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as a second line feel, but with more of a 3/4 feel than a strict 4/4. I wanted to take the march idea further so I used a couple Johnny Craviatto 26inch bass drums and a bunch of different snare drums, doubling up everything. We used two snares all the way through, and we didn’t try to make it sound too slick. As the song needed it, we brought those other snare drums in layers. So as a part is building, the amount of snare drums increase in layers. It was a staggered process, bar by bar. Besides “The World We Live In,” did any other demo drum tracks make their way onto the album? For “Neon Tiger” we couldn’t decide on the demo drum track or a new one I recorded in Battle Born’s iso booth on a smaller bop kit. Both of them had essences that needed to be in there. So Stuart put both snares in the middle, and panned the rest of both kits hard left and right. There was a bit of a problem with the tracks not lining up and creating a few inappropriate flams, so we had to time-align a few sections, but for the most part it worked. You play 18-inch hi-hats. Tell us why, and how you go about getting a good sound out of them. I have been using larger hi-hats for a while; back when I used smaller hats I was always getting a glassy sound which I never really liked. They have more body and lower tones, which I really like. You hear that sound on old Creedence Clearwater Revival records. Matt Chamberlain and Charlie Drayton also use big hi-hats. I always had to treat the mic somehow by either squishing it with compression or running it through a guitar amp or synth to get the sound I wanted. On Sam’s Town I overdubbed the hi-hat sounds with my mouth just to get that ‘chick’ that I wanted, that rusty sound. Then it came time for the first show back after recording Sam’s Town and I brought an 18-inch Zildjian ride from the ’40s, and put an 18-inch Constantinople crash on top of it. [It was] a beautiful sound. Those are my hats now. Though they are not as loud as you may think, we only directly miked them for one track. The rest of the hi-hats on the album are from the Earthworks overheads. BASSIST MARK STOERMER ON BIGGER BOTTOM While Ronnie Vannucci, Jr. may be The Killers’ most outspoken gear head, bassist Mark Stoermer is a close second. “[Mark] was in there getting hands on, switching out instruments, moving knobs—he got into it,” says engineer Robert Root. Stoermer concurs: “I am 100 percent involved in the signal coming out of my amp, and work directly with the producer/mixer to achieve the final sound of the bass in mixing.” One hot Vegas afternoon, Stoermer took some time to sit down with us and talk specifics about how he, Root, and producer Stuart Price got Day & Age’s smooth bottom end. Tell me about the rig you used on this album. On this record I mostly used my old Hiwatt 200 head and matching 4x10/1x15 cab. However, on a few www.soniccircus.com serious studio infrastructure Toll Free: 1 - 8 8 8 - S C 4 - G E A R (724-4327) Representing the best in new analog and digital recording equipment, Sonic Circus has the Z RU O G ¶ V O D U J H VW VK RZ U RRP RI $ 3 , 1 H YH D Q G 6 6 / FR Q VR O H V D V Z H O O D V FK RL YL Q WJ H RX WRD U G FH D E J H D U D Q G P L RSK RQ H V : H SU RYL G H H [S H U W U FU VH YL FH VX SSRU WD Q G L WJ U D W W SU RM H FW VWX G L QH LR RQ RV D Q G FR P P H U F L O ID FL O LL V Z RU O G Z L H D W H G The largest selection of new and used consoles anywhere. Full servicing / commisioning / integration packages available. Give us a call for a free consultation. NO MONTHLY PAYMENTS & NO INTEREST FOR 6 MONTHS. For qualiﬁed applicants.* Client Spotlight Th e S o n ic Circ u s Bu yer ’s G u id e Is Now Avail ab l e! 500 Series Deals All Month Long Create A Palette Of Tonal Colors- The Rack Is On Us! Call or visit us online for details Apply Online And Get Fast Approval The Goo Goo Dolls Take delivery of an API Legacy Plus Console. For your copy visit: soniccircus.com/buyersguide www.eqmag.com JANUARY 2009 EQ 29 http://www.soniccircus.com http://www.soniccircus.com http://www.soniccircus.com/buyersguide http://www.eqmag.com

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EQ Magazine - January 2009

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