Travis Orbin - Second Cartoon Theory Session - "Sacred Geometry"

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If you'd like to learn more about this session and Cartoon Theory in general, please peruse the video description for "Maneki Neko" on my channel.

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Here's the final vid for this series - the epic! Both Plini and David Maxim Micic play fantastic guitar solos on this tune. When I wrote parts for this, I wasn't entirely sure I'd be able to execute all the fast ghost notes at 2:40 - 3:10 and 3:31 - 4:01 but some quality rehearsing proved otherwise, hehe.

I utilized the same cymbal setup as "The Murmuring of Tokyo's Anthill". I boosted the room mics at 6:32, then at 6:58 boosted them further and automated the volume to slowly increase to blistering levels until the end; I also employed various effects/filters.

Notes:
1:23 - 1:38 - grooves with double bass and random ghosts occasionally underpinning the kicks
3:29 - fill-in complements guitar lick
4:02 - 4:49 - overdubbed tambourine enters, crescendoing--via volume automation--until 4:18; accented rhythms complement the groove
7:17 - 7:24 - last two bars features ride bashing in 5-16 to complement the umbrella time sig

Gear: http://www.travisorbin.com/equipment.htm

If you'd like to purchase an isolated drum movie for this, please visit: http://travisorbin.bigcartel.com/prod...

Full drum set transcription:
http://travisorbin.com/images/Cartoon...
Percussion overdub chart:
http://travisorbin.com/images/Cartoon...
Tempo = 93 BPM

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