Mein Luis Conte ringing conga with 3mm cowhide skin video 2

[DaRock008]

Hi Mario, Had the same4 problem with a LP Classics Congas. Solve the problem following this intsruction on this video listed below. Only thing I did diffent was using a speaker wire..See video called, "How to neutralize overtones in a Conga drum" Good luck

[pcastag1]

Don't worry about the ring too much bro, I've got some old cuban sonocs made from cedro ( a softer wood) that ring quite a bit too, remeber with all the bells and montunos nobody's going to hear that ring, only you when you're playing by yourself.

PC

[mecagondiosylavirgen]

Your strokes are horrible, very ugly slaps and you don´t have any idea how to make a muted tone. Luis Conte congas have a excellent sound, specially if you change the original water buffalo skins for good cow skins.

[Mario2YT]

@mecagondiosylavirgen I was a total beginner. You must realise not everyone has such a huge conga talent like you! I bet you were better that Giovani Hidalgo the very day you were born. Its shoking my bad technique didnt produce ringing sound on othe congas (Meinl Pro, LP classics etc).

[mecagondiosylavirgen]

@Mario2YT i´m not Giovanni and i don´t pretend to be like him, i just play my style, for over 30 years, i´m a teacher and a percusion instruments fabricant with endorsers all over the world. You are a beginner who pretend to know how have to sound a intsrument without having longer experience playing as that youré showing in this stupid video.

[InfoRoom]

@Mario2YT I once asked where did you get the cowhide for your drums...never got an answer...I guess in youtube one needs to first insult people in order to get a response...is unbelievable.

[Mario2YT]

@InfoRoom Hi, sorry, i am on holiday now so i dont read mails. i bought it from Pablo from Poland. his site is pablomusic.pl. take care.M

[kaferere]

You can tell by the shape of meinl congas that they're all wrong. They are too narrow and straight so they resonate at a fixed point. I choose congas by shape.LP are good shape and so are Remo but both are expensive but sound great. Value for money though the older Pearl Primero Pro's were very very good IMO.Nice tubby shape and very warm tone even though they are fiberglass you might think you were listening to wood.When Pearl brought out the new Primero range they changed the shape. A mistake.

[twerpantine]

do you think luis conte has a set of these at hoe?i dont

[congero73]

@twerpantine yes he does

[twerpantine]

if they ring tape a bit of sponge (like the dishwashing variety) horizontally about 5 inchesup fro the bottom of the drum.or try block of wood the same size glued in a similar position for a ore permanent solution.it does work ive done it.i know its upsetting. spending all that money and your drum rings.

[manosdecallo]

Estoy de acuerdo con el comentario de abajo, eres un venao, yo tengo las mismas congas y tengo LP en casa y hacen el mismo ruido armonico, en las LP Patato incluso mas. Yo te recomiendo que te dediques a otro instrumento.

[MulasArt]

You´re a venao

[BIGBOYSCONGAS101]

this is the main problem..............that brand of congas sucks like the most.........but if you get some lp brand congas then i will tell you that the money that you us to buy them in wont go into wast...................oh ya i recomed getting perfomers seires or higher.

[papagapim]

If you always play in the same room and it's got lots of hard surfaces this often causes lots of unpleasant overtones to bounce around the room. Also something could be resonating at the same frequency - deaden metallic objects such as heaters etc. Another option is to try to "wear in" the head by getting it nice and tight and really playing hard then de-tuning at the end of a session. I've found that this can beat the newness out of a head and it eventually "finds" its tone.

[Mario2YT]

Hi, its not resonance within a room, i've tried many different places and the ringing is still present there. Now i detuned the drum and use it as a thumba with my meinl professional 11 3/4 that has no ring at all. Thank you for your comment.

Take care

Mario

[john5699]

...that is how he sometimes tunes them up when playing on them. God bless you and keep inspired. I know how you feel. Don't get discouraged. More than likely it sounds good to others. We tend to be hard on ourselves.

[john5699]

Hello bro, One thing I have noticed is that the Meinl Congas do better in the low to mid register. Once they are tuned up too high that ringing becomes much more apparent. To answer your question however, yes, they do ring. I have Isla congas from Mario as well and they do not ring at all (except the Tumba which rings slightly). I read an excerpt from a product review in Modern drummer saying they do better in the mid to low tuning and i do agree. Also I noticed when playing with Luis Conte...

[Mario2YT]

Hello,

thank you very much for your answer. I actually bought Meinl Professional series conga that doesnt ring at all and I use LC as a thumba and I think it sounds quite good. Yeah, and thank you for a great excercise video, very useful to me. Take care.

Mario

[Mario2YT]

Hey guys,

hardware is ok, it's a shell/wood (siam oak) problem. Its not too high. metallic sound it there no matter how high you tune it. Of course instesity is affected, but its naturaly there:(

[diabloscott]

I think it's the ash wood... that and maybe you've got it tuned too tight.

[cotuzo33]

1 is the wood 2 pAINT THE INSIDE OF THE CONGA LIKE GRETCH DRUMS AND YOU WILL SEE THE DIFERENCE THIS MATERIAL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT IS NOT A PROBLEM THAT IS THE SOUND OF THE CONGA LUIS USE THEM LIVE , IS STUDIO, CLINICS IS THE SAME SOUND GOOD LOOK

[Mario2YT]

not sure painting inside would help. I was told contrary- it would make all sounds louder...

[pipimc18]

Hola!!!

Muy Bueno... PASATE por mi VIDEO....

Muchas Gracias ...

[sdeanmusic]

The ring sounds metallic...the hardware??

dampen the hardware if you can, and see if that makes it go away. In my experience any time you see black hardware...stay away ;)

[Arly25]

Where did you get that kind of heads????