Jamming on Sonor Designers and new DeJohnette ride cymbal

[percusski]

recorded these vids using an Xperia Arc, not bad sound or picture.
I don't usually post vids of self but have to start somewhere I guess, and really digging my new old ride cymbal.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvAoSZzpzPQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzxBIm1B ... ure=relmfu

[Henry II]

Nice funky playing. Bass sound is a little distorted on my 'puter, but, the drums sound great otherwise.

[electrizer]

Nick, my man, finally I see one of my role models playing! The open solo was sweet, love the subdivisions towards the end. Do you keep your bass drum a bit open or is it just the recording?

[percusski]

thanks guys! Henry II, yeah not sure if they build something into these recorders but after the fist few hits it seems to settle down a bit which is good.

Przemek, thanks mate, yeah some of the groove played on a 16 floor tom/converted kick - wide open, and the rest on regular 22" bass drum, sadly the difference in timbre between these drums isn't that noticeable with the phone/video mic, shame as it makes the 9/8 groove sound more musical...can't complain though as the picture looks great!

[Joe Nocella]

Very nice playing Nick! Just curious...what kind of head is that on the snare?

[percusski]

Thanks Joe, it's an Aquarian DeJohnette head, can't say enough about how good these sound!

[Josiah]

Great playing!!!

Camera's little condenser is definitely being over driven, but still sounds good!

[percusski]

Thanks Josiah, yeah really happy with it, things have really improved since the old days of the cassette dictaphone which got so distorted!!!

[Josiah]

Cassettes?! Tapes?! Haha for sure

You can get some pretty amazing drum sounds pretty decently price equipment wise. Steve's shedding videos are unreal sounding and I think he did it for under a grand, there's a thread you can search for.

[percusski]

yes thanks I remember that thread, that is the next step - mics...and treating the room more for recording I guess.