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Master of The secrets of Led Zeppelin IV
diego Headley Grange Acoustic Alchemy
Drums down below / Mics on the stairs / Thunder in the air
diego Two Beyerdynamic M160 microphones hang from the landing above John Bonham's drum kit
diego Swipe through studio mishaps to discover how accidental jams became legendary Led Zeppelin IV anthems.
Heavy delay: The famous drum echo on 'When the Levee Breaks' was created using an Italian magnetic delay machine called a Binson Echorec.
The persistence of sound in a particular space after the original sound has stopped. In 1971, John Bonham's drums were recorded in a Hampshire stairwell to capture its natural reverberation.
What complex song were the band members struggling to record when they accidentally wrote 'Rock and Roll'?
Whose mobile recording studio truck was parked outside Headley Grange to capture the album?
Which rock band suggested that Led Zeppelin record at the remote Headley Grange estate?
What delay effects unit did Jimmy Page use to give the 'When the Levee Breaks' drums a galloping sound?
What type of microphones did engineer Andy Johns hang in the stairwell to record John Bonham's drums?
What was done to the master tape of 'When the Levee Breaks' to make the drums sound heavier?