When I started to play drums I wanted to be the best, the fastest and
the most famous drummer with the most perfect style and technique. Over
time I realized that that isn't what it's all about and that the music
itself is the most important thing. It's about the purpose of the drums
in the music and how they can help to achieve the greatest effect. I was
never interested in (and never had the aptitude anyway) playing flashy
solos and proving that I can play something I heard from Dave Weckl or
Dennis Chambers. I have always enjoyed doing music comprehensively.
It's not a coincidence that I had chosen Rido's remix of "Sweet Little
Something". First, I've spent several years playing with the band which
originally performed the song, and secondly, I think that Rido's remix
is absolutely brilliant. Another thing is, I really enjoy the
combination of acoustic and electric drums. Using samples, samplers,
sequencers, synths and so on. I think that even in the 21st century,
lots of drummers are very conservative and still rely solely on the
"flawless" acoustic sound, assuming you can't go wrong with that. I
think there isn't enough progress in terms of sound (and not only the
sound). The comparison with guitars comes to mind - a guitar sure sounds
nice, but if you add some pick-ups and stomp boxes, it's suddenly a
whole new dimension. You get a totally new feeling from the playing and
a fresh inspiration, too. Why can't we do the same with drums? It
happens somehow, but too slowly for my taste. Luckily, there are people
like Michael Schack and others :)
In this video, I used Roland Octapad SPD-30 as a very sophisticated
real-time sequencer, which is connected via MIDI to 2box sound module
and Roland SP-404 sampler (used also as FX unit). Kick and snare are
triggered by the classic ddrum triggers. Triggered drums are nothing
new, but the important things are the sounds assigned to them, how the
samples are edited and processed and what music you can make with all
that. The last hardware used is Novation's Bass Station II analog
monosynth.
I hope you'll like it.
Zbyněk
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Ridův remix "Sweet Little Something" jsem si nevybral náhodou. Zaprvé
jsem několik let účinkoval s kapelou, která tuhle píseň původně hrála, a
zadruhé si myslím, že remix od Rida je naprosto geniální. Další věc je,
že mě baví spojovat akustické bicí s elektrickými. Samply, samplery,
sekvencery, syntezátory a tak. Myslím, že na to, že je 21. století, je
spousta bubeníků pořád velice konzervativních a sází na "vynikající"
akustický zvuk, kterým se nic nepokazí. Mám pocit, že obecně nenastává
zvukový progres (a nejenom zvukový). Napadá mě přirovnání ke kytaře -
ona sama taky pěkně akusticky hraje, ale když na ni dáte snímač a
připojíte nějaké krabičky, tak najednou dostává úplně nový rozměr. Máte
nový pocit ze hry a novou inspiraci. Proč to samé neuděláme i s bicíma?
Ono se to trochu děje, ale na můj vkus moc pomalu. Naštěstí jsou tu lidé
jako Michael Schack a jiní :)
Ve videu jsem použil Roland Octapad SPD-30 jako velice sofistikovaný
real-timový sequencer, který je pomocí MIDI připojený ke zvukovému
modulu 2box a sampleru Roland SP-404 (který je také použit jako efektová
jednotka). Na kick a snare jsem dal klasické ddrum triggery. Triggrované
bicí nejsou nic nového, ale jde spíš o to, jaké zvuky jim přiřadíš, jak
si připravíš samply a jakou hudbu s tím vším můžeš dělat. Poslední
použitý hardware je analogový syntezátor Novation Bass Station II.
Doufám, že se bude líbit.
Zbyněk
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