Loop #138
For this loop I decided to take the opposite approach to producing. The "Costanza Method" of recording, if you will. As I'm sure most of you already know, effects and audio processing are typically applied during the mixing process, after all of the tracks are recorded. However, for this session, I applied a variety of sonic sculpting tools to the master bus BEFORE recording a single note. Sure, I checked the levels to make sure everything was copacetic, but I wanted this random...
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I'm not referring to the lame Sting song (ok ok, I admit I like it... relax), I'm talking about the seven days I just spent on vacation in Mexico. Without going into too many details (most of which, I can't really remember anyway), my wife and I just returned from a much needed getaway to Tulum. A place where the sun is hot, the beer is cold and the tacos are cheap. In other words, my Heaven.
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After a long, stressful day, some people tend to wind down with a few drinks. Others find solace in working out or smoking crack. And me? Well, I find that nothing helps me kick back and relax like turning on the dry ice machine, inverting a few splash cymbals and playing some overindulgent fusion. There's really nothing like the sound of 32nd notes on the hi hats to take the edge off.
Loop #90
Today's loop is a two bar snippet of the hour long fusion session that was unfortunately...
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While cleaning up my studio and preparing for the big move, I stumbled across a folder of notes and lesson materials from my Berklee days. Inside this folder was everything from Max Roach solo transcriptions, to South Indian rhythmic cycles, to 4-way independence studies. Flipping through the pages of sheet music was like stepping into a time machine and being transported back to the grimey, unventilated practice studios on Mass Ave. Awh, the good old days.
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Excessive crash cymbals? Check.
Excessively large 2B drum sticks? Check.
Excessive amounts of reverb? Check.
Excessively loud brass snare drum with coated blackdot heads? Check.
Excessively nerdy gear checklist. Check.
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Loop #81
Why just use a touch of compression on the bus when you can throw limiters on every individual track? This loop comes from the "more is mo...
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I've been busy prepping for the big audition and haven't had much time to blog .... BUT I did hit the record button whilst working out some hot licks. Billy, are you listening??
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Loop #43
This loop is actually a scientific experiment to see how many notes I could squeeze inside of one measure. Go ahead, try to write a song to it. I might need to add a new category called "ri...
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Recently I've been digging through my collection of albums on the ECM label. It's been a refreshing change to the over-compressed (then compressed again to mp3) music that's usually jammed into my eardrums throughout the day. ECM records tend to have a very distinct, clear and present sound that are particularly complimentary of cymbal work.
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Several of my favorite drummers have recorded on al...
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wank (wangk) Chiefly British Vulgar Slang
tr. & intr.v. wanked, wank·ing, wanks
As a noun, denoting a clever technique or person or the result of such cleverness. May describe (negatively) the act of drumming for drumming's sake.
Loop #31
Me. Wanking.
Preview Here:
[audio:72_wank.mp3]
Download the Logic session here. (92MB)
Get the .wav file here.
72 BPM...
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