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Whale Drum from Soundiron captures a large vermilion tongue drum in all its marimba-like warmth, dreamy tone, gentle softly rounded attack, and undulating decay. It includes mallet, stick, and brush articulations, as well as a smaller slit drum and wooden toy xylophone.
Each mallet-struck note was recorded at both tongue center and edge positions with an average of 10 dynamic velocity layers and 10 round-robin variations per note. The stick and brush articulations were played over various edges and surfaces around the drum. The instrument was recorded in a large reverberant tile and stone hall from a slight distance with mallets and sticks. This wet hall sound is ideal for orchestral arrangements and more atmospheric songwriting. Also recorded was a smaller 3-note slit drum and a wooden toy xylophone.