Dad3353

Sue Ryder..?

It will certainly scare the birds alright..!

That's a small diaphragm..?

I'm fully satisfied with our Superlux HI10 mic (£30 or so from Thomann...), used as part of our drum mic set-up (for hi-hat, mostly...), but also for picking out detail from acoustic guitars. There are doubtless better ones for top-end studios or rich purists, but we find them to be excellent, despite their low cost. Worth a look..? Superlux HI10, Thomann...

Anecdote : It was a concert for the launch of the first Kiemsa CD. The local hall was packed; the whole evening went off splendidly. Come the final number, Our Eldest, on guitar, had imagined a novel way of playing his solo spot, at the end of the song. At high volume, his Laney amp screeching, he took a pair of wire cutters and proceeded to cut each guitar string in turn, to the stupefaction, and cheers, of all present. End of the last song (or so it had been planned...). The acclamation for an encore became too pressing, so they had to return to the stage, but Our Eldest had to remain silent, with a red face, whilst the others played out the occasion. One had to be there; it was a great evening.

Odd. I have that same system on one of my Pearl snares, and have not had any issues, once it's strung up and adjusted by turning the knob. Just lucky..? Probably. My Camco snare has a very basic trigger, which could be sensitive to throwing itself 'off' if not correctly tensioned. I don't use my metal Tama snares much, but they are all easy and reliable. But I digress; an e-kit solves this and many other issues..!

Most snare drums can be adjusted for snap-on/off tension, assuming they're in good condition to start with. Just sayin'; yours may be exceptions.

What if... what if... OK, stick to tee-shirts and hoodies, then.

One wonders, then, who put the files on the USB in the first place. I was suggesting that the group did that, using virgin USB media. Would they inadvertently corrupt their own merchandise..? Hmm...

CD's can never infect PC's, though..? Hmm... It seems a bit excessive. I spent a very long time in the IT world, and am well aware of the potential risks, but also of their probability. I would trust a USB bought from a group's concert just as much as their CD, bought at the same venue. Apparently I'm doing it all wrong, though.

Well, I suppose if bands are going to start putting virus files onto USB memory that they're selling to their fans, they deserve to lose those fans. Never mind; t'was just an idea that I had, naïve fool that I am.

T'is a very fine line between 'jazz' and 'contemporary classical music'.

What a strange world some of us live in. S'OK to download stuff from t'web, though, right..?

Just fine, lad; and yourself..?

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Spencer Dryden, for the most part, with a very different approach to 'rock' drumming. Superb inventive notions of rhythm and sound. RIP, a great loss.

... featuring the Invisible Drummer.

Is there any mileage in customising a USB stick (format credit card, or key fob, for instance...)..? For a run of 100, I've seen prices of around £2.50 per unit, with colour logo, degressive with quantities, naturally. Pop the album, in MP4, FLAC, or Wav format, whatever on it; job done..? The graphics files could be on there, too, with photos, video clip, bio etc. Is that not already a 'thing' as merchandising..?

Here's a 'live' Airplane full album to get some idea for Casady... (The intro is the end of the lightshow 'prequel', showing the end of the b/w 'King Kong' film, then the band kick in. Listen carefully to the very first notes from the drums, already up to speed; great stuff...)

Indeed. It looks as if the content since Jan 23 is lost, though. Maybe later..?

One may change the sound by using different thimbles. Just sayin'.

I'm a drummer, and I've never heard of this being a problem, as it's a drumming reflex to back the snares off at the end of the song, and snap 'em back on for the next one. Are there drummers that don't do this..? No issue now, for me, anyway, as I use an e-kit, soooooo...

Have a search for 'corrugated glass', and choose a pane that matches her current 'ripple'. That won't wear out in a hurry, and could doubtless be built-in to her current frame, with a bit of DIY. Worth a shot..? A quick Ebay search for 'glass washboard' brings up loads of 'em.

Casady..? Lesh..?