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Amplifying drums
amplifying drums in a live scenario
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| Indian Subsonic Kick Drum Sound | Indian Subsonic Kick Drum Sound
If you have ever had the
pleasure of seeing Trilok Gurtu, Johnny
Kalsi or Pete Lockett play their
version of a western drumset, you can't help but be struck by the sound of the
kick drum (usually played by the left hand)
There is a little secret to
how that sound is achieved, one could argue that it ignores the conventional tone
generation principles of the head delivering the tone...
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| Amplifying Drums |
Micing for Live Performance
Mic'ing Drums - For Live Performance -
©Gordy Gale
Microphone selection.
This is a very subjective
area, and every engineer (and drummer) has his or her preferences. Here is a
list of commonly used mics and their applications, not in any particular order.
See some here
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| Amplifying the bodhran |
Micing a Bodhran
Recording / Amplifying the Bodhran
(c)Mii - Finland
Reproducing the
sound of a bodhrán can be tricky because of the drum's wide tonal range. In
addition, there are many
considerations along the signal path from the mic to the loudspeaker.
The first of them
is choosing a suitable microphone (or two) for the job. All microphones sound
different and behave...
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