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Recorded/performed live in one take! Links above and full description below.

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"OKAY, YEAH!" is an original jam I created by programming various samples and effects on my TD-30KV and tweaking them live. (For live performance notes, turn on CC!) Practiced this several times, so some of the main parts were structured but most of the fills/jams were improvised.

I started with a basic drumset - kick, snare, hi hat, ride, two rack toms, two floor toms, crash, and ride. I used all on-board samples and programmed the other pads as follows:
Leftmost Crash: "Okay" voice sample on bow / "Yeah" voice sample on edge
Leftmost Rack Tom: Clap sample on head and rim
Middle BT-1 Pad: Cowbell sound (technically "Agongo Bell")
*Middle Right Crash: TR-808 cross stick on bow, "Okay" voice sample on edge
Rightmost Crash: "BassGliss" on bow and "PhillyHit" on edge

Mid-Performance Modulations:

In the beginning of the jam at 0:08, I increased the pitch of the "Okay" sample manually (while playing sixteenth notes on the pad). I practiced this by patting my head and rubbing my tummy at the same time.

*The TR-808 sample + Okay sample on the middle-right crash are programmed to change pitch with my left foot hi-hat pedal. (That is, the further I push down on the pedal, the higher the pitch and vice versa.) At around 1:40, I turn the hi-hat volume down on the mixer (so as to not hear the hi-hat splashing as I change the pitch of the pads) and control the pitch of these pads with my foot.

At 1:52, I turn on the on-board "Long Reverb" Master Effect on the TD-30 while simultaneously bringing up the level of the hi-hat. I turn it back off at 2:26.

No other live tweaking but I do continue to change the pitch of the crash pad with my left foot - especially during 2:35-2:53 groove!

Filmed and recorded in one take (with on-board click @106bpm). Recorded into Ableton Live where I mixed the track, using some EQ, reverb, and compression + minor level adjustments. Filmed using a handful of old gopros + 2 Nabi Square HD cameras I snagged off eBay. Edited in Premiere Pro CC.

I was inspired to create this after watching Michael Schack on Drumeo talk about electronic drums being used as a creative instrument to do things acoustic drums can't. Although my primary reason for practicing on an electronic drumset is sound level/convenience, I've been exploring ways to creatively use and manipulate sounds - especially live. I hope I created something unique and entertaining! I've got a lot of cool things planned - electronic, acoustic, and both.

In terms of the style, I performed the majority of the jam as a "call and response." The non-drum/cymbals samples "say" one thing and I respond with the drums. Then I weave and integrate all the parts within various styles/grooves. I thought of it almost as a composed song -- with a beginning, middle, and end -- and a number of repeated elements.

This is the first of many more videos and I'm putting together a full website with a lot of cool stuff beyond drumming. I hope you enjoyed and if you did, please give a thumbs up and share! Of course, subscribe + get in touch/follow on social media!

Much love
- Yoni