So with the TM-2 coming out, you might also have read many things from music fair reports
on the TM-2 talking about layering drum sounds.
But why should you layer drum sounds?
It's very simple.
In today's music, on the radio, CDs or whatever, any music you buy today, all kicks and snares
or at least ninety nine percent of them are layered sounds.
For instance, if you look at pictures from studio recordings, you never see one single
bass drum microphone used for the kick sound.
No, it's a couple of mics in different positions in front of that kick.
You might even have a small speaker placed just in front of the resonant head of a kick
and it all makes one big kick sound in the studio production.
In electronic music those kicks sounds you've been raving on, they actually consist of maybe
five or six different layers.
One layer for the top end for the attack, and even a layer like a sine wave for the
bottom end.
So, that's why today on the live stage you should be able to reproduce and do the same.
Now let me explain to you very simply what layering is all about.
Now, let me switch off the TM-2 and this is the drum sound I will be using from the TD-30.
This is the kick sound.
The snare sound and i'm actually layering a tambourine on top of my hi-hat sound.
So that already is a layer because you are combining two different sounds on top of another.
OK, now, let's switch on the TM-2 and do the same thing.
This is the kick only coming from the TM-2.
It's like a fat kick which enhances the attack and more ambient sound coming from the TD-30.
So this is the TM-2 only.
And now combined with the TD-30 kick.
Again the TD-30 by itself.
Now with the TM-2 underneath.
So it's got a little bit more bottom.
Same for the snare.
This is the snare sound only from TD-30.
And this is the one with the TM-2 included.
And this is a nice thing, just by connecting the TM-2 I can actually trigger different
sounds for the head and the rim.
Which also will translate in more natural triggering because it actually follows your
ghost notes in your playing.
Ok, just to be very clear, let's first play a beat with the kick sound and snare sound
only coming from the TD-30.
So there's no TM-2.
One, Two, three, four.
now let me integrate the sounds I will be triggering in TM-2 on top or underneath the
kick and the snare of the TD-30.
It will become something like this.
One, two, three, four.
Without!
With!
Without!
Again for the bass players, I will play it very slow.
This is like, without.
ok, and now with triggering.
It goes something like this.
With the music it sounds something like this.
And this is only an example with electronic drums.
Imagine the possibilities of layering sounds with your acoustic drums like it's been done
in the studio for many, many years.