Yeah, I know the tamb annoys some people, but for some reason, I LOVE it. I've never ever used it in a recording before this one and I feel like it complements the dulcimer so well. I will do a mix without it to be sure, but I like it.
Also, for theron, I am using a drumkit in fruityloops I made mixing and matching different samples from various locations. Some I made, others I downloaded (I don't remember where from anymore, its been too long). I experimented with several things to make all of my percussion sound natural, and eventually, I figured out that adding just a touch of reverb on the whole kit helps tremendously. I usually make groups of loops seperate from any given songs, and then make adjustments once I have a song to put them into so it sounds more like a drummer playing to a specific song. I then export the loops to acidized waves, open acid, and create drum tracks. Then I render that and import it into either cakewalk or n-track, depending on my mood, and record the rest.
A good tune and a nice sound though. This is my kind of listening material.
