They are not positioning devices, they are simulated pressure gauges. The theme of this kit is "Steam Punk" and anything using steam needs pressure gauges so it is very much in the spirit of steam punk to have pressure gauges throughout the kit.
Welcome to the complex world of Neil Peart. I first saw Rush in 1983 in los angeles, Neil was 6 feet away tucked inside his candy apple Tamas.. as Alex was running around infront of me. What can I say. After seeing Neil play the drums like he did on that magical night,, my life was so ever changed. Almost every rush concert, I went to, I would watch Neil most of the show and try to pick up a little here and there. For someone who played the drums with a passion every time, on every night,,,You can only look up to Neil Peart. The guy is my Hero,,and also for Alex and Geddy
Guess it's a BIT different from how they miked up "chrome-y" at Massey Hall in the summer of 1976. Miss you, Neil - charismatic teacher. Will keep your spirit alive by listening to the albums and rereading your books and lyrics. "We are only immortal..."
I counted 20 mics, plus whatever channels the Roland electronic kit takes up. By comparison, that's over half of the channels available to my church's praise band on our Allen & Heath GL-2400. Our praise band usually only takes about 16 channels, with SM58 mics for all the singers and most of the instruments. Sometimes the guitar can be plugged into a direct box, but I've never needed to mic an amp. And we have a pair of small diaphragm condensers to add some reverb to it. That's it. Im sure a Rush gig would have been an incredible thing to set up, especially compared to what I do at my church. This was an interesting look behind the scenes! Being a drum tech for Neil Peart must have been an awesome career.
Pretty standard set from this angle. I say that In loving memory of the “Professor” ….. and with deep appreciation for his willingness to share a profound life with us, by playing his best each time, and every time he sat down on that stool. I say that his set looks pretty average today, because our dear friend Neal is no longer behind it. So now, it’s gold plated parts and wood cylinders only, with metal rings on stands. It’s soul has moved on with it’s creator. Rest in peace Neal. We miss you deeply.
This drum kit should be in the Rock & Roll HOF, the Smithsonian as well as some important Canadian Museum too!!!AMAZING! RIP Mr. Peart! You are still very much missed😢
OM Gosh it is ' Rocket Science " - no wonder 3 Studs sound like a 60-piece Orchestra .... Just amazing, pure Musician-ship !!!!!!!!! RUSH is the Supreme Kings of Rock!
Been a Rush fan since the 70"s. I've seen them in venues ranging from Florida to London. Of this I can say: His Tama and Ludwig kits both sounded crisper and cleaner than any of his DW kits. His 8" DW toms were over tensioned like a baby piano to simulate a 6". His larger toms were tubby and loose/sloppy. I moved around the venue and the DW's never sounded as good as his former brands.
Always amazes me - some of the best drummers in the world rate Peart as one of the best of all time and we have people in the comment section who are so expert they can diagnose failures in his setup. Makes me wonder how amazing TH-cam commentators must be - and why they don’t seem to be as successful and well known as the people they criticise.
That seems like a phase cancellation nightmare- I wish they would go into how long it took to position all of those mics so they're not interfering with one another. It would probably require a dual trace oscilloscope and about a month and a large bag of weed.
its nice that he made the v drums look like the rest of the drums,,,,,,a friend of mine has them ,,,they're neat,,,but not much to look @,,,,,,compared to RUSH"S 80's kits....
Since the drums are so close together, especially the hi-hat and snare how do you solve the issue of cross bleeding? Or is that even an issue with the way Neil hits his drums as hard as he does?
Okay... Did everybody follow that!! Lol. LMBO. I followed it! Very nice drum kit and the special touch's Neil Peart made to his DW to mic each. This drummer would love to have his drum kit from the Tom Sawyer video. Just saying.
BAJARACER43X Yeah, they have to be some smart guys. Geddy's keyboard tech has been with him since he started using keyboards had to jerry rig things to make them work in ways they weren't designed. He had to basically invent the way to do it and wait for the technology to catch up.
Maybe this video predates it, but DW has a distribution agreement with May for their internal miking system, and it is available on DW drums shipped from the factory. Why did Peart never use internal miking on his later kits like this one? Internal miking solves so many problems for the engineer and drummer alike.
I think Lorne (Neil's tech) mentioned on Twitter that he doesn't like using internal mics (aside from in the bass drum) because of serviceability during a show, and I'd also guess the limited mic choices.
The best thing about being a rockstar is that all their gear is set up for them. They get a ride from the hotel, warm up a bit and just walk on stage and play. By that point they're probably oblivious to crowds and it's just like getting paid to practice for a couple of hours.
Wow. Those symbols fuel the Oscillation Overthruster that feeds into the Flux Capacitor. From there, it slipstreams into the Heisenberg Compensators producing 1.21 Angstroms of pure awesome.
It seems some of you don't like Neil's kit. Im not a huge fan of the clock graphics, but I defy anybody to tell the difference between DW, or any other quality kit, or even some cheep ones!
Somebody please tell me at what point in "dreamline" does he trigger the 18 wheeler sound? I have heard that before but I can't tell it from listening to the song itself.. Thanks.
I wish they used samples for the drum sounds on the Roland, always have hated the stock sounds and now can't listen to any renditions of songs like The Trees and Red Sector A that use the stock synthesized samples because it's so distracting (probably made it worse owning and getting sick of them). Should have had a 3rd party software running like AD or SSD
@@aristotle5698 No, it was a 15" tom. Back in the day when he was using to kick drums, he had a 12", 13", and 15" acrossed the front with an 18 inch floor tom
+Dorian Samaniego With the exception of his very first Slingerland set, "Chromey". It was 6", 8", 10" and 12" concert toms, with two 13x9 toms and one 14x10 tom. The 13s and the 14 were the three toms that he mounted on the two bass drums.
+Jethro Hall No, you're right, those *are* Beta 98's. I think that RUSH endorse AT so he might have said ATM 350's to avoid problems. Which is odd because we can clearly see 98's as cymbal undermics as well. Or he may have simply screwed up :-)
+Rob Burgess I'm pretty sure they are audio technica. because... he said they are, and he mentions Shure later on in the video so the endorsement thing doesn't mean anything. atm 350s look a lot like the shures you're speaking of.
Hi, no I did not screw up.... the mics are the AT 350's... we used the clamps from the Beta 98's as they are more secure that the original AT mounts. I hope this clears up any confusion. The band had no mic endorsements..these were the choices made by the FOH guy and myself. I continue to use all of them to this day. BC
Hey Brent :-) Thanks for clearing that up. The original AT clamps aren't the best and I like your solution. Thanks for coming by to defend your honour :-)
Cool Brent, thanks for clarifying. I try to pick as much up from these as I can, saw the band band in Manchester on the clockwork angels tour, unbelievable sound, actually bought an AT DE250 (although I would guess you use the DE2500) on the strength of your recommendation and the kick sound at the gig.
Rest in Peace, Neil. Your very existence shook even your technicians.
3:11 The Professor even inventing position dials for perfect position of your cymbals, every time!!
The MASTERS workshop!!
RIP Mr. Peart
That's actually just aesthetics
@@maziu27 😂 Oh, come on now; after Neil created our Universe, I'm certain he achieved perfect cymbal position. 😀
@@maziu27 That dial appears to actually be for the measuring of angles, it doesn't go with the rest of the drum kit's aesthetics at all for one thing.
@@JohnDoe-zq1ho why in the fuck would he want an angle measure? have you seen a normal cymbal stand? neil didnt set up the drums, the drum techs did
They are not positioning devices, they are simulated pressure gauges. The theme of this kit is "Steam Punk" and anything using steam needs pressure gauges so it is very much in the spirit of steam punk to have pressure gauges throughout the kit.
That kit is a freakin' piece of art.
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That drum set is the most beautiful thing I ever seen.
Welcome to the complex world of Neil Peart. I first saw Rush in 1983 in los angeles, Neil was 6 feet away tucked inside his candy apple Tamas.. as Alex was running around infront of me. What can I say. After seeing Neil play the drums like he did on that magical night,, my life was so ever changed. Almost every rush concert, I went to, I would watch Neil most of the show and try to pick up a little here and there. For someone who played the drums with a passion every time, on every night,,,You can only look up to Neil Peart. The guy is my Hero,,and also for Alex and Geddy
I wouldn't expect anything less from Neil.RIP friend.
Meanwhile, Geddy is singing, playing bass, keyboards, dancing on a foot controller, & planning his next meal simultaneously.
mluytfggh
😁😁😁😁😁
So cool. A lot was going on in the background, to bring us so much enjoyment! RIP, Neil.
Guess it's a BIT different from how they miked up "chrome-y" at Massey Hall in the summer of 1976. Miss you, Neil - charismatic teacher. Will keep your spirit alive by listening to the albums and rereading your books and lyrics. "We are only immortal..."
Good job. Brent speaks well and really knows his shit
men are smart
That drum kit right there is the one the drum gods of the universe bestowed unto us mere mortals here on earth. Absolute thing of beauty.
Mother of Cygnus X-1; I understand Mr. Peart created our Universe, but this Drum kit is Extremely deep!
Rush has a crazy sick road crew n technicians.Looks like a awesome job n takes pride doing it.Cool video thank you for showing it.
they were the best of the best
He's obviously quite intelligent and knows his business cold.
Neil Peart is the # 1 Drummer in the World.
I grew-up listening to RUSH, since 1980
I counted 20 mics, plus whatever channels the Roland electronic kit takes up. By comparison, that's over half of the channels available to my church's praise band on our Allen & Heath GL-2400. Our praise band usually only takes about 16 channels, with SM58 mics for all the singers and most of the instruments. Sometimes the guitar can be plugged into a direct box, but I've never needed to mic an amp. And we have a pair of small diaphragm condensers to add some reverb to it. That's it.
Im sure a Rush gig would have been an incredible thing to set up, especially compared to what I do at my church. This was an interesting look behind the scenes! Being a drum tech for Neil Peart must have been an awesome career.
Pretty standard set from this angle.
I say that In loving memory of the “Professor” ….. and with deep appreciation for his willingness to share a profound life with us, by playing his best each time, and every time he sat down on that stool.
I say that his set looks pretty average today, because our dear friend Neal is no longer behind it.
So now, it’s gold plated parts and wood cylinders only, with metal rings on stands.
It’s soul has moved on with it’s creator.
Rest in peace Neal.
We miss you deeply.
This drum kit should be in the Rock & Roll HOF, the Smithsonian as well as some important Canadian Museum too!!!AMAZING! RIP Mr. Peart! You are still very much missed😢
RIP Neil, your drums should be on display like a R&R hall of fame type place since you won't be needing them now up there in R&R heaven.
Sounds like an audio technica commercial !!!!
Only different one is a Shure for the cymbal
nothing will ever sound as good and thunderous as the two 24" Tama bass drums on his Moving Pictures Kit
5:29 bucket of NP's R.I.P. Professor
This drum kit alone would use up all my mixer channels
Right! I thought the Allen & Heath GL-2400 I use at my church was big... but that board would have been useless at a Rush gig 😂
Fitting there is tutorial for miking Neil's drum kits. No wonder he is best drummer in the world!
So how do they mic the Gefilter?
Thanks Brent ! Awesome mics. J
I just noticed the bass drum clock hands, in Military time, read 21:12. COOL!!
Where is the video on Alex's stage position? That's what the link listed....
Mother of the Cygnus X-1; I understand Mr. Peart created the Universe, but this Drum kit is Extremely deep!
OM Gosh it is ' Rocket Science " - no wonder 3 Studs sound like a 60-piece Orchestra .... Just amazing, pure Musician-ship !!!!!!!!! RUSH is the Supreme Kings of Rock!
Does any part of that kit have a fingerprint on it. Beautiful.
***** Yeah, he was one of my favorite interviews on the RUSH BACKSTAGE DVDs.
Thanks for sharing this to everyone
Peartinent info....
Heyoh!
Been a Rush fan since the 70"s. I've seen them in venues ranging from Florida to London. Of this I can say: His Tama and Ludwig kits both sounded crisper and cleaner than any of his DW kits. His 8" DW toms were over tensioned like a baby piano to simulate a 6". His larger toms were tubby and loose/sloppy. I moved around the venue and the DW's never sounded as good as his former brands.
Why does he tune his 8 and 10 like timbales? I can't stand that. He could just substitute them and not have that awkard setup.
Always amazes me - some of the best drummers in the world rate Peart as one of the best of all time and we have people in the comment section who are so expert they can diagnose failures in his setup. Makes me wonder how amazing TH-cam commentators must be - and why they don’t seem to be as successful and well known as the people they criticise.
@@skparkes1969 Makes me wonder about random asshole that know nothing of drumming and audio can make completely retarded comments. Tsk.
That seems like a phase cancellation nightmare- I wish they would go into how long it took to position all of those mics so they're not interfering with one another. It would probably require a dual trace oscilloscope and about a month and a large bag of weed.
its nice that he made the v drums look like the rest of the drums,,,,,,a friend of mine has them ,,,they're neat,,,but not much to look @,,,,,,compared to RUSH"S 80's kits....
Since the drums are so close together, especially the hi-hat and snare how do you solve the issue of cross bleeding? Or is that even an issue with the way Neil hits his drums as hard as he does?
I saw Rush 4 times between 1976 and '79.
Nobody gives a fuck. We are not here to hear you gloat on about how many times you saw a concert.
Which album do you think is well recorded? I dont know of one live recording of Rush that sounds really good. Anyone?
I just noticed in this video that the cowbells have been (what appears to be) brass plated. Fancy!
I just geeked out!! Love it.
Okay... Did everybody follow that!! Lol. LMBO. I followed it! Very nice drum kit and the special touch's Neil Peart made to his DW to mic each. This drummer would love to have his drum kit from the Tom Sawyer video. Just saying.
NEIL PEART IS THE WORLDS GREATEST DRUMMER. RUSH, PLEASE COME BACK 😭😭😭
I was a system tech for the audio on The Rush tour for presto
We use the same kick mic on our kit at my church. Lovely piece, that...
Thumbs Up - Excellent Video!!!
Hi. Great info. Could you describe what is the black knob at the left of XLR connector in the kickdrum? Thanks!!!
OMG NEIL !! WHAT A MONSTER YOU MADE . This kit is awesome on its own buuut when you mike it fully it becomes a killer kit .💖✌
The screw-in stands are great for keeping everything upright and on the riser for the rotations, but everything wobbles so much.
I can't stand wobbling kits
I hope the family donates this kit to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
i think rush's road crew has phd's in just about everything
BAJARACER43X Yeah, they have to be some smart guys. Geddy's keyboard tech has been with him since he started using keyboards had to jerry rig things to make them work in ways they weren't designed. He had to basically invent the way to do it and wait for the technology to catch up.
Why do i feel like that guy had a lot more to tell us. Why did the video end?
Maybe this video predates it, but DW has a distribution agreement with May for their internal miking system, and it is available on DW drums shipped from the factory. Why did Peart never use internal miking on his later kits like this one? Internal miking solves so many problems for the engineer and drummer alike.
I think Lorne (Neil's tech) mentioned on Twitter that he doesn't like using internal mics (aside from in the bass drum) because of serviceability during a show, and I'd also guess the limited mic choices.
Interesting. Do you think they had a endorsement deal with Audio-Technica?
Kiiiiiiiinda didn't want to have this much information, it steals away some of the magic. Thumb up anyway, great vid.
What?
@@WhyTheHorseface Kinfa misspelled kinda.
What kind of microphones were those?
Audio technica and two shures
Do Audio Technica know about the two Shure mics in that kit! 😱😉
The best thing about being a rockstar is that all their gear is set up for them. They get a ride from the hotel, warm up a bit and just walk on stage and play.
By that point they're probably oblivious to crowds and it's just like getting paid to practice for a couple of hours.
incredible
Also leo'
How can you move through time without a time piece: hence-
Tme machine tour.
Wow. Those symbols fuel the Oscillation Overthruster that feeds into the Flux Capacitor. From there, it slipstreams into the Heisenberg Compensators producing 1.21 Angstroms of pure awesome.
Alexsander Troutnoodler You were talking about cymbals, though, right? Though I won't blame you, the way he pronounces it is pretty irritating.
Pretty sure my nerd just exploded.
Would like to see how the kick mic is mounted.
Look into May mic systems, it's what DW offers during their builds.
As stated in the video, he uses a Kelly Shu
He says that is a Kelly Shu, but he's actually pointing to May hardware.
Is this an Audio Technica commercial?
Absolutely
holy crap, he has 2 20 year old glyph project x hard drives, the ones made to be used with the original digi 001 protools interface.
Consider it an ad, whatever...great job - as long as you did your job for NP.
Really sad that Neil didn't pick up on the Mandala Pads from Synethesia before he stopped playing.
Fascinating stuff.
Damm must be hard to get that drum kit in phase..nice kit
no mention of the ride mic hehe
+snapascrew Its a neumann km184 if ur interested haha
WOW very cool drum kit! rip Neil
That's all well and good - but who operates the sausage machine ?
A ribbon for the cowbell; ridonculous!!
It seems some of you don't like Neil's kit. Im not a huge fan of the clock graphics, but I defy anybody to tell the difference between DW, or any other quality kit, or even some cheep ones!
Somebody please tell me at what point in "dreamline" does he trigger the 18 wheeler sound? I have heard that before but I can't tell it from listening to the song itself.. Thanks.
+chris smith It's at the very beginning of the song
okay. Thanks.
Do the meek inherit the drums? RIP Neil.
Stunning to be fair
Amazing!
Anyone seen the tube pillow for the kick dampening?
+Kevin Sommerville Not only have I seen it, I carnalized it with my turgid rod.
Nope, can't find it anywhere.
Wow!!! Amazing!!!!
7x8, 7x10, 8x12, 9x13, 12x15, 13x15,
16x16, 16x18 Toms as per DW site
juan david velasqu
Fascinating
Mother of God! Sorry; let me wipe all that saliva off my keyboard...
NOW THEY'RE TEARS😪😢😪😭
This was the first time I realized he used a 23" kick drum..didn't even know they made those 😅
Great video.👍🇨🇦
I wish they used samples for the drum sounds on the Roland, always have hated the stock sounds and now can't listen to any renditions of songs like The Trees and Red Sector A that use the stock synthesized samples because it's so distracting (probably made it worse owning and getting sick of them). Should have had a 3rd party software running like AD or SSD
I wonder why no one, especially with the means to do so, uses internal miking. It solves so many issues.
SpikeFlea in my experience it generally creates a phasey coloured sound that he probably wouldn’t like.
I would love to be the guy who turns the kit!
+Aaron Grossman Gump!
I'm sure someone has commented, so sorry if so for the dupe post, but love your "T" pin!
The Professors kit is pure drum porn! :-D
Porncussion.
Fiends4 Indeed! :-D
So is this thing in the Smithsonian now?
Thank you.
I wonder what Neil ended up doing with his kits. :/
They are stored in Rush's rehearsal and storage facility just outside of Toronto.
13" tom over the kick....he hates 14" toms. ; )
Good catch.
That's funny, I hate 13" toms.
@arthur kitchen Yeah like all the lame ass gay jazz drummers with superior technicality and skills. So lame!
Why does he hate 14 toms? I thought he used a 14 tom on his Slingerland “Chromey” kit.
@@aristotle5698 No, it was a 15" tom. Back in the day when he was using to kick drums, he had a 12", 13", and 15" acrossed the front with an 18 inch floor tom
Shure 98 AD/C on the small toms. Not Audio Technica.
MISTAKE : it's 13 inch tom near of bass drum not 14 inch tom. Scuse !
Nerd alert.
Yeah...nerd alert...but as a fan I understand knowing what you're looking at! To the sound guys though...it's just another damned drum! lol!
+PAT JEAN Neil never used a 14" tom. good call.
+Dorian Samaniego With the exception of his very first Slingerland set, "Chromey". It was 6", 8", 10" and 12" concert toms, with two 13x9 toms and one 14x10 tom. The 13s and the 14 were the three toms that he mounted on the two bass drums.
+PAT JEAN Beat me to it!
Not to be picky, but those really look like Shure Beta 98's on the rack toms, could be wrong, but I am fairly Shure......
+Jethro Hall No, you're right, those *are* Beta 98's. I think that RUSH endorse AT so he might have said ATM 350's to avoid problems. Which is odd because we can clearly see 98's as cymbal undermics as well.
Or he may have simply screwed up :-)
+Rob Burgess I'm pretty sure they are audio technica. because... he said they are, and he mentions Shure later on in the video so the endorsement thing doesn't mean anything. atm 350s look a lot like the shures you're speaking of.
Hi, no I did not screw up.... the mics are the AT 350's... we used the clamps from the Beta 98's as they are more secure that the original AT mounts. I hope this clears up any confusion.
The band had no mic endorsements..these were the choices made by the FOH guy and myself. I continue to use all of them to this day.
BC
Hey Brent :-) Thanks for clearing that up. The original AT clamps aren't the best and I like your solution. Thanks for coming by to defend your honour :-)
Cool Brent, thanks for clarifying. I try to pick as much up from these as I can, saw the band band in Manchester on the clockwork angels tour, unbelievable sound, actually bought an AT DE250 (although I would guess you use the DE2500) on the strength of your recommendation and the kick sound at the gig.
Anyone use or tried that AE 2500 kick mic?
Larry Tate Yes, we use one on our kit at the church. Sounds fantastic.
So since Neil retired , who has this drum kit now ??
+Giovani De parma It's Neil's kit, he owns it.
+Giovani De parma It's Neil's kit, he owns it.
+Richard Pine. What about all the drum kits from the past he still has those to ??
Sure, unless he's sold them or given them away.
+Giovani De parma I've read that he still has almost all of his old gear at Rush's warehouse in Toronto.
It's obvious that Audio Technica it's the obvious choice for Mr.Carpenter....cool vid.Tks.
Odd, considering he's the monitor engineer. Why isn't Brad Madix doing this tour?