MWA 1 audio

The speaker is reviewing the Vic Firth Heavy Hitter Quadro Pad, which they have been using for four years to practice for marching band. They describe the feel of the pad as similar to a low tension set of tenors, which helps build muscle and endurance. The pad is good for training hands to produce consistent sound, and it can be played quietly. The speaker mentions that the pad is portable but needs to be carried separately. Despite some damage from dropping it, the pad still works fine. The price for the smaller model is around $195. The speaker concludes by mentioning that the pad is worth it for those who plan to march tenors long-term. Alright, this is my MWA1, the review, I'm reviewing the Vic Firth Heavy Hitter Quadro Pad. I have the small model. I got it for Christmas my freshman year of high school, which was four years ago. I put it to good use. I've used it every year to help me practice for marching band. The feel of the pad specifically is pretty good. It feels like a low tension pad, not pad, a low tension set of tenors, so it's good to build up the muscle and the endurance to actually practice, so it gives you better chops. Personally, when we play on the line at UNM, we have a higher tuned set. Currently, you can hear the individual sound and tone of each drum. Since the entire bass is wood, if you miss the pad itself, you'll hear a tick that, usually That's where the hardware is for the drum itself, on the actual set of drums, and you'll hear a tick then too, so it really trains your hands to get into the feel of the stock ticking. That's one of the hardest things for me to do, and I've been working on it for years, so after that, it's really quiet, and even if you have neighbors that complain about sound too much, it's pretty good. The only time you can really get it loud is if you really put some velocity and are heavy handed in. I'll turn it up here in a sec, you'll hear how quiet it can get. I'll let it play through for a bit, and we'll continue talking. The quiet section is done now, so going back to sound, it's pretty portable, you see here. When I first got it, it came with two spocks, which is a tiny circle pad right there. When I did circles with my sticks, you could see it there. You have options to put it anywhere on the pad, but since I only marched with one spock, that's where I used it. The finger hole, that's where you can pick it up to move it. It's portability is alright, because it can't really fit anywhere, you have to take it by your side and by itself, so that's kind of a downside, but durability, I've had this thing for four years, it's pretty cut up, it still works fine. The small damage to the pad itself is because I was not that smart in protecting it when I was younger, but there's chips here and there from dropping it, so it's not that bad. Price on this runs about $195 from most stores on the smaller model, so it's not too expensive. It's definitely worth it if you're going to march tenors for the long run, but you probably not, because, you know, I don't even... do you do much music, Miss Anya? I don't know, I haven't asked. Hopefully when you look through this, you'll see, and maybe you can answer that after. It's not important though, but, yeah, scrapes here and there, bumps, that's all on me, so there's one, scrapes all over, that's all just because I was dumb, so, yeah.