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Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is

Posted by Arthur Edstrom on April 10, 2011 0 Comments

Check out Ron's big ending the video! For fantastic drum loops for ballads check out these from Ron.

Ron Wikso on Drums with Gregg Rolie Band - Rockford 2010

Posted by Arthur Edstrom on September 07, 2010 0 Comments

Unique view that I shot from behind and beside the stage with my little Flip video camera.

Awesome Customer Review

Posted by Arthur Edstrom on September 04, 2010 0 Comments

We love hearing from our customers!

August 31, 2010

"I am currently recording a song that requires a specific combination of patterns and "feel". The quality of this loop is perfection and the playing is clearly fantastic. With these shuffle loops and the Jazz Bo, I'm able to create that human/live performance element from my home studio. This "almost free" purchase was a test... these loops get an A+! I need look no further for loops and am already creating a list of other sets I want to purchase. To get this level of musicianship incorporated into my projects at all, let alone at this price (you're practically giving this away - thank you!!) is a gift to DIY artists with high standards and minimal budgets. Thank you and please continue to do this!!" -- Kristina A. from Charlotte, NC.

Double Vision & Head Games - Ron Wikso with Foreigner

Posted by Arthur Edstrom on September 02, 2010 4 Comments

Live with Lou Gramm, Mick Jones, Tom Gimbel, Bruce Turgon and Ron Wikso

Now Total Control Audio brings you Double Vision Drum Loops (stereo and multitrack!)

135 BPM drum loops in ACID WAV format. Drum tracks for the classic Foreigner song.

Instead of the short loops (1 or 2 bars) typical in many loop libraries, we’ve provided longer loops to retain the feel of the actual performance. Most of the loops are 4 bars in length and many of the fills are included as part of the loops, with additional fills included to enhance variation and flexibility to suit your project.

This loop collection for Double Vision was recorded by Ron Wikso, who played as if performing the song. This means that rather than performing each loop completely differently, some might appear similar, as is often the case in a real performance, but there are typically nuances between them that make them sound and feel different. For example; even though verse 1.wav and verse 2.wav may sound almost identical they’re not exactly the same. Your song will have a more organic feel by using both of these loops rather than pasting the same one in both verses.

This whole loop collection includes 17 sections that make up a complete performance of Double Vision at 135 BPM

2 Intro Sections
4 Verse Sections
6 Pre-Chorus Sections
4 Chorus Sections
1 Ending

STEREO 58 MB (download 53 MB ZIP) Total of 17 loops. There is one stereo loop for each section

MULTITRACK 440 MB (download 347 MB ZIP) includes 13 separate tracks for EVERY section as follows:

Hi Hat
Kick Exterior
Kick Interior
Overhead Left
Overhead Right
Room Left
Room Right
Snare Bottom
Snare Rim
Snare Top
Tom 1
Tom 2
Tom 3

The Multitrack Loops Set also includes all the STEREO Loops for a total of 264 Acidized Loop files!

File Details:

Audio Sample Size 24 bit
Audio Sample Rate 44 kHz
ACIDized WAV Format

Drum Performance by Ron Wikso

Drummerworld - Featured Ron Wikso

Posted by Posterous on May 01, 2010 0 Comments

Interesting bio on Ron from Drummerworld.com. Lots of other drummer bios and cool drum stuff on their site. Check it out!

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"Your Filthy Little Mouth" Tour

Posted by Arthur Edstrom on April 17, 2010 0 Comments

Another fun blast from the past with Ron and David Lee Roth.

David Lee Roth performing "Experience" in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on March 29, 1994 during his "Your Filthy Little Mouth" tour. Guitarist Terry Kilgore, bassist Jamie Hunting, keyboardist Brett Tuggle and Total Control Audio's own Ron Wikso on drums. .

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Part 3 - Tips for Using Multitrack Drums with Pro Tools

Posted by Arthur Edstrom on April 13, 2010 0 Comments

This is part 3 of http://LilacWriter.com video tutorial on using Multitrack Drums with Pro Tools. Learn how to setup the session with a drum sub group and set the track color.

Total Control Audio's multitrack drum loops are used in this video!

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Part 2 - Tips for Using Multitrack Drums with Pro Tools

Posted by Posterous on April 12, 2010 0 Comments

This video continues with multitrack drum groupings using Total Control Audio drum loops. See how to set up the edit group to keep the drums in phase then mix groups for snare mics, toms and kick mics. See the way to override groups using control for relative mixing within a group and also how to turn defined groups on and off using the groups window on the mixer or arrange view.