Recent content by Elton Bear

I think with Config 5 (Ethan Winer's favourite), I'll have more space to move the desk to (or close to) 38% - and better access to the room. Other than the sofa being across a side wall it's essentially a mirror-image of #1 and eliminates the early reflections from the door (again, Ethan's...

RAMI! Long time no speak (glad you haven't changed your profile pic cause it's excellent). Conventional wisdom is that "bigger is better" when it comes to drum rooms, so one would assume "smaller = worse". Sure I can close-mic the kit and with that kind of SPL the room won't be so important but...

Hi guys, I've used search. I've used Google. I've read everything I could find on Ethan Winer's site. I'm still a bit lost. I have a fairly small, rectangular room to work with, I can place stuff almost anywhere within the room, but it needs a sofa bed (to keep the missus happy); my office...

I came very close, that picture was taken by a mate of mine to sell on Wightbay (a local version of eBay) when I went to Uni. I'm glad we never found a buyer, I'm using them 4/5 nights a week now! They sound great, look great, and I don't really want my shiny Ludwig being bashed about too much.

What's that big white cymbal to the right? I'm guessing it's a hand-crafted gong :eek: Pearl MLX, mid '80s as far as I know: '60s Ludwig, pre-serial numbers so no exact dating: Neither of those pics have snare or cymbals I realise. I do use some - Ludwig 400 and some old Zildjians - they...

I can't see why that wouldn't work.

What Evans do you use for your kick? I've got my big ass MLX 22" using EMAD, but I've got a Mapex with an 18" bass drum, I'd love to get a real singing note out of it for Jazz/Acoustic stuff, but I have no idea how :rolleyes:

Wow - hello old thread coming back to haunt me. Slight update FWIW - I'm now using Evans coated G2 on my Toms and an EMAD on my kick; different set of drums, they seem to work better than the remo equivalent would. As Rimshot says, there's up and down sides to each company, it's all about what...

RIP. 61's no age to go...

I've got a pair of A5's and they've been fine so far! I can't see that the A7's should be a problem. FWIW, my room is less than ideal - just a small student bedroom, but I've arranged everything as much as possible to Glen's article, and put my double bed against the back wall (who needs...

Parallels doesn't support ASIO, so it's a bit crap for recording. I use a macbook, Presonus Firebox (Firewire), and some monitors. :D I don't really see the advantage of running Parallels/Bootcamp when OSX can run plenty of DAW programs much more reliably than XP. Logic is fine, although I've...

Rockschool are the best, IMO - they come with a backing track CD and the pieces are in a band form - as opposed to just a drum solo. Grades 1-8.

I set the tempos for my band (we play to a click live). I just ask the guitarist to sing & play the song through at the tempo he wants it, and set the click in my headphones so he can't hear it. That way the click doesn't influence him and I get my tempo (to the nearest bpm). I don't usually...

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I better come clean guys. I can't speak for BlueBear 'cause I don't know him, but I'm definitely human.