Matt Halpern's Periphery Drum Rundown 

definitely lots of road tested wisdom in this episode!

Isn't it!? Seeing the way some people play cymbals is just barf worthy.

Each his own, but I play heads until I feel like changing to a different sound or look 😂 and sometimes that takes a year or two... or four....

Thanks! Glad ya enjoyed it!

very happy to do it!

Thanks!!

the movement is unmatched in rock!

took me a full trip around the sun, but i got him! 🦾

thank ya!

changed it up and went with a simple room capture with a Zoom recorder. Seems like folks like this better than a board mix!

the coolest dudes fr.

gave up trying to explain FOH mixes and just went with the old Zoom in the room.

FOH is dog azz

Gartska says the sweet spot in Meinl’s china line is the 18” equilibrium byzance

@@CharlesShoemaker-yq3uq I’m pretty sure the Equilibrium Byzance is a ride cymbal, not a China.

​@@CharlesShoemaker-yq3uq i think the equilibrium china only comes in one size, 20". for me its basically a slightly drier version of the 20" traditional, while still being fully lathed (unlathed chinas just dont have that bite to them)

@@chaoscinereous Oh yes, that’s correct. For me, it’s more about the size of Chinas that Meinl makes. I personally don’t like any of their non-20” Chinas by themselves. It’s not that I think they sound bad, I just prefer the timbre from their 20” Chinas. I have found smaller Chinas that I think I liked from other companies.

Thank you! 🤘

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Maybe an SM7DB to get an overall sound? Adjust the gain to not clip. That should do it well

we don't mic the kit, as it is set up for the show that night. for expediency, audio capture will be a Zoom in the room moving forward. Thanks!

me too! lol

I'll keep my eyes on the tour calendar!

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Rock Locks! They absolutely rule! www.rocklocksusa.com/

@@drumrundown Thank you very much sir.

I def agreed with him on this! I set my snare basket to the absolute lowest possible position, and even have tried to find ones with the lowest profile, and still find my 6.5's to sit just a smidge higher than I would like. I think the offering of a 6 inch snare gives a little extra room, without compromising a full bodied sound. This whole thing is a game of literal inches. It's wild to talk to all these drummers and see how nuanced things can really get!

👍🏽👍🏽. No doubt. I don’t sit too low, have been actually trying to go a little higher last few years so it’s never been an issue but I see it. Love the rundowns. Thank you. Keep em coming!!

thanks for watching! got some bangers in the queue!!!!

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that's a pretty slick combo!

nice! Will do!

with expedited delivery even! LMAO

Great suggestion!

@@drumrundown he is like a pioneer of the classic metal kick sound and his drums have always sounded punchy and meaty. Plus his snare drum is as metal as it gets. Would love to hear about how his tech tunes his kit. And even how it sounds to the ear!

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I think its all down to preference! With Zildjian A Custom family there are medium, medium thin, projection, rock, fast, custom fast...but it does seem that the Projection Crash is the favorite of a lot of Zildjian artists. I also see a lot of preference for the Kerope series, which I have a few for studio!

@@drumrundown thanks for taking the time love your content

This is simple room capture with a Zoom recorder. Those mics on his kit are for the live mix at the venue after filming.

@@drumrundown ahhh that explains it. Zoom always have a lot of high end. But yeah still - lower placement maybe level with the top of the kick and only a few feet in front I think would improve. Might not hurt to do a light compression in post if possible but I think changing the position of the zoom can help a lot.

Most people have shit technique . That’s why they need many heads

The Mapex kits sound better but Pearl is a much larger company and gear is easier to come by out on the road or touring different countries. The switch makes sense from a "business" standpoint.

100% agree, he's the reason I went Mapex. But I also agree that Mapex are hard to get bits for. Been waiting on two saturn evo floor toms and a bunch of stands for nearly 6 months.

I agree! The old school Pearl kits were amazing! After the reissue of the export it was not the same. I played a Pearl masters kit on stage and it sounded decent, but it was tuned by the owner. I’m sure I could have made it sound a bit better, but nothing like the Mapex and Yamaha kits sound. I really dig the DW kits these days, but I’m looking for a used Sonar kit from the 90’s.

It feels as though everyone in Periphery is a businessman at the end of the day. When Matt speaks about his signature snare drum, he makes sure to remind you of what it ships with if you buy it. You get that special Evans head that he designed. They make amazing music but it all seems to come down to money and selling things, which is totally fair. They've figured out how to make a living in this complicated industry and that is commendable, especially because of the creative control over their music. 17 Minute opening track? There's no label telling them they can't do that. 12 and 11 minute closing tracks? Why the hell not?! In the early 2010s, I found this beautiful set of arctic white/black hardware Saturn shells including a custom 20x20 kick in a drum shop in Ottawa and had to have them. I still love those shells to death to this day but obviously Matt playing Mapex had lots to do with my purchase. I'm sure a lot of us are quite bitter about purchasing a similar set or a Wraith snare because Matt seemed so passionate about their drum kits and then seemingly overnight, it was as if he'd never been with the Mapex to begin with. That's business I guess and Pearl is the obvious choice from that standpoint. Lesson learned.

He left Mapex because his AR guy there passed away.

what are your notes on the audio this time...

I'd love to hear your drum mix on your channel

@@feathodrums here's something I mixed, the bongo's alone sound bigger than this drum set ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qJpGCoZ4dts.htmlsi=dOrAqIHzxpw-Xg4q CC is English! Cheers!

@@drumrundown it needs more bass man, sounds like the whole kit is high pass filtered, a single well placed Behringer B-2 pro would sound better

@@feathodrums dunno what happened to the link I posted but here it is again the bongos sound bigger than this whole set ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qJpGCoZ4dts.htmlsi=dOrAqIHzxpw-Xg4q CC is English! Cheers!