[Musicians] Re: Question about drum/stomp pedal for contra bands???

Expanded this into a post with video examples: https://www.jefftk.com/p/approaches-to-thump Jeff On Tue, May 16, 2023 at 1:08 PM Jeff Kaufman &lt;jeff(a)alum.swarthmore.edu&gt; wrote: > Looks like the video has a tambourine under on the left foot and a Wild > Dog <https://www.wilddogstomp.com/> stomp box under their right, I think > the Dingo <https://www.wilddogstomp.com/product/dingo-stomp-box/>. > > Stomp boxes are a nice way of getting a kick-like thumpy sound with much > less hassle than a traditional kick bass drum. A lot of them are analog > (some sort of shell around a piezo) though I think I've seen Nova > <https://www.novatriomusic.com/> playing with a digital one (Roland > SPD::ONE > <https://www.guitarcenter.com/Roland/SPDONE-Kick-Pad-1500000073775.gc?cntry=us&source=4WWRWXGP> > ?) > > I've tried a few different ones in my playing and ended up using beaterless > kick pedals > <https://www.guitarcenter.com/Yamaha/KU100-Beaterless-Silent-Kick-Unit-1372692950998.gc> with > the brain > <https://reverb.com/item/66867428-yamaha-dtx500-electronic-drum-module-puente-hills-ca> > from an electronic drum kit. One thing I really like about this setup is I > can change how the drums sound depending on what I'm doing (traditional vs > electronic) and I can even send the signal to a little computer and play > bass with them. > > If you're getting started, I think the main question is what direction > you want to go? If you just want a thumpy kick sort of sound, tapping your > foot, a simple stomp box (maybe something like the Meinl > <https://www.guitarcenter.com/MEINL/Percussion-Analog-Stomp-Box-1500000318964.gc>) > is good. If you want to play drumkit with your feet, then I'd recommend > either something like the Farmer Footdrum > <https://www.footdrums.com/about-footdrum/> (analog) or patching > together beaterless kicks and an old electronic drum brain like I do (or > see Mezerg <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-rlFaSBLg8> for a > higher-end setup). > > Jeff > > On Tue, May 16, 2023 at 12:31 PM Emily Addison via Musicians < > musicians(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote: > >> Hey fellow dance musicians, >> >> I was originally just going to write to Jeff Kaufman as I know he has >> experience with lots of pedals but then I thought it might be a fun >> discussion for the dance musician list. :) >> >> I'm wondering if anyone knows what foot board the East Pointers are >> using in this video? >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17klDfqmLgk&ab_channel=SofarSounds >> There's a good shot of it at 5:36. >> >> Have you used something like this? Have you used something like this or >> another drum-like approach? (Beyond a foot percussion board for >> Quebecois-like rhythmic stuff.) >> Any tips? >> >> I'm looking for a relatively easy in to a foot board/drum sound. >> >> Thanks! >> Emily in Ottawa >> >> >> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> >> Virus-free.www.avg.com >> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> >> <#m_6838228152504073117_m_853842158315031293_m_4139117693435435942_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >> _______________________________________________ >> Musicians mailing list -- musicians(a)lists.sharedweight.net >> To unsubscribe send an email to musicians-leave(a)lists.sharedweight.net >> >