microphones began to be placed closer to the instruments in order to produce a fuller sound. ringo's drums had a large sweater stuffed in the bass drum to 'deaden' the sound while the bass drum microphone was positioned very close which resulted in the drum being more prominent in the mix. "eleanor rigby" features just mccartney and a double string quartet that has the instruments miked so close to the string that 'the musicians were in horror'. in "got to get you into my life", the brass were miked in the bells of their instruments then put through a fairchild limiter.