Pink Floyd: How'd They Do That?

[RefD]

*carefully examines various still frames from the DSOTM sections of the Live At Pompeii Director's Cut DVD*

*fails to reach any conclusions other than the Synthi A is pretty kickass and that custom guitar Gilmour is playing sure seems sweet*

And that there are a lot of U67s and KM86s in action.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

nice to know im not the only one who does that, my girlfriend hates it. "HEY they're using a royer blah blah blah!!" her: "HEY! who cares!"

[Fieryjack]

"And that there are a lot of U67s and KM86s in action."

Really? Where are U67s being used?

Did anyone ever notice that Nick Mason used red electrical tape over cymbal washer/pads to muffle his drums (which sound great)? He used (and uses) Paiste of course.

Though I was surprised to read that the ride cymbal that is so fantastic on DSOTM is actually like an 18" ride...go figure.

[cgarges]

Really? Where are U67s being used?

On the recent DVD release, there are shots of David Gilmour cutting some of the vocals into a U67. I also seem to remember seeing them up on some of the other footage. Maybe on Leslie cabinet or as ambient mics or something. I'd have to watch it again, but they're definitely there.

Though I was surprised to read that the ride cymbal that is so fantastic on DSOTM is actually like an 18" ride...go figure.

Apparently, Nick actually used 18" and 16" ride cymbals in the studio at various points. Not sure what was on Dark Side. I read a quote from him in 1975 where he talked about using Gretsch drums in the studio, too. This was a surprise to me.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

[ChrisCo]

*carefully examines various still frames from the DSOTM sections of the Live At Pompeii Director's Cut DVD*

*fails to reach any conclusions other than the Synthi A is pretty kickass and that custom guitar Gilmour is playing sure seems sweet*

And that there are a lot of U67s and KM86s in action.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

nice to know im not the only one who does that, my girlfriend hates it. "HEY they're using a royer blah blah blah!!" her: "HEY! who cares!"

+1

[Jess P]

Rent and/or buy the DVD Greatest Albums Dark Side of the Moon, produced by VH1, and you'll learn a few more, such as the tape loop at the beginning of Money that if I remember correctly, Roger Waters created at home with his own reel to reel, then took it into the studio, not knowing how it would be used. Once they set it up, they realized that it created an odd time signature, and they went with it, to develop the song...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NKDSDbipGU