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Gary Stockton
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9/24/2007 2:32:36 PM
Tambourine Sound
I've been trying to record a great tambourine sound without success. What I'm trying to do is get a single tambourine snap that has a bit of sustained rattle to it. I believe the snap that resonates with me is one that is recorded with the tambourine attached to a mount or something that allows it to have a litte bounce reflex. My recordings are coming out really flat and short. The exact sound I'm in search of can be found on Roxy Music's song "More Than This" from the album "Avalon" if you are curious what I'm trying to achieve.
I'd appreciate any recommendations any of you home recording experts might have in duplicating this sound, or pointing me to where I can buy a sample.
Cheers.
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Hop On Pop
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9/24/2007 2:41:37 PM
Step back from the mic and add a bit of reverb and delay until it achieves the sound of your liking.
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Stegor
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9/24/2007 3:04:55 PM
Boy I know what you mean about recording tambourines. I don't have that song at hand but Roxy Music's recordings have always amazed me. Avalon is built on layers and layers of Manzanera's understated little guitar figures. Best make-out album ever.
Anyway, I don't know if it helps but I've found it important to roll off a ton of the low end so all the chunky clang is gone and you are left with just the ching.
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Hugh Hamilton
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9/24/2007 3:34:57 PM
I think you might find that this is one of those situations where you really really really need to have: the right tambourine!! Of course you can tweak and crush and modify the sound, but tambourines themselves come in a variety of flavors (with or without skin, variety in the size/material/density of the cymbals, etc.) - then there's the way you're playing it - the room you're playing it in - the way you're recording it (haha, this could be a primer in recording techniques...) - but I think the whole real key is to make sure your making the sound you want in the first place. Just a guess. This is an often-overlooked principle that I've recently taken to heart...
Good luck!
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Hugh Hamilton
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9/24/2007 3:43:56 PM
P.S. I'm completely in the dark about the reference you cited for the sound - but maybe hitting two tambos together would do what you want...?
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Gary Stockton
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9/24/2007 4:11:00 PM
Great suggestions guys, esp the one about reverb and delay. Had never thought about that one. Cheers everyone.
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Spank Momma
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9/24/2007 4:38:53 PM
You might try hitting the side, not the skin with a drumstick, I guess the key word here is experiment. May the scwartz be with you. John
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The Man With No Band
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9/24/2007 7:59:42 PM
Gary .. I'm no techie but maybe this will help.
It has always been my experience, that for some reason, the Tambourine ALWAYS sounds best when played by a cute, little, stoned-out, hippie chick, wearing bell bottom pants, a tie-dye T-shirt, a bandana and a string of peace beads with a giant Peace pendant hanging from it .. :)
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Stegor
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9/24/2007 8:07:42 PM
You got that right Sam! Betty might not fit the bill exactly, but I always preferred her over Veronica.
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Gary Stockton
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9/25/2007 11:28:54 AM
LOL!
I got it last night through stepping back a bit from mic, holding firm in left hand, and smacking rim of tamb with right, avoided clipping mic, then applied a reverb and slight delay, as previously recommended, and whadayaknow.. I have the exact sound.
Thank you for all of the great help everyone.
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