"An Unknown Longing" by James R. Sutton - Drum Tracking (Tama Techstar TS500)

"An Unknown Longing" is the first track on my Evenfall EP, which can be downloaded from Bandcamp here: https://jamesrsutton.bandcamp.com

The kick, snare, and tom sounds were all created using the Tama Techstar TS305 analog voice module. "Cymbal" sounds created with the Roland TM-6 Pro.

Equipment Used:

Tama Techstar TS500 Drum Kit (TS150 bass drum pad not shown)
Roland TM-6 Pro Trigger Module, BT-1 & PDX-6 Trigger Pads, KT-10 Kick Trigger Pedal
Innovative Percussion CW-1 Drumsticks
Presonus StudioLive AR22 USB Mixer/Interface
Presonus Studio One 5 Pro
Apple MacBook Pro 2015

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In 1987 my mom moved the two of us from the rural, mountain town I was born in to a place with opportunity and a future. It was a pivotal moment in our lives and I believe it to be the best thing she could have done for us. My mom has always been unconditionally supportive when it came to my musical ambitions and if it wasn’t for that move I wouldn’t be the musician or the person I am today.

We moved into a studio apartment and while I was in high school she worked extremely hard to support us, sometimes taking on multiple jobs to make ends meet. Apartment living is less than ideal when it comes to practicing the drum set, so my mom figured out a way to buy an electronic kit for me to practice with. Keep in mind that this was the eighties and electronic drums were relatively new and expensive. That kit was a first generation Tama Techstar in white.

After continuing to use the kit into the nineties, both at home and at the occasional gig, I sadly and foolishly sold the kit to pay bills. That kit represented a very important time in my life, so it wasn’t long before I began to deeply regret selling the drums. I looked to replace the kit as the decades passed, but never found a complete Techstar kit in white that wasn’t beyond my means.

In July of 2020, the kit you see in this video was posted on Reverb and although it needed some TLC, it was listed as complete and fully functional. I mentioned it to my mom and before I knew it, she bought it! Let’s just say that I was pretty emotional. We both laugh now that she essentially bought the same set of drums for me twice.

Thank you, mom. I love you!
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