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A talented drummer, Jack Jones, joins Rick to play along with Van Halen’s "I'll Wait," providing a true comparison. The tracks are recorded into Universal Audio’s Luna DAW, a new platform that Rick and his team are exploring for its simplicity and sound quality.
The Critical Listening Test
The moment of truth arrives as Rick compares the recreated snare against the original Van Halen recording. The results reveal that the recreation is quite close, especially in terms of tonal quality and attack. However, nuances such as reverb and attack placement present challenges:
- Reverb: Efforts to match the spatial ambiance proved difficult; the original snare has a subtle reverb that’s hard to emulate perfectly.