Go Pro HD Hero Drumming - Surf Green Live - A Song by Danny Cruz

[Blackenedbarman]

la musica mala 

[wrightdrumlessons]

which one is the pov camera? the one in the front? how did you mount the gopro to the roof?

[sixstringsensei]

@wrightdrumlessons The POV is the one where you can see the sticks wailing away in front of me. Short clips. I stuck the camera to the roof, to one of the beams that support the acoustic ceiling using one of the flat Go Pro sticky pads. Thanks for watching.

[wrightdrumlessons]

@wrightdrumlessons cool man. im considering getting on of these HERO cameras but i dont like the 'fish-eye' look you get tho.. (edge of the rooms bend etc) is there a way around this? thanks man cool vid

[MikeDrumsForFun]

how do you tune your toms/kick?

[sixstringsensei]

@MikeDrumsForFun resonant heads tighter than batters. Always.

[MikeDrumsForFun]

@sixstringsensei let's put it this way; i have evans ec2's and remo resonant heads, 12, 14, and 16 toms.. if i want a similar tone as your toms how many turns do you THINK i should do for the reso and batter of my 12"? approximately.. using your knowledge XD.

Sorry?

[sixstringsensei]

@MikeDrumsForFun It would be impossible to calculate it like that no even if the heads match. Because it depends on whether or not the heads are borken-in or not. Plus, I use very different heads. Emperor clears on top, ambassador clears bottom. Search for Dave Weckl tuning video on YouTube. Also, my sound is heavily processed through the mics, recording app and plug-ins. EQ, compression, etc. You need to find what sounds good to your ears live.

[MikeDrumsForFun]

how are you mounting your toms? I'm going to buy this kit and i want my toms mounted like yours. how?

[sixstringsensei]

@MikeDrumsForFun They are mounted on a DW9000 dual tom stand. Google... DW dual tom stand.

[TheAbaco87]

nbvcxz

[BobBriessinck]

i think youre more a heavy metal drummer than this music, but its nice!

[Sweeper5]

I really really enjoyed this vid. Impressive drumming too. I liked seeing how you mic'd up your kit...very informative if ya know what to look for.

[sixstringsensei]

@Sweeper5 Thanks man! Go to dannycruz. com and find the "drums" link in the topics section. There are a number of posts there that talk about the setup, recording and other info of these videos. -Danny

[guitarDouchebaggery]

absolutely awesome

[RichardCombustion]

Hey, sweet song and video! Just wondering, how did you mount the camera filming from above?

[sixstringsensei]

@RichardCombustion I mounted it to one of the beams of the acoustic ceiling using a GoPro sticky mount. Thanks! -Danny

[redepoch76]

Nice video!

You have any tips for color correction? I have had some trouble with these cameras due to their grain... Low light situations are killing me with it.

Any advice you can give would be great!

[sixstringsensei]

@redepoch76 I use Final Cut to edit my videos. Those drum videos are grainy due to the fact I was using house lamps instead of proper video/photo lamps. What I did was I used the color corrector in Final Cut and played with the sliders for a bit until I was happy with the results. I also used the color corrector visual wheel to remove some of the "yellow" from the video. Still has a lot of yellow, but you should see the original!

[redepoch76]

@sixstringsensei That's the problem I am having with it... It seems to only be white balanced for Daylight... Makes sense because it can't shoot in anything less than that...

You saw my basket video... terrible color rendition... I shot yesterday, it was overcast... the clarity was much better but the colors don't pop at all... Not even close to my other camera... canon 60D... I am just trying to get ANYTHING close to the videos on the go pro website...

[L33R0YJ3NKlN5]

Great minds think alike. :D I just purchased the GoPro Surf Hero HD and was going to try to record me jammin' on my drums and guitar. :D

[Walpernator]

The gopro really makes things pop! Im prob gonna get one then a H4n recorder, hopefully itll turn out well!

Good drummin'!

[sixstringsensei]

@Walpernator Thanks! Yeah man, for the price, these cameras are amazing. Check out my latest video of sailboat racing for more Gopro action. -Danny

[Walpernator]

@sixstringsensei Already did! haha

[spadastunter]

I like your stuff its really good

[sixstringsensei]

@spadastunter Thanks! -Danny

[thegreek123]

Nice song, kinda reminds me of Miserlou just a tad, but i see how it inspired this song, But i have a question, Did the GoPro Record the Sound too?

[sixstringsensei]

@thegreek123 Hi. No, there's no way the GoPro can capture that sound. You can record it with the GoPro, but the results won't be the same. I used semi-pro sound recording equipment for this. Then sync'd it with the video.  Thanks for the comment. -D

[skiandre]

you only need a band...maybe you will PLAY!

[killa32130]

dude. always a pleasure good job

[killawavesbra]

Crazy Talent!!!!!!!!!!!! You are killing it, and nice wave at the end! What kind of water POV camera do u have?

[sixstringsensei]

@killawavesbra Hehe! Thanks! The camera on the surfboard is one of the same cameras used for the drumming shoot... A Go Pro HD Hero camera. -Danny

[sixstringsensei]

@oph88 Thanks!