Sometimes you have to rock some faces. Other times (and these other times are MANY) you need to medium or soft rock some faces. Lots of great stuff about that in this article. Absorb and learn… I did.
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May 17, 2012 at 11:34 am
Travis
I’ve been working on this concept a lot lately. Sounds like common sense but for many people including myself it’s hard to get a good drum tone while playing quiet and to keep your playing sound energetic. Playing jazz and cruise-ships isn’t the only application where it’s important. Even mega-church’s yell at me sometimes for playing too loud. I think this is extremely important. Even Questlove thinks so! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PXvgLpL60g&feature=context-vrec
May 18, 2012 at 12:40 pm
Matt F
I totally agree. At my church, this is such a big issue. Audience perspective is key. As a listener, you really do want to hear all the instruments. Any instrument that consistently overpowers the rest is a bummer, not a help to the song.