http://davidoromaner.com rhythm blog Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:38:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If your looking to learn Reason basics you might like to check out my beginner lessons on Youtube. Reason is a great music software program that emulates a "real" rack of electronic music devices. The first lesson covers the basic Reason 3.0 interface, adding devices to the rack, and customizing ... http://davidoromaner.com/reason-3-0-tutorials I needed to add some low end to my 20 inch kick drum so I decided to give the KickPort a try. For those of you not familiar with the KickPort, it's a small plastic tube that gets inserted into the kick drum's resonant head. Attached to the tube is ... http://davidoromaner.com/kickport-bass-drum-support Last summer I trekked up to the Connecticut woods with Changing Modes for the Cell to Cell video shoot. The band had a ball making the video and everyone was really happy with the final product. Special thanks to Paul Rondeau for the concept, location, and the direction of the ... http://davidoromaner.com/cell-to-cell-video-changing-modes Twelve years ago, I bought a pair of custom molded musician earplugs with Etymotic Research filters. I remember liking them a lot because they were comfortable and evenly reduced low, mid, and high frequencies. As luck would have it, I only wore them for a few years because I carelessly ... http://davidoromaner.com/musician-earplugs While I was in Chicago on tour with Changing Modes, I got a chance to play with PJ Loughran, a good friend and talented singer-songwriter. I have been working with PJ and bass man John McFaul for almost ten years. Although John and I laid down tracks for PJ ... http://davidoromaner.com/playing-with-pj-loughran While we were in Argentina, Sarah and I had the pleasure of checking out La Bomba de Tiempo at Konex. This percussion ensemble lives up to it's name. They combine elements of afrobeat, afro-cuban, samba, fusion, tribal, and acid jazz to build their rhythmic explosions. Here is the interesting part: It's ... http://davidoromaner.com/la-bomba-de-tiempo-en-buenos-aires After two weeks of dancing and having a great time on my BsAs honeymoon, I suddenly got an inch to play some drums. So I went down to open mic at Bar Gitano, hosted by the versatile Bronson Tennis. Bronson hooked me up with the talented Gibbs from the 1060s ... http://davidoromaner.com/luna-meil-jam-in-buenos-aires Playing drums is a physical challenge. The longer you play the greater the probability of developing a repetitive-stress related condition (RSI) or carpel tunnel syndrome (CTS) symptoms. These types of injuries are also called "overuse injuries" because they are the result of repetitive use and stress to the soft tissues ... http://davidoromaner.com/tips-for-playing-with-repetitive-muscle-issues This was fun.  I had my brother video record a few takes of "White Room" at seaside lounge studios in Brooklyn. I think we did about 10 or 11 takes. We were lucky to get this one on camera.  This is what is sounded like in the studio: And this is ... http://davidoromaner.com/test-post Depending on your performance, a live gig can either be bliss or torture. Some nights we are just "in the zone" and other times nothing seems to go right.  As musicians, we know there are lots of external variables that can lead you in either direction --quality of sound system, ... http://davidoromaner.com/10-tips-for-playing-live