We just got together to rehearse and get used to playing with headphones on. We made some changes. The Supraphonic snare sounded great last time, but we were getting some unwanted resonance with that drum so Dave brought out one his snares made by Bearing Edge drums. It had wood hoops and solid brass lugs. It sounded punchier and drier than the Supraphonic and ultimately gave us less problems with unwanted noise. We also swapped mics on the snare drum. KC was able to get a hold of an Audio Technica 4053 which is a small diaphragm condenser mic with a hyper cardioid pattern. I could think of two possible spots for that mic – either snare drum or one of KC’s guitar amps. We ended up trying it on the snare first and ended up liking it better than the sm57 on snare, so that’s where it stayed. I was quite happy with the guitar sounds already so I figured I wouldn’t mess with that.
We rolled while rehearsing so I could get a feel for what we need to change if anything at all. I have a feeling we will need several more rehearsal sessions. We still need to hammer down some of the arrangements and button up some parts. But all in all it was time well spent and I think we all gained for the rehearsal session.
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- In action
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- from The Sultan’s point of view
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- KC rockin’ out in his PJs
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- that’s me holding down the low end – old school.
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- The Sultan at the board
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- drummer Dave using his Bearing Edge snare drum for this session.
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- chilling before rehearsal
