Just playing quieter and get more subtle tonality out of the drums. The 5A maple sticks, which are much lighter and softer than the usual hickory drumsticks, help with low-volume playing, although the wooden tips don't survive long.
Here's another one if you're interested: • DF no.296 - short version, 1960s vint...
1968 Premier kit: 20"/12"/16" (all pre-international sizes).
1960s birch 5.5" Premier snare.
Paiste 602 14" hats, 18" Thin, 22" med. ride with rivets, 20" Thin.
Recorded with two older Tascam field recorders about 1.6m in front of the kit, either side, and a basic condenser overhead into the Nikon DSLR.
Room sound only, no close mics.
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