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Not in the works right at this moment - but it's something we're seriously considering. Yes I used both of them with Porcupine Tree. You can hear it on Chimera's Wreck (about 7:30) where I switch to the 12" snare drum. and also on Harridan (around 4:50) I play the smaller snare. So in fact you...

I have always had them quite wide apart - I use the left foot to play the hi hat in all kinds of situations - plus I really like to splash them loud. If they are only half an inch apart there are things that I can't play loud enough with the cymbals via my foot. Not really - on the older...

They are Gibraltar SC-GMBA Mic arms. I might have cut them down a bit. The mic holders are AKG H85 suspension mounts: They are mounted via a Sonor clamp of course. I like all the mics to have some suspension/ isolation for a cleaner recording without any bangs or shocks going into the mics...

Wow - well spotted. I haven't actually heard the Apple Music version - but I did ask Bruce Soord (the person who mixed it) and it turns out to be a small mistake. Basically - when I recorded the song it was 8 bars longer - and at a later stage we decided to shorten the end. So he edited the...

I don't know it - but I'll check it out. Thanks ! Yes it was a hybrid of an old 14" K Zildjian Istanbul top cymbal (1960's) and a Zildjian K Constantinople bottom cymbal (2010). I got the old one from eBay many years ago and I tried pairing it with all the other 14" hi hat cymbals that I have -...

The last time I really used the 9000 RCs in a professional capacity (back in the late 1980's) I mounted them on RIMS.

What sizes are the toms? If they are choking - I would suggest trying the RIMS mounting system. Cheers Gavin

That's a good question - and I don't know the answer - but if I get to 100 years old and can still play without pain - I'll let you know ! :) cheers Gavin

I have made recordings in that big room and they sounded good - but I prefer the control I have of playing in a dry room. Plus it's actually harder to play in a really ambient space. I had the walls 'dry lined' - so there is a lot of rock-wool behind the plasterboard now - and there is an...

I don't think I ever recorded the drumset with the 3 side snares. Although the drums were auctioned off for the MS charity I do still have the 3 small snares. this was the exact kit that I used on that album (including the tune Iron Horse). Quite an experimental set up. 16" bass drum, a...

Yes exactly the same. When I'm not concentrating 100% on the right foot - these 'resting on the head moments' can occur. As I siad - you can't actually hear them in the mix. It's not the pedals - it's me !! cheers Gavin

Yes, in the case of 'power flams' (like the intro of Blackest Eyes) both strokes would be rimshots. They are the Vic Firth Rute 505 model Well spotted. No, they are just accidental notes of my foot resting the beater - but of course inaudible in a really loud song like this. cheers Gavin

I do now. Thanks. I don't really have a particular approach. If I'm riding with my left (on the hi hats or left side China cymbal) I might hit the downbeats on the crash (in front of me) with my left. When I play fills up the toms I still lead with my right hand - and therefore start with the...

I guess it's something I have been doing for so long I stopped thinking about it. However - depending how hard you hit that first snare accent (and I do tend to rimshot 99% of my snare accents) the second note is almost inaudible. If you do rimshot the accent and tap the following ghost note -...

I think a few weeks. Sonor SCH28 beaters I think I slightly prefer the weight of the Sonor ones. My feet are very temperamental. Not really. I have been asked many times - but I don't have the urge to do that. Also, I need to eat something and rest before the show. cheers Gavin

Glad you enjoyed the show. There's is nothing else planned at the moment apart from the London show on March 16th. Cheers Gavin

Nowadays I tend to use the woodblock sound for the main notes and the Urei click sound as the in between notes (when needed). My ears don't like a click with high frequencies. It's been about 16 years since I played "Cheating The Polygraph" with Porcupine Tree - but to my memory the click was...

Gald you like the new record. The song "Rubicon" was probably the hardest one to play - just trying to get the shuffle 5/4 pattern to groove right. "To Forget" was a song that took quite a lot of time to get together. The writing process happened over 3 years so a lot of the details I've already...

Thanks, I hadn't planned to do a playthrough of The Frost - but I did just film a playthrough of one of the songs to be released around the time of the album. No plans at the moment - but it is in the back of my mind ! cheers Gavin

I have been using the Shure Beta 98AMP on my toms in live concerts - but the one I had on the 12" tom was distorting because of it's proximity to the ride cymbal. I only noticed it when I checked some live multi track recordings. So I put on an EV ND468 and the problem was solved. I hope to...