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tiistai 26. huhtikuuta 2016

DIY Subkick microphone / Recording session

Let me introduce you every drummers wet dream: The subkick microphone!

The pad itself was made some years ago by a familiar engineer and I was waiting the opportunity to test it in a recording situation. A month ago I was recording one cover song and decided to finally test it. I was amazed how it sounded out together with the T-bone bass drum microphone. The speaker element I used is an BZ200 bass element from the old B&W speakers.

The pad is in use because I don't want to brake expensive audio interfaces with too hot input-signal. The pad is not difficult to make, Google for schematics or ask for your family member or friend for guidance, if you are not yet familiar with right components and soldering.

I myself am still learning and I've noticed that best way to learn might be to start fixing something simple electronics or cables. Be careful though and not hurt yourself or others while you work with electricity!

Audio sample coming later. Here's pic of subkick and some other pictures from the studio:


Micing setup
Subkick with B&W element

Pair of choice, Balbex

Suomeksi:

Rumpalin märkääkin märempi uni: subkick mikki!

Sain pari vuotta sitten subkick padin tutulta insinööriltä. Nyt päätin kokeilla sitä käytännössä erään cover-biisin nauhoituksissa. Kuulostaa järkyttävän hyvältä yhdessä T-Bonen basarimikin kanssa. Käytössä oleva kaiutinelementti (BZ200) on vanhoista Bowers & Wilkins kaiuttimista

Tuommoisen padin voi osaava kaveri tehdä itsekin tai sitten pyytää tuttua auttamaan oikeiden komponenttien ja juottamisen kanssa. Googlesta löytyy hyviä ohjeita! Padi tarpeen siitä syystä, ettei laitteet mene rikki liian kuuman signaalin kanssa.

Itse olen aloittanut opintomatkani elektroniikan parissa lähinnä korjaamalla pikkuvikaisia pieniä laitteita ja johtoja. Haaveet isommista projekteista elävät ja joka päivä opitaan jotain uutta! Kantsii olla varovainen, kun puuhastelee elektroniikan ja sähkön parissa.

Yllä kuvia laittehesta ja studiosta. Äänisamplea kuulette myöhemmin!

-A.

sunnuntai 8. helmikuuta 2015

Old material from KW released

Hi!

I uploaded Karelian Warcry's first album on Bandcamp. Listen and support if you like it, so we can make more music for your ears also in the future!

Latasin ensimmäisen KW levyn Bandcampiin. Kuuntele ja tue meitä, jotta voimme tulevaisuudessakin tehdä musiikkia korviesi kuultavaksi!

Karelian Warcry 'Kylmä Rautainen'

Kylmä Rautainen

sunnuntai 28. syyskuuta 2014

I got no words for this

This text is taken from our bands Facebook-page:

"A week ago Karelian Warcry lost a significant part of it's essence.

Our guitarist, vocalist, mentor and a great friend Matti Mikkonen passed away. He was found dead at his home.

It goes without saying that he was a very important person to the whole band and the people around us. We will always remember the small grin on his face that was a reminder of his friendly character. No one will ever fully replace his stage presence and his amazing vocal sound. He was the most down to earth person that we have ever known and everyone we know liked him.

From now on every time we sit by the bonfire we will remember Matti as he used to be, just sitting there calmly beside us staring at the fire so intensively that the fire surely stared back. Tonight we empty our glasses with a bottomless sorrow in our hearts and so should you.

Cheers Matti, we will see you in the edge of the universe!"



Matti Mikkonen 1982-2014

He passing away + I've moved to Helsinki in August = ain't gonna make things easy for band activity. Luckily I found place where I can play drums every now and then, but I'm still missing my own rehearsal place, and Matti.

lauantai 9. marraskuuta 2013

Still active

We'll be warming up Rotting Christ in 22th of November at a local rock bar Rytmi-Katti and we've been rehearsing some older songs for that gig. Its' nice to give some polishing to those songs. I've also been dreaming to re-record some of those songs again with updated skills and touch I have today. I also sampled my drumkit from the recordings I made back in the days. I didn't remember the clips sounded so awesome! Maybe I'll post some soundclips later.

Drumage 2013

tiistai 12. maaliskuuta 2013

maanantai 23. tammikuuta 2012

Studio Purtilo (DIY Drum kit modification)

We are recording new material for upcoming Karelian Warcry album. I've been planning to rip off the wraps from my drum kit to get more open sound. So now was the right time to do it. I will add some wax on the shells later.

Starting point

Bass drum got new wooden hoops on them

Chaos reigns pt. 1

 Chaos reigns pt. 2 

Temporary window seal patent for protecting the new hoops

Tuning on process (Toms: Evans EC2 coated/Remo Diplomat reso  Bd: Power stroke 3/Aquarian Regulator reso)

Miking setup

The set of the mad drummer