Amy Winehouse's One-Mic "Rehab" Drum Sound | What's That Sound? Ep.4

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Published 2022-02-17
In the latest installment of our What's That Sound? series, Noam and Jessica are breaking down how to recreate the Motown-esque drum sound from Amy Winehouse's "Rehab."
Find the gear and download the FREE sample pack here: bit.ly/Rehab-Drum-Sound

Engineered by Noam Wallenberg at Rax Trax Recording.
www.raxtrax.com/

0:00 - Intro
0:58 - What kind of drums do you need for the "Rehab" sound?
1:49 - How to set up an SM57 to capture the full drum kit
3:00 - Processing the sound with EQ, tape saturation, compression
6:51 - Mixing with more EQ, parallel compression, and samples
7:22 - The post-mix "Rehab" drum sound
8:05 - How to get this studio-quality sound at home

All Comments (21)
  • @amplifier2
    „Samples on the kick and the snare“ - so that‘s the „one mic trick“.
  • y’all are legends for actually bringing back Amy to do the drumming ❤
  • @jm_lb
    there's also a key element for achieving this sound, which the engineer didn't mention... the player. Jessica totally nailed it
  • @rt-uh6mt
    3:08 raw drum sound vs 5:18 with Pultec EQ vs 6:12 with tape saturation vs 7:30 with 33609 parallel compression plus additional EQ and samples
  • Daptone's studio drum recording usually uses 3 drum mics, An SH55 on kick, a 57 between a condensor over the drummer's shoulder, the same step when I worked with the Daptone's live . running backline
  • @Intaminator
    I'm not even a drummer, but man, that was an interesting video. As a bedroom guitarist it's kinda mindblowing to see how much you can add to the vibe of a recording in post.
  • @usagi2988
    I... LOVE these videos (along with the Sound Recipe videos). So incredibly useful for recording technique ideas!
  • @Jackson-ms8zs
    Love this series. And such an impressive sound for one mic.
  • Soundgarden's Superunknown has an absolutely divine snare sound that I'd love to see tackled
  • @feezo
    The way you explain everything in a way that anyone from beginners to experts can understand is great. Most people using this type of gear explain everything in the most complicated way possible
  • @VicenteMalave
    Thank you, these videos are always great, and I'm inspired to go to my studio and try this tonight! Great job, great video - tight editing, great sound, easy to follow. Can't wait to see more of these.
  • @Merlincat007
    No mention of the spring reverb? That's a pretty big part of the sound.
  • @bass6309
    This is fantastic and inspiring. Jessica rocks!
  • Great video, GREAT sounding drums, great free sample pack... Awesome job, thank you very much !
  • Finally! The Rehab-drum-sound is the closest reproduction of the late 60s "motownesque" drum sound i've ever heard. I am after this for years. I kept on trying and asking people without much result. Now you guys pretty much nailed it!