SONOR HiLite 8 10 12 14 22K & Greb Sig Snare Mk1 - Soundcheck by Bryan Macaranas

I do miss my old Red Maple HiLite (12 13 16 22 14SN) but for a long time, I could never find a matching 10" tom - so I let that kit go. Now that this kit kit has come into my possession, and with killer size toms; 8 10 12 14 (wish there was a 16) I was excited to be able to record it. Soundcheck time! Here's me playing around, putting the toms through its paces which I've reheaded with some of my current 'go-to' heads EVANS G2 Coated batters, and also EMAD on the kick. Have a listen to the bite these maple shells have (specially the 10"). Zero muffling! The positioning of the 8" is also something I used to play around with - I dig it! Check it out and let me know what you think.
Recorded at Dirty Laundry Studios Brisbane QLD, Australia SEPT 2024
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DRUM GEAR LIST
SONOR HiLite Series in 'Red Maple' Finish
8x8" Rack Tom
10x9" Rack Tom
12x10" Rack Tom
14x15" Floor Tom
22x17" Bass Drum
13x5.75 Benny Greb Signature Mk1 Snare Drum
UFiP Cymbals (L-R)
14" Blast Extra Dry Hi-Hats
7" Class Splash
8" FX Collection Natural Splash
10" Class Splash w/ 6" Class Splash inverted
21" Blast Extra Dry Ride (rivets removed)
21" Vibra Crash
18" Tiger China (modded) w/ 18 Tiger Crash (modded) stacked
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RECORDING & MONITOR GEAR
Porter & Davies 'Gigster' Drum Throne Monitor
Mics are mix of brands
Beyerdynamic 57/58c for rack and floor tom
Beyerdynamic D50d for main snare
Lewitt LCT240 for overheads
Lewitt DTP640REX w/ Dr Alien Smith Subkick 01 for kick
Prodipe T110 for snare bottom
Logic Pro X DAW
Audient id44 + SP8 Interface

[@jcdrums2798]

thank you bryan, another very good drum gear test

[@dave_sanderson]

Bryan... What are you doing to me!?

[@macaranas]

I feel that it’s my job to make people re-evaluate their life choices, financial position and studio space. 😂😂😂😂

[@dave_sanderson]

@@macaranas freaking mission successful!

[@voitekbiskup6005]

Dave… get your music room finished!!!!

[@silverbadgerdrums]

Fantastic kit, lovely dynamics in your playing, great sound. What bottom heads do you have on the toms?

[@macaranas]

I still have the original Sonor factory head (from the 80s) on there. Killer shells...