So I just picked up one of those new Flip camcorders. It is completely awesome. 8 gigs of HD footage = 2 hours of recording time. I tried it out yesterday at a session at Skyland Studio, and I’m really impressed. It gets pretty good audio for something the size of my cell phone.
The session was for the new Miss Minnesota, but I forget her name right now. She’s doing a record to raise money for a MN charitable organization of her choice. I’m using the house DW kit at Skyland, which is always fun to play on. I also got a new ride a few weeks ago off Craigslist… a 21″ Paiste Dark Energy. This was the first studio run with that cymbal, and it is SO BOSS. Much thanks to my new friend Dan Noraker for that one.
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July 14, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Bill R
Looking and sounding good, man.
What other pies were you playing? Hats and crashes sounded good too.
July 15, 2009 at 11:48 am
Chris R
Is that a splash I see in your cymbal setup? I never figured you were a splash guy.
July 16, 2009 at 6:52 am
stevegoold
Ha… yes, Chris… that’s a splash. It’s the house kit at the studio, and I tried to not change too much of the set-up as I adjusted things to my liking. I didn’t take the splash off, and then I happened to hit a couple times, and the sound was so satisfying that I’ve decided to change my rig to only splashes.
Bill… thanks for the kind words. The hats are Sabian Legacy 14, and the crash by the hats is a K 20″ ride. The other crash is that Paiste Traditional 20″ medium ride.
July 16, 2009 at 11:03 am
Bill R
Thanks, Steve. I think we were chatting about those last week. Have fun in the UK!
July 16, 2009 at 11:07 am
Bill R
Oh, and yes, definitely go all splash. With all the 6, 8, 10, 12 inch splashes that exist, the possibilities are endless! Not to mention china splashes. You could be a pioneer.
LOL
July 26, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Dan N
Glad you like the cymbal! It sounds awesome in that setup. I’m listening to this clip trying to catch the feel of your groove…
August 27, 2009 at 1:40 am
Travis F
I borrowed that exact Paiste Dark Energy Ride from Dan a while back and I loved it as well! The only thing is the bell was not for me…..
Very cool
August 27, 2009 at 7:51 am
stevegoold
Yeah Trav… me too. The bell is the thing that I don’t love, but the rest of it is so boss that I’m overall super pumped about the cymbal. I have some other rides that have great bells anyway.