How To Make Awesome 80s Drums - 05/09/22
Eliana D'Angelo explains

Making 80s style drums is a fine art, and still a very popular style today with the likes of synthwave going strong. So strap yourself in for a full run down of how it's done from Eliana D'Angelo Music ! In the video she goes over the processing and placement of each drum element step by step, giving some excellent advice along the way.

Even though she is producing in FLStudio, these techniques and methods can be applied to your drums in any of the DAWs. Her channel is full of fun, interesting, and educational videos on music production, including this one on writing lush 80s chords:

Source: https://sonicstate.com/news/2022/09/05/how-to-make-awesome-80s-drums/
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I know how to make 80s drums, I was there doing it

 

Last edited: Sep 5, 2022

Plenty of raw drum machine samples from the net + gated plate reverb.

Look up Oberheim DX/DMX, Linndrum, Yamaha RX7/RX5, Roland CR-78, Korg-KPR77, Casio RZ1, Drumtraks... instant 80s.

 

And the original techniques of pumping up room mics on live drums and gating them. Hugh Padgham's talkback mic trick...

 

Decent freebie for 80s drums
https://plugins4free.com/plugin/349/