handcrafted music: armenian bass-Duduk /percussion

[Alf Jetzer]

Hi,
a short intro on bass-Duduk and percussion. Background is an indian Tanpura.
Tell me what you think.
Thanks for listening:

-Alf

 

[ido1957]

How do you record something like that? Mic? Sounds like vinyl it has such a great sound.... Unquestionably cool!

 

[Alf Jetzer]

Thanks! Te mic is a german Schoeps. But nothing special in case of recording-gear. The main thing is, that everything is played by hand= no samplings,
this makes the vinyl-sound (personal touch). Percussion is done on a big size framedrum (doubled=playing twice).
Reverb is Lexicon Phanteon. Recorded on "cool edit pro" (10 years old)

 

[FoulPhil]

It's a cool solo for what sounds like some kind of wind instrument, but I can't hear the depth of the drums much. Just sounds like it could be some kind of plastic beaters or something.

 

[Alf Jetzer]

plastic beaters

Vinyl is a matter of plastic
It's not an accident. It's a certain technique on the Framedrum to bring out highs and lows only,
so that the mid frequencies are free for the solo-instrument. It's more like a bassy sounding shaker.

 

[FoulPhil]

Yeah, I guess I would of liked to heard less of the plastic beaters lol