Various grooves - Chris Anderson

Hey! This is just a compilation of different grooves I stumbled across while practicing the other day. I usually practice for about an hour, and this was the segment where I just kinda freestyle, and see what happens. I'm wearing ear protectors, but i'm not playing along to a click (that comes later in the practice session).

Some of the stuff is sloppy, and that's exactly why i'm recording it, i analyze these videos and see what i need to work on :)

Thanks for checking it out , and take care!



-Kit Specs-

Sonor S-Class Pro maple (9 ply)
20x17 Kick (Powerstroke 3 w/Remo Falam)
8x8 Tom (Coated Amb)
10x9 Tom (Coated Amb)
12x10 Tom (Coated Emp)
14x14 Tom (Coated Emp)
14x5.25 S-Class Snare (Prosound Custom 12-strand wires w/Coated Amb)
Force 3005 maple 12x5 aux snare (Coated Amb)

-Cymbals-

4 mini-chimes (cut from larger crashes)
6" Zildjian A-Custom splash
8" Zildjian Avedis splash
9" Zildjian K-Custom Hybrid splash
12" Wuhan China
12.5" Custom-cut china (from an 18" Oriental China Trash)
13" Zildjian K Hi-hats
16" Zildjian K-Custom fast crash
16" Wuhan China
17" Zildjian K Thin Dark crash
18" Zildjian A-Custom crash
20" Wuhan China
20" Zildjian K-Custom ride (brilliant)

-Recording Equipment-

6 x Shure SM57 (toms, undersnare, and aux snare)
4 x Rode NT5 condenser (overheads L and R, ride , and hi-hats)
1 x Audix i5 (snare top)
1 x Audix D6 (kick)
M-Audio Firewire 1814 (main interface)
M-Audio ProFire 2626 (using as a A/D converter)
Mackie 1604 VLZ Pro 16-channel mixer
Pro-Tools M-Powered 7.4cs4

Category:

Music

Tags:

• jazz
• groove
• freestyle
• solo
• drum
• drums
• blues
• rock
• shuffle
• porcaro
• gavin
• harrison
• martin
• lopez
• keith
• carlock
• improv
• sonor

[Beaverr14]

great quality, man. good playing as well, i really like your hats. did you change the sound of them while mixing at all?

[xCrumblingMirth]

thanks man, aside from a high-pass filter there's nothing changed about the hihats. Some engineers will boost overheads and hats at around 10khz to get more sparkly sound, but I was happy with them without any modifications.

[devindog2331]

what kind of china is that on 5:59

[xCrumblingMirth]

that's a 16" wuhan or similar (cheap cymbal!)

check the "more info" off to the side, and you'll see a full setup breakdown.

take care!

[cheesyy]

i'd prefer a bit dryer snare, better for ghosting. but that's my opinion :]

[xCrumblingMirth]

no worries :) i actually dont like this mix, and have improved things alot since then (nearly 5 months ago!!)

[SphinxProductions24]

chill out

[SillyEagle1992]

How exactly did you manufacture that cupchimes? Did you just cut the bell out of a bunch of crashes?

[NaxusDrum]

I think you're a Gavin Harrison's great fan xD the way you play and the set up...

[kc5tng]

Just accidentally ran across your vids...normally, I dont steal anything from anyone...but I must admit it...Im in the process of stealing some of your "grooves and riffs"...Love your style~ you play really tight and youre one of the few drummers that knows how to "let it breathe" and what dynamics are and how to utilize it for the best effect. Thanks for posting dude...

[NoodleStudioRecords]

awesome, lovely stuff - all the best for 2011

[TheMilek787]

I am in love with 5:47

[jasonrinaldi]

Hey man, just wanted to say thanks for the mini chime idea. I cracked my 16" sabian crash and cut it down to a 5" mini chime, it's sweet haha :)

[AxisOfSoulPower]

Hey man

Awesome sound and fills!

Was wondering what drum mics you are using? Is it a set or a mixture of brands?

They sound the business!!!

[Mattus1111]

Damn, that micing equipment aint bad.

[tannerdrummer48]

AHA! You cut down cymbals to just like I did. Gavin being my favorite drummer I always admired his bells so my dad and I cut out the bells from all our 20 or more broken cymbals. Its great to see someone else do it.

[Myggannn]

your chimes also sound really nice :) did you make them yourself from old chrashes? ^^

[MyTubeBerko]

subscribing you any without doubt! your playing is just a pure beaty