Simon Phillips
Australian indie artist
Simon Phillips' Gear
Simon uses only Shure microphones both in live and in the studio. In the last (2015) Protocol III European tour he used two Shure Beta 52a's one for each kick drum, 3 Sm57's, one for each snare drum, Beta 181's for all the 6 toms and for the floor tom, a Beta 52a inside the 20" gong drum, an sm81 for the hi hat and two ksm32 as Overhead and 4 sm57's, one for each octoban.
In the studio he uses the same microphones list of the list above except for the toms on which he uses the KSM 32's and 4 SM7 as room mics.
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In a feature by Sound On Sound, Simon Phillips is noted for using the Digidesign Pro Control, a DAW controller, in his studio setup.
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Simon Phillips alternates between using Zildjian 14" A New Beat HiHats and Armand HiHats, as detailed on his official equipment page.
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In the YouTube video "Falling In Between Live" by Toto, Simon Phillips can be seen playing a Tama Starclassic drum kit, featuring a combination of Maple and Bubinga woods.
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This is the legendary 8068 series from Neve. Simon used it at Phantom Recordings for a few years.
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Renowned drummer Simon Phillips uses the Beyerdynamic DT-100 headphones, as detailed on Beyerdynamic's official website.
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He uses Ambassador Clear on Toms, Bass Drums and Octobans. He dosen't use any type of dampening except from the bass drums batter head on which he put rolled hotel towels.
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He use it for shaping the snare drum and bass drum sound's attack and release
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Simon Phillips is featured on the TAMA Drums website, where he is associated with the Tama Starclassic Bubinga/Maple drum set.
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He uses it as audio interface for computer recording in the studio.
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Simon Phillips is associated with the Neve BCM10, a vintage broadcasting console known for its exceptional sound quality in studio recording. This connection is supported by a Google image search result.
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Simon Phillips utilizes Yamaha NS-10M studio monitors in a vertical position in front of his DAW controller, as noted on the Yamaha NS-10 Wikipedia page.
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Simon Phillips uses the MC2 E45 power amplifier, known for delivering 2500 watts per channel at 4 ohms, as noted by Mc2-audio.
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Simon uses it for personal monitor mixing in a rack on his left
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Promark Simon Phillips 707 signature sticks
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He uses it as batter head for everyone of his three snare drums.
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Simon uses it as batter head for the big 20"x14" Tama Gong Drum on the extreme right of his drumset.
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Simon uses one of it on the two bass drums.
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Simon has it inside the Neve BCM console. He uses it for analog summing of the digital signals which comes from the DAW.
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He uses it as compressor for bass drums or bass guitar.
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The picture shows the 'classic' 4-octoban set at Simon's left, which he kindly uses in a melodic way.
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Simon Phillips uses the Zildjian 14" Armand Hi-Hat, as noted on his equipment page.
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