Desk Percussion Samples

[nsheldon]

Hello all.

When you're sitting at your desk waiting for something or rather bored, do you tap on your desk like I do? I've found that my desk actually makes a decent percussion instrument. So, I decided to sample it.

I created 10 samples of me tapping my desk in different places with my hands (using the Fantom to sample it of course). You can listen to a demo of me playing with the resulting samples on the Fantom with this MP3

http://www.nathansheldon.com/fantom-x8/ ... ussion.mp3 (670 kB).

And you can download the zip file containing the AIFF samples themselves for your own use at

http://www.nathansheldon.com/fantom-x8/ ... ussion.zip (337 kB).

Comments are welcome. I'd be interested to hear anything you may compose using the samples.

Regards,

Nathan Sheldon
http://www.nathansheldon.com/

[sambasevam]

duhhhhuuuudddeee!!!!

I ALWAYS tap desks when im waiting/bored! not just desks, i tap myself sometimes too. ))

I thought of sampling some beats, but, i have no mic.



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[nsheldon]

Hahaha. So, I'm NOT the only one!

Regards,

Nathan Sheldon
http://www.nathansheldon.com/

[bassman]

Hey Nathan,

You aren't the only one by far!

I've always thought that this was normal and acepted behavior. I've actually got an ironing board that sounds a lot like a snare drum and my upper chest serves as a great bass drum. The fingers can do flams, paradiddles, and the like.

If I wasn't on a musician's forum, I would never admit to any of this. But you guys understand, don't you. . ? .

Bassman

[nsheldon]

LOL. OK, you're just weird Bassman! Ha, just kidding. I think some samples of chest beating are now in order. Hahaha.

Regards,

Nathan Sheldon
http://www.nathansheldon.com/

[breakbeatmonster]

superb!
Maybe I sould sample myself claping, hiting my belly, drumming on my thigh and knocking my head ... all the other "body-sounds" are adults-only

groove on!

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[King Arthur]

That was hott!!!

I had to get the sample pack myself!!

My set up
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Roland fantom-s
Mpc 2000xl
Roland jx8p Classic Synth
Korg Microkorg
Pro Tools(adding it now)

[nsheldon]

Glad you could use the samples Kind Arthur.

Regards,

Nathan Sheldon
http://www.nathansheldon.com/

[The Box Drone]

Some of my most prideful pieceshas been done with plastic bowels, wooden spoons, and of course pots & pans!

One of my favorite tricks is taking a wine glass... drinking it down to any solid note & then sampling the ping I get when I flick the corner.

[nsheldon]

Indeed. I think many times we as both listeners and composers become a bit too reliant on traditional percussion sounds. It seems more creative to branch out and explore new sounds for percussive rhythms.

Regards,

Nathan Sheldon
http://www.nathansheldon.com/