One mic, pretty damn good sound. Here's how I did it: I played my trusty Tama Starclassic Performer (birch shells). Mapex M Series birch snare with stock head. For cymbals.... Zildjian 14" New beat HH Zildjian 70s sizzle ride with rivets Zildjian A Custom 16" Fast Crash (near HH) Sabian AAX 16"...
In this interview, Carl Beatty, a veteran engineer and Professor of Production and Engineering at Berklee College of Music, discusses some of the great engineers of the past, and how their overall styles differ from what younger engineers are learning to do today.