by Marcus » Wed Dec 24, 2014 3:47 pm
Happy Holidays to all in the forum,
I ran across this term, not sure where I read it--think it was this forum, but the term was the "the drum/bongo has a buttery sound". I would think that would be more of a dry sound rather than a wet sound, but dryer with a richness to it. Not sure how to describe this. I would think that a Djembe is certainly not a buttery sound and some bongos are also very sharp sounding. When I listen to Cuban Son groups some bongos give that "buttery sound". My new Conga and Tumba natural steer skins sound buttery as I soaked them to an al dente slightly wetter. Another skin on another Tumba I soaked longer and the skin stretched more and provided a wetter brighter sound.
Anyway does the term "buttery" sound like a good way to describe a tonal quality?
peace, marcus