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The Roland HPD-15Electronic
Drum has been my weapon of choice for years now.. When I first bought this
fantastic instrument I leaned towards playing and practicing technique on
the "hand drum" type patches, conga, tabla, udu drum, etc...and did not focus
on the drum kit patches because I wasn't playing the unit with sticks. However
as time went on I discovered the huge potential that this instrument holds
and it opened my eyes to some interesting things that can be done when applying
"hand drum" techniques to a "drum kit" and vice versa. So now when I gig with
I can back up on Congas, cut loose on Percussion, trance out on Tabla, groove
with a Udu Drum or keep a pocket with a variety of kick ass Kits! To check
out the HPD-15 for yourself go to HPD-15
DEMO and have some fun!
My "Professor's Paradise" page will feature MP3's from live PH shows as well as other recordings that highlight the endless possibilities of this wonderful toy.
DrumKat 3.0
For ten years I've been practicing, experimenting and discovering
different ways
to improvize and "compose" on a DrumKAT Midi Controller.
By "composing", I mean improvizing while attempting to form some structure
or arrangement as a piece progresses to create the aural illusion of a
"Spontaneous Composition".
I generally aim to play as many "instruments" as possible while
recording to a PC sequencer. Drums, percussion, bass, keyboards
and efx
can all be triggered from the DrumKAT in real time since each
pad can be
assigned to play a different instrument or timbre within each
DrumKAT setup.
I occasionally play/record to groove box's, drum machines,
synth arpeggiations and I
will usually add/dub percussion from a Roland HPD15,
and add/dub lead synth, voiceovers, and the occasional guest
musician.
Creating music by banging on a rubber pad the size of an attache
case or
a drum that resembles a riot shield has some unique possibilities
that
present themselves when approached with imagination and enthusiasm
for experimentation.
This approach to music making has many highs and lows however
it is
always fun!
» Gear
Recording Gear
Fostex VF-16
Tascam 644 Midistudio
Philips Dualtray CD burner
CoolEdit 2000
Cakewalk ProAudio 7.0
Controllers and Controllees
Acoustic Drums and Percussion,
UduDrum,
Tabla
DrumKAT 3.0
Alesis MMT8
ART Proverb
ART SGX2000
Alesis DataDisk
Boss DR660
Casio CZ230S
VA-10
VZ10M
FZ20M
Doepfer A100 Modular
Ensoniq ESQ1
EMU Proteus 2000
Morpheus
Kurzweil K2000
Korg Wavestation SR
Prophecy
EA1/ES1
Mono/Poly
MS20
MS2000R
Kawai K5000S
MX-8 MIDI Patchbay
Clavia MICRO MODULAR
Oberheim Matrix 6
Matrix 1000
Cyclone
Navigator
Roland HPD-15
Simmons SDS9
8:2 Mixer
Yamaha TG33
TG55
FS1R
TX81Z
DX200
ARP AXXE
Martin Fay's VAZ Modular
VAZ+
Native Instruments Generator
Andy Wilson's Soundraider
Synoptic Virtual Waves 2.2
I generally aim to play as many "instruments" as possible while
Fostex VF-16
Tascam 644 Midistudio
Philips Dualtray CD burner
CoolEdit 2000
Cakewalk ProAudio 7.0
Controllers and Controllees
Acoustic Drums and Percussion,
UduDrum,
Tabla
DrumKAT 3.0
Alesis MMT8
ART Proverb
ART SGX2000
Alesis DataDisk
Boss DR660
Casio CZ230S
VA-10
VZ10M
FZ20M
Doepfer A100 Modular
Ensoniq ESQ1
EMU Proteus 2000
Morpheus
Kurzweil K2000
Korg Wavestation SR
Prophecy
EA1/ES1
Mono/Poly
MS20
MS2000R
Kawai K5000S
MX-8 MIDI Patchbay
Clavia MICRO MODULAR
Oberheim Matrix 6
Matrix 1000
Cyclone
Navigator
Roland HPD-15
Simmons SDS9
8:2 Mixer
Yamaha TG33
TG55
FS1R
TX81Z
DX200
ARP AXXE
Martin Fay's VAZ Modular
VAZ+
Native Instruments Generator
Andy Wilson's Soundraider
Synoptic Virtual Waves 2.2
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