Hi euphoric_anomaly
I recently fell in love with your work on OSI's album "Blood".
I noticed in Radiologue, you do the same fancy offbeat footwork that you did in Futile -- where the double bass roll seems displaced by a 16th note, something like that. I think the name for the type of fill was Herta???
I assume you're referring to the last two bars of where the drums are playing? It's not the same as Futile and they're not Hertas. A Herta is two 32nd notes followed by two 16th notes and it's all single stroke sticking (or footing). On this track it's just short bursts of triplets.
Also, if I'm not mistaken, the title track to the album is (at least the intro) 10/8.
I would think of it as 5/4.
Hi RogerTheShrubber
I know you like to use Space Designer when mixing but how many subgroups do you use? Or do you just get a good mix of everything and then send it to one aux bus and then apply reverb, etc ... ?
I normally have the toms on one bus - the rest of the drums on another bus and the reverb on a third bus. The snare and toms get sent via the aux knob on each of their channel strips to the reverb bus.
Hi SimSalaBim
What about the physical aspect of your drumming. How do you keep fit on the road and do you smoke or drink?
The truth is I don't keep fit on the road. Sometimes on the European leg of a tour I can bring my bicycle and have a quick ride every now and then but that's about it. I don't smoke and hardly drink either.
Hi D-a-n-i-e-l
i would like to know a few things about the "in absentia" sessions.
1) how much time did you have to prepare for the session? were there any drums on the tracks, when you got them?
I had the demos at home for about 10 days before the session. There were just basic drum machine parts on them.
2) what were your thoughts and feelings, when you first heard the music?
I liked it and knew I could do something good with it.
3) why did you use dw-drums on this album? how did they feel/sound compared to your sonor-kit? did you like them?
There was a big mix up with the delivering of the Sonor drums - wires got crossed and things didn't show up - I'd only been an endorser for a very short time. We couldn't wait around because the studio was costing a fortune and we didn't have endless budget so S.I.R rentals brought over a DW set. It was very nice but not like the Sonors.
Hi oldskooljay
I was looking to cover Quite Firm from Laurence Cottle but, I can only find a live recording from 1995. You said it was only done for you and your DVD, but is there anyway for the public to get their hands on it? And if not, would you ever consider releasing it? (with Lawrence's permission obviously)
I don't know what you mean by "get your hands on it" ? You want the arrangement charts for all the players of a big band because you want to perform/record this piece?
Hi marin
this is just a part of the answer, but i'm curious about that what is underlined; when you say concepts, what exactly do you mean?
Ideas - non specific exercises. Like metric modulation or displacement for instance.
Hi mly
you mentioned you are using Sennheiser mx400 headphones with custom mold of your ear. I was wondering what type of mold are you using, so you can put headphone in it.
Some audiologists can make impressions of your ears that these generic 'bud' headphones like the ones you mention can fit inside. Like this
http://www.handheldaudio.co.uk/page...=Custom&pic=../images/ear_77x22.gif&pr_id=692
but be aware they sound pretty bad. If you're looking for really good IEMs then check these out. I've been using them for the last year or so and they are amazing. The bad news is that they're expensive - but definitely worth it.
http://www.sensaphonics.com/prod_3d_earphones.html
scottishhaggis
I have a 20" K Custom Ride. I would like my ride cymbal to sound dry, don't have money to let myself buy a new ride. Is there anything that can dry'then my ride cymbal.
You can try putting some gaffa tape on the bottom of it.
What is your opinion on A Custom 14" Mastersound HiHats.
personally I've never got on with the mastersound or soundedge bottom cymbal very well because I didn't like the way they sounded when they were tightly closed. I've been using the 13" Ks hi hats for quite a few years and they suit me well. Everyone has different tastes of course.
cheers
Gavin