Rick Beato x Simon Phillips Interview: How to Tune and Record Your Drums!

In this interview, Simon Phillips (Toto, Judas Priest, Who, Jeff Beck) talks about his recording philosophy and demonstrates how he has refined both his technique and kit to maximize recording quality of his drumming. Timecodes: 00:00 - Introduction 01:00 - Early Career 01:55 - First Steps in Recording 02:52 - Mother&Influence 04:30 - Studio Etiquette 05:22 - First Professional Record 08:08 - Monaural & Stereo Recordings 10:55 - Development of Recording Technologies 12:44 - Working Rules in Studio 13:41 - Beginning of Multi-Microphone Recording 14:40 - Variety of Studio Equipment 15:40 - Influence of Engineer on Sound 17:22 - Selection of Drums 19:15 - Drum Resonance Theory 21:14 - Influence of Wood Species on Sound 22:04 - Experiments with Microphones 25:00 - Difficulties of Recording Bass Drum 27:00 - Setting Up Drum Kits 27:58 - Working with Microphones & Music 28:55 - Setting Up Big Drums 31:40 - Impact of Instruments on Recording 33:40 - Configuring Volumes 35:30 - Magnetic Tape Compression 37:28 - Digital Recording 39:00 - Working with Bass 39:57 - Using Cabinet & Tape Recorders 40:57 - Problems with Low Frequencies 41:53 - Mixing & Listening Pleasure 42:50 - Setting Up Snare Drum 45:07 - Influence of Snare Drum on Sound 47:00 - Working with Sound Phase 49:55 - Snare Drum Playing Technique 51:14 - Historical Context of Technology 53:07 - Secrets of Recording Ballads 54:07 - Microphone Selection 56:17 - Setting Up Upper Microphones 58:11 - Working with Drummer 01:00:11...