Overview
The "Phil Collins" drum sound. You apply a massive room reverb to a snare, then use a gate to silence it before the tail fades out naturally. It gives you the "power" of a big room without the "mess" of a long decay.
Huge reverb that is suddenly cut off by a noise gate.
In The Air Tonight — Phil Collins
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Sign in to submitThe "Phil Collins" drum sound. You apply a massive room reverb to a snare, then use a gate to silence it before the tail fades out naturally. It gives you the "power" of a big room without the "mess" of a long decay.