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John Thorpe
United Kingdom
Приєднався 14 кві 2014
Hope you enjoy the videos on this channel.
On this channel you will find a mixture of videos from didgeridoo tutorials, recording didgeridoo and a mixture of some of my past recordings as music videos.
Over the years I've had a fascination with sound and with audio systems and of course the didge. With an electrical, electronic and sound engineering background and a good set of ears, I spent years experimenting with audio sound systems. My enthusiasm for didgeridoos was no less than for audio. The didgeridoo & its sound is a wonderful thing!
On this channel you will find a mixture of videos from didgeridoo tutorials, recording didgeridoo and a mixture of some of my past recordings as music videos.
Over the years I've had a fascination with sound and with audio systems and of course the didge. With an electrical, electronic and sound engineering background and a good set of ears, I spent years experimenting with audio sound systems. My enthusiasm for didgeridoos was no less than for audio. The didgeridoo & its sound is a wonderful thing!
Choosing A Didgeridoo Microphone
Choosing a microphone for didgeridoo.
Note: in video 30:16 I meant to say roll off low frequency, not high frequency!
Regarding sound pressure level (spl) of a mic. Unless you have very loud stick and close miked, 130 dB spl or over should be fine
How to Mic up didge videos:
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Extra note re video: higher cost condensers can be more transparent & less forgiving than some cheaper ones that won't capture all the detail as well. So that relationship/difference between dynamics and condensers also exists to some extent between condensers & condensers. It's all relative!
Below is a handful of possible studio mics that I've either used or reseached that you may want to try::
Lewitt LCT 040
Lewitt LCT 440
Shure SM57
Audix i5
Audix D4
Rode NT5
Sontronics DM1T
Rode NT1
Audio Technica AT4033A
Aston Stealth
Senheiser MD421 ii (or vintage U version)
Telefunken M80 (81)
Sontronics STC3
Shure SM7B
Beyerdynamic M88
SE Electronics VR2 Voodoo
Electrovoice RE20
Cad E300S
AT4050
Shure KSM44A
AKG C414 Xll (or older versions/vintage)
Austrian Audio OC818 S
Neumann TLM 103
Neumann TLM 49
Neumann TLM 170
Neumann U87
Telefunken ELA M251E (if you are rich!)
www.johnthorpedidge.com
Note: in video 30:16 I meant to say roll off low frequency, not high frequency!
Regarding sound pressure level (spl) of a mic. Unless you have very loud stick and close miked, 130 dB spl or over should be fine
How to Mic up didge videos:
ua-cam.com/video/Xc4e1MRtZQI/v-deo.htmlsi=JraNcw65Mc76PqO6
ua-cam.com/video/1esKC2j0FC8/v-deo.htmlsi=RKnt_p3WckCWb1ct
Extra note re video: higher cost condensers can be more transparent & less forgiving than some cheaper ones that won't capture all the detail as well. So that relationship/difference between dynamics and condensers also exists to some extent between condensers & condensers. It's all relative!
Below is a handful of possible studio mics that I've either used or reseached that you may want to try::
Lewitt LCT 040
Lewitt LCT 440
Shure SM57
Audix i5
Audix D4
Rode NT5
Sontronics DM1T
Rode NT1
Audio Technica AT4033A
Aston Stealth
Senheiser MD421 ii (or vintage U version)
Telefunken M80 (81)
Sontronics STC3
Shure SM7B
Beyerdynamic M88
SE Electronics VR2 Voodoo
Electrovoice RE20
Cad E300S
AT4050
Shure KSM44A
AKG C414 Xll (or older versions/vintage)
Austrian Audio OC818 S
Neumann TLM 103
Neumann TLM 49
Neumann TLM 170
Neumann U87
Telefunken ELA M251E (if you are rich!)
www.johnthorpedidge.com
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Didgeridoo Mic Shootout Unearthed
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Here I reveal the which microphones are 1,2,3,4 and 5. Did you have a favourite? Here are a couple of videos part 1 & 2 about how to mic up a didgeridoo. ua-cam.com/video/Xc4e1MRtZQI/v-deo.htmlsi=WgxxHcePfrkEiVdP ua-cam.com/video/1esKC2j0FC8/v-deo.htmlsi=HB3JfqBUSqRAvSvL www.johnthorpedidge.com
Didgeridoo Dynamic Microphone Shootout
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Here's some fun with a dynamic microphone shootout: 5 mics lined up and 2 didgeridoos used and 2 different rhythms. You can check these short sound clips repeated so as to compare the sound from each mic used. It's a blind shootout so see if you can guess/prefer which mic number 1,2,3,4,5 belongs to which microphone. The mics used are the Shure SM7B, the Aston Stealth, the Audix D4, a mystery m...
How To Reverse Rhythms On The Didgeridoo
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Building didge rhythms is helped by being able to get into grooves and out of them. By learning how to reverse bits and pieces of rhythms it can also help to break habitual patterns whilst constantly recreating them, helping you to become a more flexible and versatile player. You can practise this without circular breathing by squeezing air out of cheeks thus creating the Wah sound. With circul...
Dartmoor Didge
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An ambient melodic Didgeridoo track to the beautiful scenery of Dartmoor. Best to listen via speakers or headphones and set YT to HD for best experience Dartmoor in the southwest of the UK is indeed a stunning place worthy of a visit! There are ancient rocks, woods, tors and dramatic scenery. The didgeridoo sound track was created specifically for this photographic slide movie. If you would lik...
Triplet Technique On The Didgeridoo
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A tongue technique on the didgeridoo. Have a go and incorporate into some of your rhythms if you want to.
Mastering Your Didge Recordings
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Mastering is just the icing on the cake. The final touch to make your didge tracks sound as good as they can. There are a host of different types of mastering processing such as EQ (& mid/side), saturation, compression (& multiband), clipping and limiting etc. But keep in mind some engineers use a simple chain while others more elaborate (One isn't better than the other!) and with some tools ne...
Didgeridoo Tutorial: The WeeAhWonga Rhythm
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Here's a simple rhythm that can be quite mesmerising to play. You can play the rhythm in different ways to create a different feel to it. If you use your cheeks for circular breathing, you can get that 'wong' sound by squeezing in cheeks rather than using the jaw or tongue (as in jaw/tongue circular breathing). Most importantly, have fun practising! If you would like to hear this rhythm when I ...
Choosing A Didgeridoo - Some Thoughts Before You Buy
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Didgeridoos these days are made out of all kinds of materials, for example: wood, fibreglass, glass, carbon fibre, hemp, plastic etc. Of course not to forget the original Australian naturally grown Eucalyptus sticks which are of termite bore. Contemporary didge makers use the many different materials, whereas the Indigenous Australians of the traditional style typically use grown Eucalyptus fro...
The Flutter Tongue & Trill On The Didgeridoo
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Here's a short video about how to get the flutter tongue and trill sound on a didge. Good luck and have fun! www.johnthorpedidge.com
A Simple Approach To The Didgeridoo Papa Wobble
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The Papa Wobble - two techniques combined as one. Hope you all have fun trying this technique and plenty of patience in practise and developing it. It may well be a challenge and take some time to develop it but it can add feeling, beat and pace to your repertoire of didge playing. I first stumbled upon a jaw wobble many years ago in my playing/practise. Though I was also shown a tongue wobble ...
Enhance Your Didgeridoo Playing With The Power of Feeling
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Enhance Your Didgeridoo Playing With The Power of Feeling
Vocal Techniques On The Didgeridoo
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Vocal Techniques On The Didgeridoo
Recording Set Ups For Didgeridoo - Part Two
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How I Overcame My Fear Of Performing Live Didgeridoo
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How To Improve Your Didgeridoo Playing With Innate Body Rhythm
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How To Improve Your Didgeridoo Playing With Innate Body Rhythm
The Mansion London - Halloween - With DJ Fabrizia, John Thorpe and Bongo Baws
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The Mansion London - Halloween - With DJ Fabrizia, John Thorpe and Bongo Baws
Didge Beat Techno Track With Dancer Yasmin Astera
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Choppy Waters - North Cornish Coast - Didgeridoo Music Track
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How To EQ The Didgeridoo - Using A Parametric Equalizer
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How To EQ The Didgeridoo - Using A Parametric Equalizer
"The Punch" A Didgeridoo Technique Creating a Punchy Sound
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Vocal Humming On The Didgeridoo - Multiphonics
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An Approach to 'Fine Tuning' a Wood Didgeridoo
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An Approach to 'Fine Tuning' a Wood Didgeridoo
How To Get A Crisp Sound On A Didgeridoo - Lip Vibration & Tension
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Improve Your Didgeridoo Recordings with Good Monitoring
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Very interesting! I’m really curious to know which microphone I’m hearing. Some of them sound quite similar, so much so that it’s hard to distinguish them unless played in close sequence. The fifth one stands out with a clearer and drier sound. Thank you!
Hi Andrea, glad you found it interesting. Yes it's interesting listening to similarities and differences between mics. I will be discussing it when I do next follow up video Cheers🤗
Brilliant explanation John, Thank you again for your amazing videos, very helpful. Keep it up! At the very moment i am working on my toot and trumpet sounds.
Thanks Chester🤗
Great video John!! Have you tried the shure sm7b on a didg? Also tried any of the clip-on mics ? Thanks again! Subscribed!
Hi, yes tried many mics over the years and I have got planned soonish another video or two about different mics which hopefully will be interesting, so keep an eye out if you want to watch. And thanks for your feedback, it's nice to know people appreciate the videos🤗
@ will do thank you! Yay or nay on sm7b ?
@@happy1wandering7b is a good mic, do you have that one
great video tutorial, and yes am guilty of revisiting the same groove often, your instruction has given me zeal to make changes and enjoy, cheers John
Great to hear it's given you a new zeal🤗
@@johnthorpedidge yes, it's the push and change I needed, thanks again.
good video 🙂
good video 🙂
Thanks 😁
Just uprated to the Audixi5 for street performances. Looking forward to playing at Whitby Goth Weekend this weekend.
That's great to hear. The i5 is a good value for money mic and competes with the SM57 . Many prefer the i5 & of course it's subjective and with its frequency response you'll get a nice crisp sound in the highs with lows too, the latter which the 57 lacks. Have fun with your new mic!🤗
Very cool. Really appreciate the vids you make, for me the didg tutorial stuff. I cant get enough. This sounds absolutely brilliant, excellent pictures as i listen aswell. Thank you!
Thank you for your lovely feedback🤗
Very nice!
Thanks🤗
What a super peaceful looking place, somewhere nice to get away to. Oh and the didge was great toi 👌
Thanks for your nice comment🤗
please answer me, how long your inner diameter mouthpiece? 28mm? its very important for me, thank you
For my lips yes it's around 28mm but that will vary from person to person. Best to experiment with different mouthpiece sizes. You can use beeswax or something you can mould to change shape to experiment with. Getting the right size for your own lips is pretty important. When you have found ideal size you can then make a solid mouthpiece either from something like wood, milliput etc. Also you might find the size may change after playing. Eg I started off with about 30mm plus for about a couple of years, then after my lips got tighter in vibration I needed smaller mouthpiece, hence, around 28mm I use now.
Namaste 🙏 John Sir, thank you kind information and guidance for beginners in playing didgeridoo and of course for everyone whom is attached with this divine instrument. Thanks and Regards Mahesh
My didge is so long and low (like c or b drone) that most of my vocals come out quite growly, it sounds ok when I get it right in a meditative sorta way but I've ordered a cheap meinl slide didge to get more of an idea of the pitch/key i feel happy in. The backpressure is quite a lot to deal with as a beginner, as you said sometimes 20 mins is enough.
You can get some nice contrast with high pitch vocals on a low key stick like a b but not so helpful if it's harder to play as a beginner. I'm sure your new stick will be helpful so good luck with it🤗.
@@johnthorpedidge thanks John, I bought one that's a bit too long for me to learn on comfortably. It's over 170cm and although I should grow into it I just want to see how I get on with the adjustable one.
Ps thanks for all the helpful learning vids you do, they really explain things well.
Thanks for your appreciative comment. Have fun with your new didge!
Good man.
Thanks John, great tips. I improved my drone quite a bit within a couple of hours and started getting more control. Just as you mentioned in the vid i have accidentally tooted a few times and now actually practice those too. Cheers John 👍
Happy Didgeridoo John Sir✨🙏
Is that black bee's wax, or some kind of plastic-rubber construction? Just curious - I use the yellow bee's wax, but wouldn't mind trying something "harder/firmer..."
It's milliput. You mix two pieces together when soft and it goes hard.
Sounds like an elephant farting in a rain barrel.😅
Yes, the elephants name is called farticus the Great😃
Namaste John Sir, Thank you for guidance of breathing and playing technique understanding way, am watching and trying to 🙏
Great to hear it was helpful
Good job john keep it up mate much appreciated 20:00
Awesome!
Thanks!
Hey John thanks so much for this excellent video ❤ I’ve been trying to learn circular breathing for a while now and I stumbled across your video last night and accidentally got it for a second there haha 😂 I was in shock! I’ll keep practicing, just wanted to let you know that you are an amazing teacher and you described it so well! Thanks so much ☺️ much love
Thanks for your lovely feedback. And that sounds like a nice shock🤗. Good luck with it and just a matter of time.
very good
Thanks
Some sound advice john thank you, subscribed for more!
That's great🤗
@@johnthorpedidge waiting for my first didge to arrive so meanwhile getting some good background info.
@@johnthorpedidge hi again john, I received my didge cpl days ago and have had about 4 or 5 hrs practice so far. Quite pleased with progress tbh but i have a question about didge care and repair, I have a teak instrument and it's sounding good but i have identified a cpl of leaks, just small pinholes in the knots so I'm wondering how to go about filling them. My initial thought was to just try and get some superglue in there, or maybe inserting a wooden cocktail stick and glue in place then sand off. What is normally done with pinholes like this?
Larger holes PVA glue mixed with sawdust, very small holes just PVA glue be fine. Hairline cracks use slightly watered down PVA glue. I use Evostick weather proof glue in the blue container. Also PVA glue much better than super glue because PVA doesn't go rock hard which allowed it to expand and contract a little with the woods movement. Hope that helps 🤗
@@johnthorpedidgeyea that's a great help thanks John, will be a better solution than the sellotape that's wrapped rd them at the moment.
Thank you :) I have only just started learning 2 and a bit months ago I'm getting there and this video has confirmed I am going in the right direction. Thank you :)
Great🤗
Hey mate thank you so much for this info. I have just been self learning all about recording my didg in Ableton.. I got Sennheiser e901 for my birthday from my lovely wife who had my sound engineer friend help her out. It is great so far but a lot of experimenting to come. And this video has given me some direction.
Great to hear. Good luck with your experimentation🤗
@@johnthorpedidge thanks mate.
Can’t wait to see it! Thanks for putting in the effort for the rest of us! 😊
Great to hear there's interest in it🤗
As someone struggling to learn the didge on my own, your videos are an invaluable resource! Thank you for sharing your wisdom 🙏🏻
Thank you for this video. I just got my didgeridoo today and have been practicing it all day. I have a question. I can get a drone that sounds good ,but I have to buzz my lips like a horse to get it. The only problem is when I go to circular breath and force the air out of my mouth, to breath in, the sound is higher pitched than the drone is when I'm breathing out. So it doesn't flow very well. I tried raising the pitch of the drone when I'm breathing out, but when I do it sounds like a neverending fart. What can I do to improve it? Is there anyway to lower the pitch of the mouth drone when I'm breathing in? So basically I want the drone of when I'm breathing out to sound like the drone of when I'm breathing in.
Sounds like the air pressure/ lip tightness is too tight on your in breath. Try and focus your attention on in breath through nose but particularly on what you're doing, IE, how forceful you squeezing cheeks in or pushing jaw up or tongue depending on how you circular breathe. That way you can learn how to drop the air pressure inside your mouth as you breathe in. Another practise that may help is to practise different lengths in breaths, eg, short sharp in breath, medium and long in breath. On the long sniff in you're slowing it down which may help you to be aware of and reduce pressure so that it begins to match the out breath. Hope that helps🤗
@@johnthorpedidge thank you.
@@johnthorpedidge thank you I did what you said and it works. I relaxed my lips when breathing in and it matches the low pitch drone when breathing out. It gives me something to practice on.
Thats great, glad to hear that helps@@cyruss3813
Excellent breakdown. Thankyou sir. I will take your advice and be patient and persevere.
Glad you found it helpful🤗
Krazy stuff😂
That deep growl thing you were doing at the end. So spooky.
Very authentic sound. Thanks for the lession.
Thanks for the video, sounds fantastic. I’ve got the circular breathing and now time to learn some tunes. Subscribed 👊🏽
🤩🤩🤩🤩 thank u!!
I accidentally found out the bottom lip thing on my second day and got a crisper sound on my drone. I can’t do much right now obviously but this video convinced me that I did something right! There is so much to learn with this instrument (I only know how to sing and play some guitar)😅 I am really grateful for people like you, putting these videos out for everybody! It’s amazing! ❤ You are a good teacher.
Great, thanks for your comment🤗
nice greetings. I can't do it without a gap between the drone and the breath, I've been trying for days. do you have any advice on how to overcome that gap to keep the sound flowing? thanks in advance
Most people end up with a gap to start with despite having acquired the CB technique overall If you keep practising over the next few weeks it should gradually improve until the gap goes/ becomes a part of the rhythm. Although persistence is required also patience can help too and help us in our overall enjoyment 🤗
@@johnthorpedidge thank You very much
Was hoping you'd show how to do this without the didge blocking your mouth. Buzzing and adding sounds in open so, we can see what you're doing. People always demo didge sounds and then cover their lips so we can't see what's really going on.
Hi, did you not watch the video further on, as there you can see my mouth on didge. So please check that out. At the beginning, I'm using tongue technique, so you won't learn much by seeing my mouth on didge at that point, though you can see my mouth on didge with that later on in video. If you didn't get anything out of this video or my teaching I suggest you go and check out some other videos by other didge teachers, as there are some good didge tutors out there and not everyone is going to gel with my teachings. Also I put a lot of effort into my online videos that are free that is thankfully appreciated by many. Hope you achieve what you're looking for on the didge Best John
Love the rythymn.Thank you very much.
853rd sub'd ya today
FCK/~ i jut got it. Tried for weeks. So geil!!!!
Well done!🤗
your tracks and sound are amazing! where can i download them?
I'm on Spotify somewhere and thanks for your comment🤗 Just found it, here it is open.spotify.com/artist/7A4WiCmXtUnR5FAQTo3nj8?si=hvaJIsusTuCCQj78V41xBg
Or Badcamp
I would say this is a tresillo rhythm
Thx for your point of view! The last sentences are the point of the „I“! Try try try as many didges as you can and you will find the stick that fits to you. And during this process you will see what kind of didgeridoo playing is your fav. (Trad, vocal, neuscholastische, etc pp) Or buying cheap and hope for it else sell again.
Greetings from Los Angeles, John. Thank you for the amazing tips. I am working on the wobble. It seems I have gotten the circular breathing down, and I am trying to get to the next level.
Hi Mike, glad to hear you're progressing. Hope you enjoy each step of the journey on this amazing instrument🤗
@@johnthorpedidge Thank you. This instrument has a special meaning to me. It has been with mankind for such a long time.
This is clearly the part of the 4-count wobble that i need practice on. I can play the rhythm no problem but as soon as I try to breath on the wah, I lose the rhythm. It's interesting because reversed is easy where you do one push and 2 breaths or 2 wats but reverse it and do 2 pushes and 1 wat and it becomes some alien rhythm to my muscle memory even though it's literally the same 3 count beat. The psychology of music
Practise it without the stick as it's often easier to get the new muscle memory. So, do the double tongue push while breathing or circular breathing. It can be tricky trying to do breath at same time as tongue wobble/double push.
@@johnthorpedidge I do that's how I figure out circular breathing. I would just be vibrating my lips all day. I'm going to try with this too
Thanks for this video.👍 I understand now my issue is the PapaWa part. I have no problem doing the 3-count wobble, but I've been trying to figure out the 4 count for months and it's just not clicking. At least I know what to isolate now and practice. I'll be sure to check out the other video. Just need to figure out the technique and build the muscle memory same as the 3-count. I can do them independently but when i try combining it my muscle memory goes back to the 3 count.
Excellent tutitorial.This has been the first to approach the feeling aspects that so strongly coincide with playing the didgeridoo.Humble and wise man.Thank Your insights and wisdom.
Hi, thanks for your feedback. It's always nice to know when people enjoy, appreciate and get something out of the effort I put into doing my videos🤗
Your didge has a very nice sound, what key is it?
Hi, it is E flat
Thanks, John great tutorial. Im going to practice that 😊
Great, good luck and have fun🤗