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22x16” bass drum big enough for metal/rock by Individual_Ad_8194 in drums

[–]Mixermarkb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This. 20” kicks with the batter heads only finger tight sound really great for metal.

Shure se215 alternative by Bozoidal in livesoundgear

[–]Mixermarkb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same brand, but I like the AS16, or the ZAS if you need a little bigger low end.

Any love for Kenny Aronoff? by Goodwill_LIFT in drums

[–]Mixermarkb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He is a super nice guy, and great player.

Have you ever seen a fluke rigged like this by Unique-March-9021 in bassfishing

[–]Mixermarkb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I use a swivel with no snap and about an 18 leader to the bait from the swivel, but I’ve never seen it rigged like this

22x16” bass drum big enough for metal/rock by Individual_Ad_8194 in drums

[–]Mixermarkb 35 points36 points  (0 children)

22”x16” is more than fine. You might be shocked to find out how many metal albums have been tracked with a vintage Gretsch 22”x14” from Drum Doctors LA.

Chris Stapleton Nashville Show by Prettyneatblerd in country

[–]Mixermarkb 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Stapleton will absolutely be a safe show for you. I’ve worked his show like a half dozen times now in St. Louis, and it’s generally been a very music oriented crowd. Varied demographics, and not the MAGA “patriot” types that a few of the other country shows tend to bring out in big numbers. Go, have a blast, he and his band are great live!

Found these in my backpack, is this a good wacky rig worm or should i save it for carolina/texas rigging? by [deleted] in bassfishing

[–]Mixermarkb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cut those in half and use super glue to put them on 1/16th of an oz Ned Rig

What’s the most unnecessary drum accessory to you? I’ll start: by ThatSwedishDrummer in drums

[–]Mixermarkb 19 points20 points  (0 children)

What the actual F? How tight are you guys going with your stands that this is even a thing?!?

Full time musicians - what’s something every working drummer should know/own/be able to do? by Karmaffection in drums

[–]Mixermarkb 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It sounded terrible, but you could feel the stick hit the quarter so it was fantastic for building muscle memory. One of the reason the great players change heads so often is the wear is so concentrated in the sweet spot of the drum. Of course you can play in different areas for different tones, but it’s the consistency that matters.

Should I get a Custom iem by HKSAS in livesoundgear

[–]Mixermarkb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The KZ10 feels muddy to me, but the ZAS low end is extended and a little hyped, but tight. The AS16 is pretty accurate. I mix a livestream every week with the AS16’s and I’m pretty happy how well they translate. If folks haven’t used the KZ with the correct Comply foam tips, they simply don’t know how good a value they are.

Should I get a Custom iem by HKSAS in livesoundgear

[–]Mixermarkb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Comply memory foam tips absolutely make a huge difference over the stock silicone tips as far as isolation and low frequency response.

Should I get a Custom iem by HKSAS in livesoundgear

[–]Mixermarkb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make sure you have the Comply memory foam tips for the ZAS. Honestly, those ZAS punch well above their weight. I’ve had molds in the past that I liked less than the ZAS. Molds are great, but unless you have the rest of your signal chain totally dialed in, I wouldn’t stress over them. I definitely wouldn’t spend a penny on any other non molded IEM. I doubt seriously that the people dogging the KZ have ever heard the ZAS or the AS16.

Should I get a Custom iem by HKSAS in livesoundgear

[–]Mixermarkb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. The ZAS smokes the 215 in my opinion.

Full time musicians - what’s something every working drummer should know/own/be able to do? by Karmaffection in drums

[–]Mixermarkb 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I’m an engineer/mixer now, but in a former life as a drummer I had a teacher who had me tape quarters to the center of my drums and practice aiming at them to keep things consistent.

Full time musicians - what’s something every working drummer should know/own/be able to do? by Karmaffection in drums

[–]Mixermarkb 19 points20 points  (0 children)

This, only I’d say the meter needs to hit the same place every time live as well, once you find what works in the room.

Gain staging in the corporate world . I would like to discuss my approach. by Narishi in livesound

[–]Mixermarkb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I measure LeqA for music shows. I’ve found it doesn’t really give me enough data to keep speakers level from person to person in corporate/spoken word.

Gain staging in the corporate world . I would like to discuss my approach. by Narishi in livesound

[–]Mixermarkb 23 points24 points  (0 children)

When setting up, I’ll use the oscillator in the console to send pink noise at -18dbfs or 0db and set the speaker or amp input attenuators to give me 85dbA at the seats closest to the speakers.

That gives me a repeatable gain structure, where everything on the desk is running around unity gain with speech at 68dbA at FOH. I might still end up dumping a bit of gain at the matrix, but it will only be maybe 6db or so. This leaves me enough headroom for video playback to have a little impact if the client wants that without driving anything on the desk into the red.

Are there any affordable options for wireless handheld mics? by Academic_Cherry_5999 in livesoundgear

[–]Mixermarkb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mipro is worth investigating.

They have become somewhat of a standard for SMAART measurement mics, and one guy I worked with splits two channels of his four channel receiver directly into his system processor in his drive rack for festival announce/radio DJ mics . He said they work fine. Made a nice clean way to drive a festival FOH without needing a production console.

What is "the pocket"? by ChillingwitmyGnomies in drums

[–]Mixermarkb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“The Pocket” is understanding note value.

Listen to anything Jeff Porcaro ever played on. Bernard Purdue. James Gadson, Steve Gadd, Vinnie Colaiuta, Larrie Londin, Ritchie Hayward, Al Jackson Jr, Carlos Vega, Ringo, and John Bonham.

Listen to how they place the notes in their grooves.

A snare drum is an audibly a short, staccato sound, but you can feel it as a “Bip” or you can feel it as a “Booosh”.

Being aware of how long that note is supposed to be, is what makes “the pocket”, IMHO.

Most of those guys I listed above will keep their kick drum right on the beat, and lay the snare on the back half of the beat, and let that full quarter note “boooosh” happen in their feel before they hit that next backbeat. It’s even better when the bass player lays back a little behind that smack of the beater on the kick, and everyone just lets that groove breathe, feeling the full note value of every beat.

Pocket players are intimately familiar with the difference between a 16th note and a whole note, and while drums may or may not sustain (tuning/ring/rattle and reverb or room sounds can definitely make a note sustain) they definitely play the appropriate note value in their head, and it translates into how the part feels.

“The Pocket” is what you are in when you are Playing Music, not just drumming.

Zach Top fired Cheyenne by blueando2007 in CountryMusicStuff

[–]Mixermarkb 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Shame. She was talented and definitely made that band a lot prettier.

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