John Leckie Q&A Over on Gearslutz

flyswatter

Just a quick heads up, there is a Q&A with legendary producer John Leckie (who produced The Stone Roses, Radiohead, The Verve among many others) over on Gearslutz.com. He's online now if you want to head over there and ask a question!

Link here: http://www.gearslutz.com/board/q-producer-john-leckie/

PaulBrewer

Here's a good one straight away !

"Thanks for compliments on drums sounds. It really does depend on the drummer and the music. Always use good kit preferably Ludwig, Gretch, some Yamaha. Make sure its good size for drummer playing and tuned with new heads and get selection of snares to try for different songs. Make sure the drummer is rehearsed and knows what he's doing and talk to him about dynamic of the song. I kinda go for a natural sound on drums but pushed forward...I mike up pretty standard with 57s 451s D12 87s and record room sound and maybe 50% of time not use room ambience but recreate something within the track. Its important to get drums sounding good as dry as possible before adding room ambience as the impressive 'big' drum sound can often swamp track and just may not be right for song.
Cheers JL"

Yeah, there was one there with Butch Vig a week or two ago too...