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Stumper of a question - weight/composition/tone/wet-dry/PATINA
I did not listen to the file, but I have a friend who got a used K Con and he was describing it as too dry and almost choked sounding. He described...
12 years agoBeginner question: how tight do you set hi-hat?
All good advice. I will note why you might want them tighter, as no one has mentioned this. If you are doing a lot of fast beats with rapid open hat...
12 years agonew "Vintage" cycmbals...
Ok we need an update here. I have thoroughly enjoyed re-reading my posts as well as the intelligent responses from those with a broader palette of cy...
12 years agoFullerton powertone Snare Shell (COB)
bump for a nice shell!
12 years agoVintage Pearl Snare or Not??
I generally don't go for 'deep' snares myself, but have recently been eying a 13X6.5 snare drum... Anyway, nice drum there. I'd probably keep it if I...
12 years agoShould I sell my nice D-20 kit?
So I recently got another RC kit- black lacquer bop kit 18" bass, 14" floor and a deep 12 up. A really cool kit, but so is my D-20! I can't keep the...
12 years agoVintage Pearl Snare or Not??
Nice drum! All maple shell, eight ply I think. Pearl 'super hoops' were standard, but the decals may be gone now... Late 80's- early 90's vintage. "...
12 years agoMic up the snare
This just came to me, but along the same lines, why not use (or make) a marching drum projector? Some thin lexan would work nicely, and not detract fr...
12 years agoMic up the snare
Well, unfortunately you won't hear the snare and bass in the same mic effectively. You need at least two mics to do that- the eq curve is totally diff...
12 years agoHappy Easter To All!!
Thanks! Happy Easter to everyone here!
12 years agoMic up the snare
Good post Vibes- you added the details mine was lacking...:)
12 years agocajon?
Go old school- mount a crash to a foot pedal...
12 years agoCan anyone tell me what i have?
You will regret selling them... Strapped for cash or not. I'm sure your great grandfather sacrificed quite a bit to be able to afford those when he b...
12 years agoMic up the snare
One mic: top head. Two mics: top and bottom. Make sure the bottom one is out of phase in this case too. With any arrangement, avoid 'catching' the b...
12 years agoGeez, how did I not figure this out before & general drum updates
Yeah most of us are trying to get the tom higher!Cool Dude Good job on the 'fix' and good luck with the recording.
12 years ago