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Are you talkin' about the GNP Crescendo comp called Surf Crazy, dp? It's one of
my favorites. It's the only place to get one of the greatest surf tracks of all
time, "Blue Soul" by The Rhythm Kings. That one gets me everytime. There's other
great tracks on their as well. "Goofy-Foot Hodad", or whatever the real title
is, is too funny.
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: DP
To:
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 10:31 PM
Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: SurfGuitar101 Member Compilation CD?
I hear you Marty...drum machines can just be simply
annoying. My cool drummer friend lives in Lincoln
Nebraska...and I don't think he has access to much
recording technology...else I'd hit him up for some remote
tracks...
maybe I'll break out the old realistic microphones and try
my hand on the crappy little f-around Hohner drum kit in
my music room. Couldn't be any worse sounding than some of
the drumming on "Surf Crazy"...right?
dp
--- Marty Tippens <> wrote:
>
> Yeah, that's true, DP. Your reminding me of the Robin
> Trower number that starts with a cheapo drum machine and
> then the real drummer joins in and it's purdy effective.
> But for the most part, people think they're beefin' up
> their tune with a drum machine when in fact the tune
> would sound a whole lot better without. Again, this is my
> humble opinion.
> -Marty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: DP
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 3:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: SurfGuitar101 Member
> Compilation CD?
>
>
> Then again...one could "be creative" using a drum
> machine...
> I like running my drum machine through different
> effects...and I also like using my Wurlitzer
> drummer...many
> drum machines can be played in "real-time" (manual)
> mode...just like "real" drums...
>
> and...there's always a whole variety of percusion
> instruments: things like claves and gueros and
> tamborines
> and bongos and all that.
>
> Maybe I could get Dusty to play "virtual-distance"
> bongos
> on my little cut?
>
> -dp
>
> --- mctippens <> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Hi again, Ferenc,
> >
> > Yes, I do understand that this is very informal and
> > that's the way I
> > like it. But I submit that there are options to the
> > soul-less drum
> > machine. It's much better, IMHO, to submit a
> recording
> > sans drums
> > than a recording with a drum machine. Lay down some
> > tambourine or
> > shaker for percussion. Dig what Jan and Arnie did on
> > "Jennie Lee",
> > they tapped out the percussion on a wooden chair and
> came
> > up with hit
> > with much more soul than something with a drum
> machine.
> >
> > Here's one for our new technology: I've been in the
> > situation where I
> > couldn't lay down drums without going to a studio.
> For an
> > informal
> > mp3 comp it wasn't worth it. I contacted a drummer on
> the
> > list who
> > lived in Boston, MA. I sent him a scratch track over
> > which he laid
> > down drums and sent 'em back to me. Then I overlayed
> > instruments and
> > sent that to another musician for more overlays. We
> had
> > an entire CD-
> > R of tunes recorded this way.
> >
> >
> > If someone just bought an Alesis 16xyz whatever drum
> > machine, and
> > they are partiularly infatuated with it, fine, but
> I'm
> > hoping folks
> > consider other percussion options.
> >
> > -Marty
> >
> > >
> > > ...Marty also wrote:
> > > > I think the only thing I didn't like about the
> way
> > > > the similar project worked on the Ventures list
> was
> > > > that most folks used drum machines so a lot
> > > > of it had a sterile sound.
> > >
> > > Keep it in perspective, this isn't a major label
> > > release, this is an MP3 project for people on the
> > > list. I would bet that 85% of the listmembers don't
> > > have access to a studio, or even a drummer. This is
> > > about friends sharing their music...
> > >
> > > Ferenc
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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