How to Get the Drum Sound of Nirvana's "Nevermind" | What's That Sound? Ep. 5

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  • Can we match the thunderous tone that redefined rock drumming in the '90s? Watch along as Noam and Jessica explore the iconic drum sound of Nirvana's "Nevermind."
    Find all of the gear used in the video: bit.ly/Nevermind-Drum-Sound
    Download FREE Reverb sample packs here: bit.ly/Free-Sample-Packs
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  • @hokkym.6348
    @hokkym.6348 2 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    It’s crazy how close you got to the record without using the exact equipment. I mean you had all these heavenly analog stuff, but still. Well done!

    • @screamingcorpselord7254
      @screamingcorpselord7254 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      ....and a phenomenal drummer. Well done Jessica!

    • @suburbanindie
      @suburbanindie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exact equipment? Literally every single thing was changed haha

    • @willjones4992
      @willjones4992 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@suburbanindie "without using the exact equipment"

  • @emphatic001
    @emphatic001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    The double bassdrum trick is insanely cool. And nice drumming, Jessica!

  • @christopherpaladin213
    @christopherpaladin213 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Your video demonstrates the number one factor for getting any sound: a great drummer! That room does sound terrific though, and your processing really nailed the sound of that record. Nicely done all around! Cheers.

  • @RiffsAndBeards
    @RiffsAndBeards 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    WOW you guys nailed it

  • @TheCrumbleOne
    @TheCrumbleOne 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That snare sound is spot on, the Wallace sample trick really makes it!

  • @JumpingTurtle77
    @JumpingTurtle77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Its crazy how spot on this was, especially the snare drum

  • @edgemun
    @edgemun 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Straight up thought that was an isolated stem at the start. Insane

  • @paulberger6540
    @paulberger6540 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Most important ingredient: a great drummer beating the crap out of the drums. Well done, Jessica! Would love to hear you break down the drum sound from Rush's Animate from the Counterparts album.

  • @MarcBecker_Music
    @MarcBecker_Music 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Wow, sounds great! What about having a closer look at Soundgarden's Superunknown drum sound, especially the one of Black Hole Sun? One of my favorites from the 90s.

  • @gonzorudeboy
    @gonzorudeboy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is impressive work! Jessica as always is killing it. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @DanielPestanaTranslations
    @DanielPestanaTranslations 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My mind is blown! Amazing work guys. I’ve listened to this record thousands of times, even its multitrack and you guys nailed it!!!

  • @kenkrugger
    @kenkrugger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You guys killed it! Amazing job. I am going to play with these methods. Thanks!

  • @JamieSingsSometimes
    @JamieSingsSometimes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Nice work! Recording drums well is an incredible process.

    • @Reverb
      @Reverb  2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      every day one step closer to achieving our grohl goals.

    • @ertugrulkaraduman5008
      @ertugrulkaraduman5008 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Reverb our groahls..

  • @ab8817
    @ab8817 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    the ghost notes in Smells Like Teen Spirit are actually full strokes, but the sound is dead on.

  • @billyhughes9776
    @billyhughes9776 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Excellent job -- sounds so close to the original -- Jessica just crushing the groove!

  • @LukeVanGeest
    @LukeVanGeest 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love this! Great job Jessica! Going to see Dave next year hopefully I can get some drum lessons!

  • @SullyTheGuy
    @SullyTheGuy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Sounds incredible, really a lesson on compression.
    It would be great to hear about the drum sound on David Bowie’s “Modern Love”
    or John Mayer’s “Vultures”

  • @stuartchapman5171
    @stuartchapman5171 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Skills on the drumming and micing up the kit. Nailed it.

  • @nicolaszappa8093
    @nicolaszappa8093 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Wow, very impressive. Curious about the Deftones' drum sound on Change or Digital Bath (the White pony era in general actually) :)

    • @daveother
      @daveother 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      this one right here. So many cool tones.

  • @HoiPolloi
    @HoiPolloi 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very well done! Awesome tutorial :)

  • @mattildahubbardo
    @mattildahubbardo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    love these drum sound videos. great drummer and great sound engineer. I would love to see the volume fader relationships to each microphone track. its something I always struggle with in my drum mixes.

  • @tarynshay
    @tarynshay 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The way you pushed the mic back really made it, good shit.

  • @jamieschidlowsky3251
    @jamieschidlowsky3251 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You guys have come a long way! Closest one yet!

  • @AndyHallHall
    @AndyHallHall ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing!!! Well done!

  • @Tuneman-iy8og
    @Tuneman-iy8og 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    exceptional work guys

  • @ultramanj
    @ultramanj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That sounded great, thanks Noam and Jessica. I would lobby for a how to recording session for Iron Maiden's Piece of Mind record. Martin Birch was amazing behind the board, and I don't see much about him. The opening drums on Where Eagles Dare is one of my all time favorite drum sounds.

  • @JohnDuncanAVLFiddler
    @JohnDuncanAVLFiddler 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    amazing information in this video. thank you for making it! how about how the drums on 'Kind of Blue' or any classic late 50's bebop?

  • @TheLivingStrange
    @TheLivingStrange 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this sounds incredible

  • @TheJayTeeGee
    @TheJayTeeGee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was super excited when I saw this video because I thought you would include a drum sample pack like you did with the Rehab video. Don't get me wrong, it's still cool.

  • @ionianblue31
    @ionianblue31 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I dig this and can’t wait to try this. As for what drum sounds I’d like to see you cover for future episodes, how about Appetite for Destruction? Maybe even a double video for that where you break down the differences between the drum sound on that record and the Illusions albums. Also, anything Green Day. Either Dookie or so,etching a little more recent like American Idiot, the Trilogy or Revolution Radio. And maybe as a bonus, the Foxboro Hot Tubs.

    • @Reverb
      @Reverb  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      these are killer suggestions, thank ya!

    • @user-cm5eg6vv1v
      @user-cm5eg6vv1v 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Reverb the flaming lips?

  • @jamielailey4594
    @jamielailey4594 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It's unbelievable how many drummers can't work out the kick pattern in the chorus and fill it in with lazy ghost snares instead. Literally that extra kick makes the whole chorus!!! Also yeah, samples. Nevermind has samples on it. I don't care cos it sounds amazing, but people really want it to not have samples. The point was that it was still considered a 'dark art' in the 90s, whereas now it's hardly like anyone is letting any cats out of any bags. Great vid though!

    • @Salien1999
      @Salien1999 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      As far as I know, anyone who wants to hear the drums without samples can listen to the Butch Vig mix. I agree with you though, I much prefer the samples mixed in.

    • @jamielailey4594
      @jamielailey4594 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Salien1999 and if the Butch Vig mix got released, a fraction of the people would've heard it, and no one would be trying to emulate the drum sound😅

    • @michaeldeloach838
      @michaeldeloach838 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was going to reply the same. She's not playing it right. I don't know anything about samples being used but I know another trick they used on Nirvana records was to put a very slight delay/echo on the drums which beefed up their sound quite a bit. It's almost imperceptible but just enough to fatten up the sound.

    • @FlubbydaTubby
      @FlubbydaTubby 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@michaeldeloach838I believe you're talking about In Utero rather than Nevermind. Steve albini adds a 20ms delay to all of his room mics

    • @jamielailey4594
      @jamielailey4594 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @luke5100 I agree, but Andy Wallace put actual samples on the drum sound. It's the same kick and snare he used for RATM and others, I believe. Rick Beato did a great video on it!

  • @jonashellborg8320
    @jonashellborg8320 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sounds wicked! The double bass drum cannon, that room, those room microphones did 99% of the sound imho. Well done!

  • @andrewpimblott2880
    @andrewpimblott2880 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yes! Thank you!

  • @briandipippo4963
    @briandipippo4963 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Killer. Speaking of Butch Vig, how about the Siamese Dream drum sound next?

  • @tommj4365
    @tommj4365 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome. Did you do, or would consider doing, Tool Aenima drums? I believe they pumped the close mics through a huge PA back into the room during tracking, or something like that. Such a huge sound, obviously a lot also going on in the mix

  • @RaphaelSepulveda
    @RaphaelSepulveda 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Damn, dead on. Great drumming!

  • @DalleyMusic
    @DalleyMusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I believe that I heard Andy Wallace used his standard kick and snare samples that he used on most all of his albums in the 90's. The same ones used on Rage Against the Machine, etc.

    • @mrufino1
      @mrufino1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My understanding is that the samples were used to trigger ambience or they were samples of ambient drum mics. I don’t remember which.
      Edit: note to self, wait to answer until you watch the whole video, because he said exactly that…😂

    • @DalleyMusic
      @DalleyMusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mrufino1 Not according to Rick Beato. th-cam.com/video/F916ioSWdts/w-d-xo.html
      Also, if you listen to Wallace's productions from that era, all the snare & kicks sound practically identical. imho

    • @andreisidro6544
      @andreisidro6544 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Although he uses samples to trigger reverbs occasionally (like you can hear on the Beato video) Andy said himself he didn't use any samples on Nevermind. I believe samples were provided to him but he must've though Sound City's ambience was more than enough.

    • @brainstewX
      @brainstewX 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@andreisidro6544 Andy said he didn't use any samples on Nevermind? Lol. Citation needed.

    • @Christopher-md7tf
      @Christopher-md7tf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The initial attack is the recording, the tail is from the sample.

  • @tommicola
    @tommicola 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    It would be interesting a “how to get songs for the deaf drum sound”

    • @SeeMick1
      @SeeMick1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      They recorded the cymbals and drums separately on that album to make it sound super tight.

    • @JumpingTurtle77
      @JumpingTurtle77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree

    • @TimTkachyk
      @TimTkachyk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @tommicola Yes! That would be an awesome dissection.

    • @AlfredHugecokk
      @AlfredHugecokk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agree

    • @tommicola
      @tommicola 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SeeMick1 yeah I heard about it in the past!

  • @jjdubois6101
    @jjdubois6101 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those rooms sound incredible!

  • @TrentonF505
    @TrentonF505 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That sounded super close to the original! Great job!

  • @crubileclement5156
    @crubileclement5156 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You nailed it !

  • @XoseGuitar
    @XoseGuitar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She is such a great drummer!

  • @mostlyharmless88
    @mostlyharmless88 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great drumming!

  • @OverdriveMusic
    @OverdriveMusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Incredible

  • @Steevo1977
    @Steevo1977 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sounds great! I'm sure Butch Vig has said he composited samples on the bass drum and snare to beef them up by feeding the tracks out to a trigger. Post production of course.

  • @andreisidro6544
    @andreisidro6544 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video! Is there any way of getting my hands on the raw multitracks? I'd love to use them as reference in my future recordings. Cheers!

  • @JROCKLANDO
    @JROCKLANDO 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    AMAZING!!!!

  • @SpiralJucifer
    @SpiralJucifer 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Accent the offbeats on snare a little more and it's golden! And there's a kick on the 3 in that opening beat and its refrains. Definitely nailed the drum sound though! Great video.

  • @robertkitto6412
    @robertkitto6412 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video! Would love to see a drum breakdown for razorblade suitcase by Bush!

  • @aidensaroka7268
    @aidensaroka7268 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Jessica is not only an incredible drummer, but she looks SO BADASS when her hair flies back, after hitting the crash!

  • @rootcellarmusicstudiorobku519
    @rootcellarmusicstudiorobku519 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    1st off incredible job recreating the basic sound signature of one of the most iconic drum recordings ever. I certainly hear a limiter on this 2 bus mix. I would love to know what limiter was used to make this recreation. Also what reverb?

  • @johnrodems6360
    @johnrodems6360 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Omg Brother your in Chicago I live in Springfield Illinois that’s awesome Chicago 🎸🎸 love the scene there saw some grindcore bands in 2016

  • @MyToasterIsMoist
    @MyToasterIsMoist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Holy shit!
    ...no I can't really think of anything constructive to say just holy shit you guys killed it!

  • @m.o.n.d.e.g.r.e.e.n
    @m.o.n.d.e.g.r.e.e.n 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks! would love to see some fela kuti (tony allen) drum sound? some non western approaches would be nice

  • @SunsetPunk
    @SunsetPunk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nailed it!!!!!!!!!!

  • @sampledude8846
    @sampledude8846 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a great drummer!

  • @mattragan1142
    @mattragan1142 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Riveted - thank you!

  • @dwaynearthur1476
    @dwaynearthur1476 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mad Excellent 👍🏽 !!!

  • @jeffjefferson8137
    @jeffjefferson8137 ปีที่แล้ว

    never knew how crazy the drums in the bridge were in this. i never really thought dave was that great. but after hearing more stuff from after nirvana i’m kinda realizing he was definitely holding back especially in nevermind

  • @JugaJuga14
    @JugaJuga14 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I fully thought you’d just isolated the original drum track at the start of the video. God damn, good job.

  • @gerrydaly5409
    @gerrydaly5409 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This series is totally awesome- I would love to see The Stone Roses - Fools Gold (Bobby Byrd - Hot Pants)

  • @darikas3325
    @darikas3325 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great Video! Would very much appreciate an episode about the J Dilla/Questlove/Soulquarians sound of D'Angelo's "Voodoo" or Commons "Like water for chocolate" album!!!

  • @stevebellamy6776
    @stevebellamy6776 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would love to see a video on John Mellencamp's 'Rain On The Scarecrow". I've heard that Kenny Aronoff hit a pipe against a fire hydrant with a mic nearby.

  • @shellbournian
    @shellbournian 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    oh shit Jessica works at Reverb? always stoked to see her play on Rob Scallon's channel

  • @mattryan6886
    @mattryan6886 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sound of early 90’s Nirvana large Tama drums 24” kick drum, 14/16” deep rack tom and 18” floor tom w/ Zildjian cymbals finished

  • @fedorvoronovcomposer
    @fedorvoronovcomposer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    6:40 I'd say, high hats are golden on the compressed room mics

  • @brenttaylor4618
    @brenttaylor4618 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve always love the drum sounds on Neil Young Harvest! I think the drums sound pretty similar from track to track excluding “Man needs a Maid”. Could you do a track off this album? Old Man!!!

  • @TheCrumbleOne
    @TheCrumbleOne 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gotta do the Tool (Lateralus and Aenema) / David Bottrill technique next!!! I've always wanted to know the details of how he got that sound.

  • @gaetanclybouw
    @gaetanclybouw ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What polar pattern was used for the room mics? They didn’t tell in the video. I’m guessing figure of 8 but could be cardioid too…

  • @paulbadoo9326
    @paulbadoo9326 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please, do the "In Utero" drum sound. Totally different. Steve Albini's alternative drum sound is the holy grail.

    • @gaetanclybouw
      @gaetanclybouw 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      18-22ms delay on room mics is Albini’s drum sound

  • @Creativecoverz
    @Creativecoverz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    please do a dry 70’s punk drum sound!!

  • @millennialanimal
    @millennialanimal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Pixies - Surfer Rosa drum sound PLEASE!

  • @NikkLiberos
    @NikkLiberos 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So 1:28 is kinda sorta like a woofer but without the resonant head + the blanket on top?

  • @steviescott5590
    @steviescott5590 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    id love to see a breakdown of the Metz drum sound. Hayden Menzies is a beast!

  • @cobb_thedrummer
    @cobb_thedrummer 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    In Utero next! 30 yr anniversary on September 21st 2023

  • @andremendes8183
    @andremendes8183 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    you guys should do one recreating the 50s sound (elvis, doo wop, etc)

  • @void0094
    @void0094 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great drum sound by Butch Vig

  • @tvd1188
    @tvd1188 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do In Utero next!

  • @davidrewit
    @davidrewit 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It sounds exactly like the record 😵✨

  • @bernardosilva7306
    @bernardosilva7306 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have to say: how amazing of a drummer you are! I am delighted! :D... ah, there is all that gear too, but, damn, I want that drummer in my band...

  • @Oggification
    @Oggification ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What specific type of 414 did you use on OVHs?

  • @ROOKTABULA
    @ROOKTABULA 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:55 I've tried my monitors and mixing cans: Is anyone else hearing this kick signal as overdriven somewhat?
    Actually, having listened to the end, I'm hearing overdriven saturation on the bottom end. System volume at 20%. no tracks I have in my music collection sound like this. Huh.

  • @joeyskar
    @joeyskar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Interesting how that far kick mic sounded like it was clipping but in the final mix it was just what the doctor ordered.

  • @Valinthehousetonight
    @Valinthehousetonight ปีที่แล้ว

    Sounds amazing ! But the samples are not available anymore.. 😭

  • @ireaugust8619
    @ireaugust8619 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Will there be a sample pack for this video?

  • @tone_science
    @tone_science 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Let’s see some videos on the White Stripes - amazing how much was done with so little

  • @tlkshowhst
    @tlkshowhst 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Do the drum sound for “Don’t You Forget About Me” by Simple Minds!

  • @jgerman5544
    @jgerman5544 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did you flip polarity on the bottom snare mic?

  • @jacobnacho
    @jacobnacho 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Was really hoping you would have used the Tamas.

  • @vasoskyriakides
    @vasoskyriakides ปีที่แล้ว

    How did he sync the sample to the real snare drum in 1991? this might be a silly question i know but did they track drums to midi back then?

  • @bobjames9849
    @bobjames9849 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This series is fucking sick

  • @fabienlouvel5536
    @fabienlouvel5536 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Any Dire Straits song drum sound, from earlies with Pick Withers or Terry Williams ! Thanks :)

  • @iceyes1979
    @iceyes1979 ปีที่แล้ว

    why is there no sample pack on the download page?

  • @leethium6982
    @leethium6982 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i'd love to see a Martin Hannett's drum sound tutorial from you :), not necessarily the famous Joy Division's sound

  • @TheSickNeeds
    @TheSickNeeds 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the hell out of my 421's!

  • @JCassish
    @JCassish 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great Series! ‘Cake - The Distance”

  • @stevejonesphd
    @stevejonesphd 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Request: Could you recreate the drum sound for Prince's Purple Rain?

  • @kellendustries
    @kellendustries 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What heads are on that snare top/bottom? Generally, when you do these drum videos, you should list the heads on all the drums as they can make a huge difference in sound. Thanks

  • @nickemelyanov5083
    @nickemelyanov5083 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Please do broken machine by nothing but thieves it sounds really greatful

  • @bazbeat
    @bazbeat 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    if you can recreate the intro sound to d'angelo - jonz in my bones i'd be impressed.