Hey LA HODer's!! Todd is going to be playing with the "Pancho's" guys lead by James Garrison this Tuesday, Jan 24th at Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach. This is a FUN show with plenty of jaw dropping playing by Todd. http://saintrocke.com/show.cfm?id=71253&cart Check out the two videos on ...

Yup I'll be there Thursday and Friday for sure. Sounds like I need to return on Saturday and hang.

Looking forward to our annual reunion!

Danny

I just listened with good headphones, and never mind. WOW, it sounds great. Toms sound HUGE.

In the mix, I would increase the level of the close mics (SD, BD and TOMS). +1 for sure. It sounds like the majority of the sound is coming from the overheads, which is a great sound. However, bringing in more of the closed mic channels will give you even more punch and tone in the toms. Also, try ...

For hand-picked mics, these would be some great choices: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/KSM137ST/ We use one of these on Erskine's snare at his place. Fantastic for overhead as well. THE standard kick mic: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Beta52/ THE standard snare mic: http://www.swee...

Hey Steve, knowing how your drums sound and how you play, you will be shocked and pleased at the results with four mics: kick, snare, overhead center, overhead by right shoulder. Also, it's just like everything in that each component in the chain is going to have an impact in the quality of the soun...

Hey HODers,

sorry for the late notice, but Gregg is playing with this crazy quintet tonight at Cafe Cordiale starting around 8PM. I'll be there, so if you happen to stop by, let me know.

Thanks!
Danny

Hey Chooch,

based on the Sensaphonic website, my guess is the current model of the E5 is the SE535:

http://www.sensaphonics.com/?p=337

BTW, it's your fault that I'm still loving my E5's with the custom ear molds!!!

Enjoy!
Danny

RIP.

His playing on Frankenstein influenced me so much! Of course as a kid, I had no idea Edgar was playing all those timbales!

Another great one gone.