How do I develop the slap sound on darbuka/doumbek ?
A; It is not really that different from the slap on congas. Have you seen there is a video of the slap stroke on my conga page. It takes well over a year to get the sound and technique. It feels like the drum is being hit with a kipper in the beginning but you have to keep on at it. It will come. It is not about how hard you hit the drum. It is a knack that is impossible to explain, even in person in a lesson. One day, it just happens. It is a VERY important stroke on all Arabic drums. Q; I’m an experienced drummer, but am looking to delve into electronics. I have no experience in this matter, and don’t ant to waste money on a bad module my first time around. What products or route would you recommend? A; Do you want a whole kit of pads or just to trigger a few samples to augment your acoustic kit? For a whole kit I would advise d-drum. Def the best, great sounds. Roland kits are fine but I don’t like the sounds. You could use that to trigger your own samples from another sampler (S300
