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So what is this percussion instrument called?

Hi folks
Here is a link to a Youtube video of Sara Bareilles singing Love Song:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ctKH9GCbRg&feature=related

This is a version that she recorded live for a tv programme. What I'm interested in is the instrumentation. The lady herself is playing a digital piano and the guitarist is playing an acoustic guitar - no surprises there but the percussionist/drummer seems to be sitting on a wooden box that he's playing.

I'd like to learn about this "box". Is it a commercially available instrument or something that he's made himself? It seems to me that this instrument might be a good way of bringing some percussion to the smaller gathering where we sing together as part of our worship.

So, can anyone tell me anything about this drum?

Thanks

Mark

Tags: box, drum, percussion, wooden

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Permalink Reply by Mark Kendal on July 4, 2009 at 3:11pm: Hi Both
Oooh this is exciting! Sarah, really interested to hear that your husband uses one and Daniel, you've beat me to it! I shall be interested to hear how you get on with it. What I'd really like to do is to persuade one of our percussion / drummers to buy one. Even if I buy one the chances are that I won't get a chance to play it as I'll be playing the guitar!
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Permalink Reply by Daniel Read on July 4, 2009 at 9:35pm: So far, I like it a lot. Not had lots of time to play it, but if you approach it a bit like playing a djembe then you get a sound a bit like a bass drum from the middle, and nice snare-drum-like sounds from the edge. I can't do all the fancy stuff from the youtube videos yet, but not sure you'd need to for a worship context!

You're right though - another instrument I can't play at the same time as guitar. I might lend it out during church services - also, could be very good for home recording. I can't play drums (only hand-drums) and programming drum tracks takes me a long time - with this you can get something quite simple recorded fairly quickly, I reckon.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Daniel Read on July 21, 2009 at 5:47pm

First go at recording it..... kind've fun.

Attachments:

noeye.mp3, 4.2 MB

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Permalink Reply by Mark Kendal on July 21, 2009 at 6:23pm: Hi Daniel
Very nice indeed. It really does sit well with the acoustic guitar doesn't it. What model did you go for? How did you record the piece, is it all you mulittracked?
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Permalink Reply by Daniel Read on July 21, 2009 at 7:32pm: OK....

What model... it was a birthday present, but I think it was this one:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/shipping-CLEARWATER-CAJON-SPARKLE-GIGBAG/dp...

Recording: yes, all me playing, multitracked: both the drums and cajon are recorded in stereo using AKG1000 condenser mics, on my old boss br532 recorder. There was a bit of fun here, because one of the inputs on the recorder is high impedance so not really suited to the microphones.... still there was enough signal to get the bass "boom" out of the back of the cajon. The second mic I put over the front board, to see if I could get a bit of the slap sound coming through.

So, I would think it's still possible to do better, but it'll do!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by David Bull on August 21, 2009 at 9:31pm: The sound system has given up in the laptop I use most of the time and I have only just booted my other half off the PC to listen to the sound tracks.

I think I might want one too.

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Permalink Reply by Mark Kendal on August 22, 2009 at 6:54pm: Yep, I still fancy one! But I've just succumbed to another electric guitar - so no more new toys for a while!; ▶ Reply to This

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