In the early to mid-1960s the predominant drum recording technique was the Glyn Johns technique. This involved three microphones: one overhead, one to the side and one on the kick. The overhead would be approximately a metre above the snare and the side microphone would be the same distance away from snare to the side near the floor tom, level with the snare. The kick microphone would be approximately a foot away from the kick drum. The microphones themselves were most often condenser microphones, with the occasional use of a dynamic microphone on the kick. Drums were also often dampened. The Beatles tended to attach tea towels to the snare drum and toms, giving their distinctly sharp, none-resonant
