I had a friend (drummer) come tune my snare for me, but I wasn't sure if the higher frequency "ring" on my snare that I can now hear meant i had stray frequencies, but now i realize that ring is supposed to be there. Some dampening should do the trick for me.

Hi Rick, I'm really glad I've found your channel. Ive tried many methods for drum tuning and have never really found a great method.......until now!!! I had a horrible gig last week all because I couldn't find a good sound for my pearl Joey Jordison signature snare. I've watched your video, tuned it up and it sounds better than it ever has. I have a gig tonight and can't wait. You've also solved the mystery of why my bottom lug always comes undone! (I'm a rim shotter and I'm not afraid to admit it) keep up the good work!

Man, I love those snare drum sounds. Your right about the Ludwig BB snare, been around since the seventies.

This channel is one of a few music class I take. Thank you for making so much good content

Great video, as a retired live engineer I appreciate your insight. I learned stuff and felt vindicated at the same time.

Great Video Rick. I love that you covered a lot about the snare drum itself and the value of rim shots vs center hits. That is solid gold advice. I've found the height and angle of the snare to the drummer makes rimshots arrive much more naturally. I've been experimenting with a Yamaha 13x4 maple snare with a frosted pinstripe head. I like the rim shot sound it makes.

I knew all of this with the exception of tightening and loosening the snares for different tempos. I always tighten them up and add reverb for slow songs instead. I’m going to have to try that. This is why I watch these things. You can always learn more.

great technical tips and nice to hear from your ( recording ) perspective. thx

Watching for he second time Rick great sounds! A lot of tips you give that I already do myself in my studio, the Wow effect on guitars, the attention to detail regarding snare de tuning and tuning it to the song etc nice to know I'm doing some things right! The track by Essex has a little bit of Kings X ''Fool You'' vibe to it.

"It's got a lot of Bonham end" 11:11

Wow your live room sounds amazing!!!! Great video, love that there is no bullshit filler.

Thanks Rick love these informational videos keep them coming

Wow so much and great information. Thank you so much señor Rick!!

This is wildly helpful man, thank you for putting this together!

You named off a small handful of my friends down here in Charleston that’s really cool man I didn’t know that you were involved with their projects! Thank you for everything you do Mr. Rick!

Love the snare on Shinedown track. Also I saw Junp little Children here in charlotte in 97. They were very popular here,. SLAM..great dums! wow.

Excellent vid! I've done a lot of drum tracking and this stuff is spot on.

Thanks for turning me on to Crowfield. I like his voice. It reminds me of Burton Cummings and he is my favorite vocalist.

I know it’s thee years old, but it’s still very relevant and useful. Thanks Rick.

Lots of great bands in the examples that never released the albums. So sad!! Same thing happened to my band in 2017. Thanks for the great content Rick!

Man, I love your content. Great work. Very informative. Thank you!

Great video... Cool you worked with Jump Little Children... They were such a great band.

Bro this is actually really helpful and informative thanks man

Thank you so much for your advise sir, it really helps me.

All I ever play and have ever played is rim shots! I don't miss! Been playing for 50 years! 👍 Great video!!

This was very helpful, thanks Rick!

Man you've got amazing records! Great sounds!

I like how your channel went from music production to more of a, shall I say, music connoisseur channel. That being said, I have purchased your Beato Book, and have learned a lot from your channel, in regards to both aspects. I remember when you reached your first 1M subs, and I look forward to seeing you reach 4M. Cheers!

Bill Bruford was the king of the rimshot. This was very informative, thanks!

I have the exact same kit in that finish and the exact same snare. Love the combination

I dig all your videos, but the one’s you’ve done on drums (how to get a phat bass sound, this one) have been really interesting as a drummer. Love you work!

Very informative. Thank you Rick!

Thanks Rick! Great information.

Very interesting stuff, Rick. Thanks!

Thanks for the share, I will try the two microphones on my snare.

Thank you! Great video....really helping with my schooling at Berklee.

Most excellent video. You're the best!

Lots of valuable info, thanks!

Thank you for making videos... Your channel is one of my favorites right now! By the way, waiting for the day you will make a CLA Drums Mixing Technique!

Outstanding as usual Rick!

Certain things I never knew existed as facts! Thanks for the great educational video!

This video is badass. Thanks, Rick!

Stunning mixes Rick

Informative vid. Another advantage to recording rim shots is the pre amp gain doesn't have to be very high ( relatively speaking) as rimshots are louder than center snare hits. By having the gain lower the hi hat bleed into the snare mic is reduced... always a bonus. Cheers.

Dude. I had a critical comment..but held back cause i luv ur channel. Radio ready is never good. Seriously. Luv the channel.

These videos are really well done, thank you for offering such solid advice on a lot of topics! Jealous of that Black Beauty, though I have a 15" Ludwig that really cranks!

Great video man, especially 7:30. Gonna go listen to that song now

Great video! Thanks for doing this

your musical depth and breath continues to impress! was enough just playing the larry carlton solo off the steely dan video, but you are all over the map kinda good!

rick! this is amazing!!! thank you!!!!

Thank you for sharing...very interesting

Hi Rick, we're in my place now! Drums and snare work; I tune the bottoms up (tight) and the tops lower. I trained myself to do both and you are so right, rim shots are a task to hit. A good drummer should be able to do both, i don't class myself that high but i can do both and stick control is so important. So to learn I took the classical/jazz route as it was more than demanding to my ears than most rock stuff and pop i thought had now just become the realm of machines and samples. Hal Blaine explained that the snare use should be crisp and definable from anything else and give your own sound individuality. I use Ambassador X and Remo coated. I took the original snare off of a 14" X 6 1/2 " snare (brass) and put on a 40 strand snare and had it looser than before. (this is to emulate Bonzo's 402 Super Ludvig ). Does that make sense to you? But I love it!

Great stuff man! I have watched so many of your videos that I am actually starting to sound like you when I teach! (I have about 50-60 private students, I teach drums bass guitar piano trombone trumpet voice music production theory) My only funny comment here is that if I quote you directly, it works out that John Bonham grew up listening to Led Zeppelin! LOL Ps Totally loving the “what makes this song great” series. So insightful

Great work...I am amazed of the productions and the music that you produced...wow, very impressive, massive, open sound...that is something that I would love to achieve someday...Regards!

First step to get a good sound for recording 1. Step: buy a Ludwig Supraphonic. You're done.

Thank you mr Rick . a technicien of Sound from Morocco

When Rick Beato just casually mentions all the artists he recorded 5:59, and every drum kit sounds absolutely amazing for the song, you realize just how much of a genius he is!

ah hah! bottom miking too. I had tried both separately but not together. Thank you!

7:10 very nice. My preferred sound. I'm a rimshotter

EXCELENT! Thank you

There’s two kind of drummers, those who hit the drums and those who play the drums. ;)

Jump, Little Children... Man, you just went up even further past the 100% esteem I already had for ya.

thanks Sir Rick. I'll share this link on my fb timeline

Enjoying your videos immensley!

Thanks for all your videos!!! I have learned a lot of things because of you! :D But I was wondering if you coul do a video showing a snare drum with an emperor hazy (Remo) or a 500 hazy (evans) snare side heads :) Thanks one more time, you're awesome!

Hitting consistent rim shots is all in the positioning of the snare. The snare should be set so that a well-practiced stroke (like a full Moeller Stroke) always lands as a rim shot. This takes the guess work out of the rim shot allowing the drummer to effortlessly play rim shots (I've been drumming for 18 years). Unfortunately, it's too late to develop this once the drummer is in the studio, but it might be something worth mentioning if the drummer is hitting inconsistent rim shots and doesn't have a fragile ego (yeah, right).

you can think of rimshotting as a way of EQing from the throne. Pick what you need based on what the snare mix needs, rimshot is much louder than center hit btw. shell punch: 250hz - rim + center top head tang: 500-700hz- rim +center rim crack: 1-2khz- rimshot only snare wires: 5-10k - rim + center

felt furniture feet can achieve the same effect as Moon Gel and costs pennies comparatively. Great video!

Black Beauty's are brass. I like the 6 1/2" Superphonic Chrome Steel snare sound

If your Lars a large pasta pot is ideal. Ps im not a drummer but I could amuse myself for hours with just that snare sounds so good.

Really enjoying your channel boss

You can go to a dollar store and but holiday window stickies. You can cut the 4 leaf clover, hearts, or whatevs, into rectangle, if ya want. Works just like a Moon gel, for a fraction of the cost. A pack costs a buck, obviously!

Hello from Venezuela Rick. First I want to say thanks for all the time invested in doing this videos. They are extremely helpful and informative. I need to translate all this info to my band drummer (we record music too). I know this video is about snares BUT I can't help to really like all the songs you used form 5:58 to 11:28 really really never heard none of this songs and really like them. It is possible to find this songs list?

sounds great brother!

For home studio work it can be more efficient as far as quality/expense ratio to work with just three mics. It’s great to have the option of using ten mics on a kit but with a bit of experimentation you can get very usable recordings with two overheads and one kick mic facing the reso bass head. A condenser along with the kick mic in front as well can really ad more detail if you can manage a fourth mic. Great channel tho! Just found it.

You mention Josh Freese. I recorded at a studio where he had also recorded. A few of his used sticks were left behind. They were clean at the grip and tip but totally chewed up in the middle where, the producer told me, Freese smacked a consistent rimshot on each hit.