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fandango · Post by **fandango** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 7:22 pm

You know the start of the Eastenders tune?

"doof doof doof-doof doofdoof dadada"

I'm certain it's one of those electronic drum kits with the large hexagonal pads that were really popular in the 80s, but I can't remember which particular drum kit it was.

I'd like to find out
A) What drum kit it is.
B) Whether it's an electronic kick, or tom. Can't work it out just from the sound.

Anyway, I need it for remaking an old game tune from the Amiga. (and no, it's not Eastenders the Arcade)

cron · Post by **cron** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 7:40 pm

Couldn't you just sample it? I'm pretty sure it's played dry at the beginning (though maybe with reverb).

Kriminal · Post by **Kriminal** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 7:41 pm

you want roto toms or something like that

Kriminal · Post by **Kriminal** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 7:42 pm

http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/archive/e ... 0/9965.php

Barf · Post by **Barf** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 8:52 pm

Think I read somewhere that they used a Linndrum for that intro, there should be samples of it somewhere on the net...

C00kie · Post by **C00kie** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 9:37 pm

Not Linn, not Roto, it's Simmons drum pads!! Electronic it is...
There should be samples available, I found them once so they can be found again.

Dunbar · Post by **Dunbar** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 9:44 pm

I've had nightmares about that drum intro

beej · Post by **beej** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 10:10 pm

Yeah, the classic Simmons tom sound...

hollowsun · Post by **hollowsun** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 11:13 pm

As beej says, THE Simmons tom sound.

Available here:

http://www.hollowsun.com/simmons.zip

Kick, snare, 'crack' (white noise burst) and tom. Sorry but just a single tom but it pitches well.

From the kit of Richard Burgess, Simmons consultant and pioneering user with the band landscape, now a successful producer. He lent me his kit in the late 80s to sample for the Akai XR10 drum machine which I was working on at the time. Arguably definitive Simmons!

Enjoy

Steve

fandango · Post by **fandango** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:10 am

Simmons! You guys are fab.

hollowsun: Awesome. Just the thing. Thanks for the the download, cut the search time down considerably. The Tom will fit fine in a sampler with pitch mapping across a few keys.

Peg: "You bitch!"
Pat: "You cow!"
## "doof doof doof-doof doofdoof dadada"

beej · Post by **beej** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:33 am

More like:

"You mean someone's planted a nuclear bomb in the 'Vic?! But we'all all die!"

KAAAAAA---BBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!

## "doof doof doof-doof doofdoof dadada"

Announcer: "That was the last episode in the series..."

Audience: And there was much rejoicing.

aitken11 · Post by **aitken11** » Fri Mar 24, 2023 4:46 pm

sorry to come here after ages with this:

RecliningPair · Post by **RecliningPair** » Thu Dec 07, 2023 1:35 pm

aitken11 This is fantastic.

I do a Podcast called Reclining Pair, would you mind if I borrow this for our Christmas edition? I don't want to record the original off the TV for copyright reasons. Happy to credit you in the podcast notes or link to your private music page?

We don't have advertisers or subscriptions, so I'd be unable to pay. Thanks.

ThunderingMantis · Post by **ThunderingMantis** » Mon Dec 18, 2023 11:03 pm

I think it's a recording of Phil Mitchell falling down the stairs after half a bottle of whiskey

Looking for 'that' Eastenders drum. (seriously)