Live on-the-spot improvisation using timpani, Java drum, and an FM8. Everything is controlled in realtime. I'm using a Zendrum LT, a Novation Zero SL with various pedals, and a plastic white 13" Ma...
Live on-the-spot improvisation using timpani, Java drum, and an FM8. Everything is controlled in realtime. I'm using a Zendrum LT, a Novation Zero SL with various pedals, and a plastic white 13" Macbook (with 4GB of RAM). On the software side, it's all Ableton LIve and various Native Instruments plugins, including two Battery 3 instances and two FM8 instances.
I'm trying to show some of the subtlety and breadth of both the Zendrum and the virtual super-instrument that I've created. The ideas fall apart too fast and I think I get into distorted noise a bit too much, but who knows. Anyway, download the adjusted MP3 at http://www.thesixtyone.com/dr2050 (it's Blue Couch Dog).
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nicely done, one of the really interesting things w/ elec. percussion. I recently sold my HPD15 and want to dive back into elec. perc. (I'm a jazz drummer mostly). Is Zendrum a pro-level instrument?
Thanks Greg, there is no question that it's a pro-level instrument with a pro-level price. And that price is without the "brain" that produces the sound... in other words, you'll need a sound source inside or outside your computer. But yeah, the Zendrum is ultra-sensitive and bliss compared to the HPD-15, even though I didn't know it when I sold my Handsonic :)
ice toys to play with..somewhat creative....but personally i think you need to understand and study rhythm a bit more and use the instrument to it's full potential....instead of using it as a glossy noisemaker. Anybody can do that! Just my .02
Thank you Vampiremonkiesgohome. I agree with some of that analysis. Using the instrument to its full MUSICAL potential... that's right on. I'm working in that direction, but it'll be a slow (but steady) process. Please check back in a month or two. Thanks again!
Hey Eric! The thing I'm playing is the way-too-expensive-but-definite ly-worth-it Zendrum LT. The controller is a Novation Zero SL, and that's about it. Let me know if that doesn't answer ya. Thanks for your comment!
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Anybody can do that!
Just my .02