Percussion Instruments That Add Color

This is a work horse mic used by every sound engineer to record any type of instruments:brass, percussion, etc.

The Korg Volca Drum is a super fun & creative percussion synthesizer. This Volca definitely is unique. It offers six parts each with layers of two individual sounds per part that can be edited separately or together. Programming is very immediate and the controls invite tweaking without having read the manual. However there are a few settings that aren't immediately intuitive which are accessed with the edit/step button and then scrolled through by the select/parameter knob. These potentially overlooked settings really do add to the sound giving bit reduction, wave folding, overdrive, panning, and gain adjustment. The three distortions here add a bit of grit to the sound and in my experience don't degrade the sound too much either, being mostly consistently useable at maximum settings. The motion record opens up the sound design potential quite a bit even if it is a shame that motion recording isn't available for the resonator parameters. I especially enjoy motion recording the rate of the LFO modifier. So many types of synthetic percussion can be made with this synth and, with choke groups, you can treat multiple sounds as a single instrument set. Programming on the Volca Drum is a joy. I plan on holding onto mine probably forever.

The color is great and love the way you can add to it.

the E-Percussion Module Mount by Alesis is the perfect part i was looking for....

In the last year, I've phased out using fluorescent instruments Kinos, Lowel Rifas, etc. because they're just too problematic for traveling. I flew to China with three Rifas and the big flo tubes were a royal pain. I looked at many manufacturer's LED solutions, but the tradeoffs were build quality vs. price. These Dracast LED instruments are in the sweet spot. Super sturdy aluminum bodies, nice adjustment mechanisms, and best of all, high-CRI LEDs that produce a flattering light at tungsten to daylight color temps. I shoot tons of corporate execs in their environments. So being able to quickly dial in the color temperature without pulling out a jelly roll is fantastic.

Great for Vocal and Instruments!

Used to add additional color to subjects and background.

Great replacement lamp for all of our instruments.

Haven't used them yet , but am sure they will securely hold my instruments down .

What else can be said about the 57? Instruments, vocals, everything.