How To Get Your Didgeridoo Heard In A Drum Circle

Playing in a drum circle with your didgeridoo can be frustrating if your didge sound is completely drowned out by drums! So here's a few tips on how to get heard in that situation. Although, in the video, I say it is best to use a higher pitch didge, if you do use an amplifier and mic it up, you may be able to get a lower key stick, say a D, to work, and get it to cut through the drums, expecially if you EQ it bright enough (ie, add a boost to mid/high mid frequencies on the amp, if it has EQ!) Regarding amps and mics: I've mentioned a couple of mics, the SM57 and Audix D4. Some players use the Audix i5 for live sound, so that may be another choice and the Sennheiser E604 should do the job too. I mentioned the Roland amp AC 33, which is a good amp (without bass though), or you could research other amps. Keep in mind that the amp will need a mic input of course. And if you want it also for busking, you need to think whether you want it to be able to reproduce bass for your stick, as the AC33 is not a good choice for bass reproduction. And also keep in mind that although certain mics may work better for sound on your didgeridoo(s), it is also subjective up to a point. But in a drum circle that, subjective mic choice is going to be less of an issue due to the fact that you are mainly just trying to raise the didgeridoo sound to a high enough level in relation to its EQ frequencies/harmonics. Anyway, have fun in the drum circle! www.johnthorpedidge.com