NIN's Ilan Rubin on Mixing Electronic and Acoustic Drums

NIN's Ilan Rubin on Mixing Electronic and Acoustic Drums | Reverb Interview

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6 жыл бұрын

Ilan Rubin has been an integral part of Nine Inch Nails since officially joining the lineup back in 2009. As the band's studio sound continues to reach into the future and become more technologically inclined, Ilan's acoustic kit has undergone some changes to make sure these instantly recognizable beats are present during live shows.
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@hairy_cornflake 6 жыл бұрын

It feels like all NIN members are very interesting and intelligent people. I could just listen to him talking about his drums.

@deplorabledani6080 4 жыл бұрын

I hope you will find a date someday. ;)

@kalebivan9884 3 жыл бұрын

Instablaster...

@ChickenSagittarius Жыл бұрын

Definitely

@funkslave9425 6 жыл бұрын

this dude is actually a refreshing change from the Prog/djenty crowd, just sensational groove and feel

@GrandOldPainter 6 жыл бұрын

He beats the shit out of his kit

@g43s 6 жыл бұрын

he has enough money to buy 10 new sets when a kick breaks or gets a scratch

@SlyHikari03 6 жыл бұрын

Just like how most drummers should.

@kierenmoore3236 6 жыл бұрын

Word.

@MattGoings 3 жыл бұрын

And it sounds so damn good

@Anson120 5 ай бұрын

Yeah he is good. if you wanna see a drummer who is the greatest hard hitter of all research Brian St Clair former drummer of Local H. Oh boy, the dude is not from Earth LOL

@Cguy7 6 жыл бұрын

Jesus that snare

@frozd58 6 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I don´t know if the sound is triggered somehow but this is phenomenal.

@bobparker2675 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah he says in the video that there's a sample on the acoustic snare and the bass drum

@MickZarco 6 жыл бұрын

Frozd 2:30 he says what the guy above said. xd

@frozd58 6 жыл бұрын

Yep. Saw it afterwards . Thanks guys . Great sound nevertheless

@anantamadhava6826 5 жыл бұрын

@@MickZarco nope guys, here he talk about reptile record in particular...

@nickch_80 6 жыл бұрын

Trent always surrounds himself with the best of the best...and this video proves it. Please do more videos with this amazing talented and well spoken human drum machine!

@hiptoalieu 6 жыл бұрын

Literally one of the BEST sounding metal snare drums I've heard!!

@MicahBuzanANIMATION 5 жыл бұрын

All of the members of NIN look like they could tear you apart, yet they're nicest people in world once they talk.

@pedalfiles4441 6 жыл бұрын

Such an awesome drummer. The future of drumming is acoustic/electronic.

@stephansong 6 жыл бұрын

PEDAL FILES I agree.

@eiarsan 5 жыл бұрын

I came from the future! apparently we have this thing called launchpad!

@hugorezende199 2 жыл бұрын

came for the future to say that we also have the oposite, now we have muffled drums, stacks and a clap stack, something to mimic a eletronic sound on a acoustic way.

@Jamesjimjimmy 2 жыл бұрын

The band Can figured that out in the 70s

@brianwarner308 6 жыл бұрын

dude has a great sound

@roguecactus7 6 жыл бұрын

Now, just imagine if this guy had two extra arms. I, for one, can’t wait for an augmented future. ✌️ Great video btw. 👍

@slowridehq 6 жыл бұрын

He's such a massive influence on my playing! Ridiculously talented!

@MichaelClaudio13 6 жыл бұрын

Ilan is the man love all his work!

@vincentjives 6 жыл бұрын

Easily my favourite Andy Samberg character

@PaulRodriguez9 6 жыл бұрын

Vincent J Ives lol hahahahaha yes!

@PedroPetracco 5 жыл бұрын

Check out Pedro Pastoriz too

@MikeErnesto 4 жыл бұрын

I loved him in The Social Network

@Scotty515 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing video, absolutely lost it when he started playing closer. Really felt the groove on it! :D That snare sounded HUGE.

@PauloRocka 6 жыл бұрын

That is one of the best videos I've seen for a looong time...

@BenjiH23 6 жыл бұрын

excellent drummer, he blew me away when I saw them live!

@matthewjames206 6 жыл бұрын

What a sweet gig to have. Such an amazing drummer, playing amazing drum parts, in an amazing band. Good stuff right here.

@halimdrummer777 Жыл бұрын

👍

@dolfdolf 4 жыл бұрын

watched nin when they came here in the Philippines,, easily the best concert i've been to.

@Michael_Michaels 6 жыл бұрын

Oh man this is so awesome!!!

@CristinaF210 6 жыл бұрын

I love you playing on nin, been a fan for decades good to see new face for sure I love your playing really do do do do😉

@65Drums 6 жыл бұрын

Good video on hybrid drumming

@jamisbillson4872 5 жыл бұрын

65 Drums...my favorite drummer since seeing NIN last year. He’s nuclear.

@TheStudioDrummer 5 жыл бұрын

Love that snare sound.

@Michael_Michaels 5 жыл бұрын

This guy's aggressiveness and musicality mixed together is such a joy to watch!

@harrywise7990 6 жыл бұрын

Best sounding drum set I've ever heard!!!!!

@billyhughes9776 5 жыл бұрын

I've really become a huge fan of Ilan -- just impressive all the way around.

@jonathangillis4926 6 жыл бұрын

Exceptional drummer. I hope to play like him someday

@jackrose8056 6 жыл бұрын

Whhyyyyyy didn't he play Reptile

@StayFreshMyFriends 6 жыл бұрын

RIGHT?

@DPRX99 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah after that explanation I was begging the interviewer to ask him to play it

@Havak37 5 жыл бұрын

yes I wanted to hear it so bad. it was like those video's that mess with your head setting up expectations then crushing them

@Drumistry 6 жыл бұрын

Great stuff!

@VWGTI2013 3 жыл бұрын

So is he a left handed player? He's also great with Angels & Airwaves.

@hughes40 6 жыл бұрын

i enjoyed this clip i don't want it to end

@zarwarrior 6 жыл бұрын

MASSIVE snare and bass drum sound!

@thegreatpatsy 3 ай бұрын

Now that's awesome!

@ShadowPilot 6 жыл бұрын

That was awesome.

@thepanman8 6 жыл бұрын

What a pretty drumkit

@nikkehtine 3 жыл бұрын

This man can talk about aerodynamics of a cow and I would still listen closely and be interested

@jwfountain 4 жыл бұрын

great stuff

@shaggyalonso 5 жыл бұрын

Everyone’s busy praising his drumming and I’m busy mirin’ his jacket

@drorale 6 жыл бұрын

badass drummer and excellent drums !!!!!

@user-vc5rp7nf8f 6 жыл бұрын

that beat sounds so good

@g43s 6 жыл бұрын

its so satisfying to watch him play XD

@SlyHikari03 6 жыл бұрын

That crash cymbal though... I love it.

@21daystill 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds so full!

@FabiusandGertie 5 ай бұрын

This is video is so sick. Im a noob drummer trying to learn as a left handed person on a right handed kit. I always wondered if he was left handed. I know he is good enough to do whatever, but its always cool finding left handed drummers. Anyway, great video! 🤘

@williamkjwilliamkj1815 6 ай бұрын

That was sick.

@user-yo1cv2me5l 6 жыл бұрын

Check out his drum solo for guitar center competition, its actually insane

@donkeyfacekilla1 6 жыл бұрын

Damn, was pulling a mad screwface at that beat, very primal/visceral! More great content Reverb!

@vertigopulse 6 жыл бұрын

Ilan is way underrated. .. best drummer for NIN so far imho. Drums goofy foot too :)

@emmetkowler 6 жыл бұрын

What a master class in playing LOUD but still musically

@crowkangi 6 жыл бұрын

i need tutorials by this dude.

@DielectricFailure 2 ай бұрын

Underrated drummer.

@bloc01 6 жыл бұрын

Who started bobbing their head when the beat for Closer dropped?

@ihopeyougettheplanetearth699 6 жыл бұрын

couldn't hold that one back.

@shiv_ring 5 жыл бұрын

Ohh this is so great...

@quimmartinezcabrera 6 жыл бұрын

What about the tuning of these tom/floor tom/kick? I dig the sound of those.

@colinserbu2006 6 жыл бұрын

I️ love the 90s.

@jingleskhanaudioproductions 3 жыл бұрын

hey cool, thanks for that!

@daleweber2579 6 жыл бұрын

Do IIan Rubin's guitar rig next.

@p4easy7 6 жыл бұрын

this guy fucking rules..........................

@DPRX99 6 жыл бұрын

Drummers are so cool.

@Noiseheads 6 жыл бұрын

this dude is a badass

@alvarocarignanipodesta7882 5 жыл бұрын

The advantages of having a multi-instrumentalist on a band. (And a beast as a drummer of course)

@daleweber2579 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome drum kit. I remember NiN used two drummers when Trent first started out.

@elgrooster 6 жыл бұрын

Pepperidge Farms remembers.

@matthewpaluch777 6 жыл бұрын

Dale Weber Hey Dale, that's right. 1 drummer was acoustic while the othet drummer was electric.

@darthjsin 6 жыл бұрын

Ministry once toured with two drummers, look up In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing UP Live

@daleweber2579 6 жыл бұрын

I knew this way back. FYI, CombiChrist has two drummers too and they have Trent Reznor's original drummer(s) from Pretty Hate Machine.

@zirtapot57 5 жыл бұрын

Swans and Melvins did that as well.

@jeffreyyoung8022 6 жыл бұрын

Get's his Roger Taylor on! Great Queen reference IR...knew there was a reason I liked you so much!!

@FREEFallART 2 жыл бұрын

MY FAVORITE MODERN DRUMMER!

@alandanielw 5 жыл бұрын

Stop being so awesome! That snare though

@reggyriot 6 жыл бұрын

at 01:40. Now that is how you play a snare! Great sound.

@natlove219 2 жыл бұрын

My new favourite drummer. Holy fcuk 🤘

@RimShot_Studio 2 жыл бұрын

What is that left side crash he's using? Looks like a huge Transformer Crash? Ilan is easily one of my favorite musicians. He literally does it all.

@Hoscitt 2 жыл бұрын

Well I didn't know he 'played' Closer live, thought it was a sample loop!

@michaelhayes9857 5 жыл бұрын

When he started playin the groove for closer i startin noddin then when he came in with the snare and kickdrum a big shockface cane on. Proper tallent here

@fbeegle 2 жыл бұрын

How does he get that gunshot like sound from his acoustic snare ... Tuning wise anybody know?

@cactus-mcjacktus 2 жыл бұрын

does anyone know what Rubin has his Roland drum pads attached to?

@NvikIngsN 4 жыл бұрын

The sample played was Terrible Lie? It sounded like Hyperpower to me. Never knew they were that common.

@dakotahrivers6640 5 жыл бұрын

god literally nothing beats the drum beat to Closer

@JulianFernandez 6 жыл бұрын

cool dude

@agent_ninety9 4 жыл бұрын

I would argue he's prolly one of the drummers alive now.

@frozenlake1215 6 жыл бұрын

Just makes me wonder even more why they feel they can't do "Perfect Drug" live

@th3m1ke 6 жыл бұрын

They "can" do it, Trent just doesn't like how it translates into a live band song. Its been rehearsed before but is always scrapped.

@BrianLanders 6 жыл бұрын

yah, Freese said a while back that they rehearsed it for Lights in the Sky, and could play it together fine, but they never came up with a way to end it that Trent was happy with.

@robmausser 6 жыл бұрын

Trent said its his least favourite NIN song, and it also doesn't seem to work well live, it just kinda falls apart at the end.

@ShadowPilot 6 жыл бұрын

rob.. are you saying everything just falls apart?

@coreyclark6505 6 жыл бұрын

late arrival here, but HA! I see what you did there.

@buaidhnobas1ify 5 жыл бұрын

Nice.

@the0point Жыл бұрын

epic

@preng2355 4 жыл бұрын

1:57 the memories kick in

@joekerr9520 6 жыл бұрын

What crash is that with wobble edge, it’s not a crash of doom I know ???

@stanpopovsky Жыл бұрын

Я думал что разучился удивляться, но потом увидел этого парня в NIN

@iangaskins3843 6 жыл бұрын

Best part of being in Nine Inch Nails - Being in Nine Inch Nails

@ernestomarconi623 5 жыл бұрын

HARD COREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

@Deadleg 6 жыл бұрын

Killer drummer.

@YassineYassine-sm1ej Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@iwillnevergetone5 6 жыл бұрын

someone call him and ask if he wants to join my band

@g43s 6 жыл бұрын

2:22 how is there a sample in the snare?

@Scorpion573 6 жыл бұрын

Gabriel Cereal i believe it has a trigger on it, so it’s essentially playing the actual drum, with a sample layer every time he hits it

@KingBlonde 6 жыл бұрын

The sample is taped to the inside of the snare :P

@kierenmoore3236 6 жыл бұрын

Hahaha ^

@veerchasm1 6 жыл бұрын

Those crashes are being wrinkled! Good on you Ilan

@tdrum21 6 жыл бұрын

Trigger sound on normal snare is crazy & pretty cool. What’s the main crash cymbal there?

@CharlieLord 6 жыл бұрын

It's another Avedis I think - likely a 20" or 21"?

@drumsonly44 6 жыл бұрын

Looks like a k light ride

@bradkinder3616 6 жыл бұрын

Possibly a Crash of Doom? I have one and it has that strange wavy shape to it.

@CharlieLord 6 жыл бұрын

Seems to say "Avedis" on it when it's swinging around 1:50, I assume it's just been beaten to fuck.

@texasforever3.025 4 жыл бұрын

Alright fuck it I’m gonna say it. He’s my favorite drummer now. Whew. There. *Puts chad smith drum sticks down *

@Garythefireman66 6 жыл бұрын

The bass drum is literally being pushed away from the kit. Bonzo 2.0

@rhysdbeast5 4 жыл бұрын

He’s the right handy-est lefty I have ever seen

@rhythmista7707 5 жыл бұрын

His left crash looks like a larger version of the zildian trash splash. Most probably customized just for him.

@montlejohnbojangles8937 6 жыл бұрын

Fucking hell, that snare could smother an elephant. S'massiff innit.

@shatteredsquare 6 жыл бұрын

This guy almost hits as hard as Abe Cunningham

@bobbyberetta4206 6 жыл бұрын

That's just Bad Ass

@TedByars 6 жыл бұрын

that fukin snare.....wow

@MakJakOfficiel 5 жыл бұрын

Le putain de patron

@azthedrummer5553 6 жыл бұрын

I whant that snare aha

@skiro5823 3 жыл бұрын