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  • obliquely 22 minutes ago
    Related: the drum sound of Bowie’s Low is similar and similarity iconic/influential. It was created in a different way and predates the Gabriel record, being recorded in 1976. Plenty of geeky details at: https://youtu.be/MbQZx892PHE?si=rs3EhTUAGBkp3eYU
    • rollulus 11 minutes ago
      This article is incomplete without examples.
      • justinator 6 minutes ago
        Peter Gabriel's solo career w/Phil Collins on drums where he doesn't play cymbals. Listen to, "Melt"
      • kleiba2 58 minutes ago
        Here's a 7:38 minutes long video on how gated reverb shaped 80s music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxz6jShW-3E
        • OldSchool 2 hours ago
          Interesting read, in effect, the live room level defined the envelope of the added reverb in the original discovery at least- I was not aware of this detail.

          Perhaps much more subtle and useful, (certainly more timeless...) is the technique of gating the bass guitar sound with the envelope of the kick drum, either reducing the volume of the bass guitar on the drum hit, or the dropping its volume except when the kick drum is hit.