Comments on: Tongue Drum

By: my percussion

my percussion — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 02:36:09 +0000

Extremely appealing. Continue to keep these kinds of reports coming.

By: hosiana

hosiana — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:44:17 +0000

Thanks for the freebie! Nice work!

By: Tobie Gracey

Tobie Gracey — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:41:02 +0000

I’ve desired to write something similar to this on my webpage and this has given me an idea. Cheers.

By: Ekendra Dasa

Ekendra Dasa — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 20:31:42 +0000

Awesome!

Such a nice sounding instrument. Can’t believe it is free. Good marketing though. I’m definitely checking out your other stuff on the website today.

Thank you very much.

Ekendra

By: Audio Genetics

Audio Genetics — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:15:07 +0000

I have set the Tongue Drum demos as downloadable now. Share and Enjoy.

By: Poppa!

Poppa! — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:03:48 +0000

why cant we get the tong drum demo sound mp3z?

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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:16:07 +0000

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By: Audio Genetics

Audio Genetics — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:00:42 +0000

Barry,

Thank you very much for sharing the detailed experience that you have with making instruments. These kinds of datasets will help inform the research of tomorrow. The flutes on your website are quite astounding. The bird head flutes are particularly fantastic, and we at the lab applaud your fine craftsmanship and detail.

As far as our sterilization process, due to the nature of active research and private funding I am not at liberty to provide details in this matter. However, I can tell you that our focus is a sonic decontamination to rid the incoming subjects of any lingering echoes, acoustic resonance feedback loops, and reticulated aural splines. No liquids, solvents, or chemicals are introduced in this process, and we feel that the steps we take upon acquisition of a new subject are a worthwhile action in order to overcome any P.O.G.B. residue (Previous Owner Genre Bias) that may be present. Thank you for your time and understanding.

-A.G.L.

By: Barry Higgins

Barry Higgins — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:35:12 +0000

The samples sound very good. I am a musical instrument maker and have made a number of tongue drums and marimbas despite the fact I primarily make Native American Flutes. There are HUGE differences in tongue drums based on the techniques used by the maker as ell as materials. Things like is the top pf the drum screwed down or glued and if glued with what type of glue. Is the box made of a high density wood to better reflect the sound rather than absorb it. What is the material on the top is it a resonant wood such as Paduck, Cedar, Redwood that better supports sustain or is it a bright tonal wood such as Rosewood or Grenadillo. Other factors are how many nodes are under cut into the keys and how well it is done the more nodes the more harmonics – the richer the sound. In a used instrument one has to look out for micro cracks in the wood, often caused by playing it with the wrong mallets. The cracks have a huge effect on the sound. Mallet selection is also very important to vary the brightness of the tone as needed. As a wood worker I would question the sterilization process and why you would do that. Any type of moisture or solvent will have an effect on the tone as it will absorb into the wood cells. Moisture is really bad as it takes longer to dissipate placing water on a tongue drum would be the equivalent of taking your Martin guitar out to play in the rain.
Thanks you for the samples – I hope the information I have provided can assist you. Barry Higgins

By: Daniel Nevels

Daniel Nevels — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:19:42 +0000

Wow!!! Great job guys. Nice sample library!