Re: Wave Drums

[Jim Coker <jcoker@magelang.com>]

If you can't find a wave drum, you might find
a tabla interesting.   The Ali Akbar School of Music
in San Rafel, CA carries high-quality ones (as well
as other indian instruments) for about $450.  They
are wonderful instruments in themselves, and if you
added a piezo mic plugged into an FX unit, you could
have great fun with that as well.

Jim

jmw/cmu wrote:
> 
> >More even: The magic is the richness of expression which is not limited 
>to
> >MIDI and Samples.
> >Its perfect for looping because you do not have any feed back and 
>external
> >noise problems. You can just sit at the one instrument and keep 
>overdubbing
> >all its sound...
> >
> >So they do not make them any more? It was too good to survive?
> >
> >Unfortunately I do not have one
> 
> Yes, korg discontinued them a couple of years ago - I called to see if 
>they
> had any old stock but cust. support said that they sold the last bunch to
> the Grateful Dead.
> 
> The price was pretty high (~$2000 new) and I'm sure that that was a 
>factor
> in their lack of acceptance. Maybe the unit was a bit too far out for 
>most
> drummers..
> 
> peace,
> 
> jmw
> 
> PS : I am also one of the unfortunate souls unable to find a Wavedrum, 
>so if
> anyone out there sees one for sale let me know. I'm ready to buy.