Thank you for making these videos!!! I just started composing and, having never played percussion, I didn't know the names of the instruments that make the sound effects I was thinking of, so these are perfect for that. One thing that would be nice (if you have time) would be if you could add a list of the instruments with links to the timestamps where the different instruments are being played so viewers could click through and find a particular instrument quicker--but the info you provide is very good! :)

Great..

I've been curious about the cricket for decades. (You hear it in Lionel Richie's hit All Night Long, for example.) I thought the sound was created by something like a guiro. Then, a few years ago, I found a sample pack with different kinds of latin percussion loops. And some of the loops sounded exactly like that, but they were called "crickets", and so I searched for any kind of cricket percussion. I found that, and got one. Unless I'm listening to something with a lot of latin influences, I use it like claves. (I hold the body, not the handle, so the medal rod is face up, and gently shake it so you only get (or try to get) one click.)

Hey Rick, amazing sounds here. Especially the Others or Otters, I don't know the name or instrument. Where can I find these? Really sounds like a flock of birds. Thanks for making these videos. Grtz, Joop🙏🙌

Right On! Great job my friend, a demonstration of sound well needed in a lost art form of analog sound creativity. Always think outside the box for a new wave sound sensation & vibe! ++Peace,Funk & Rock n' Roll 4 Your Soul++ "Happy Holidays!"

i wonder if i could make some of these

14:29 may I know if the bottom of the spoons "handles" are sold seperately? Or does it come with the spoons?

Any info on the ion triangles?

12:06 Sounds like record scratch. I can imagine hearing that in rap music. And if anything happened to them, it would be an utter disaster.

What Is the percussion at 4:40?...Is Plugs Percussion?

i'm trying to figure whats the percussion instrument on Grateful Dead "Operator"- it's like a ratchet with controlled twists but it has a zippy ascending and descending aspect. i think it's pretty common in medium tempo country tunes, but if you listen to "operator" for a few seconds you'll know exactly what i'm talking about.

How would I notate these?

What is the name of the birds sound please?

Can’t find the Pearl rattle shakers. Help.

Help! I don't know who else to turn to. What kind of instrument is this, starting at 0:31 in the demonstration of that sample pack? I hear it on various latin music tracks, but I struggle to identify the instrument. The wobbling sound reminds me on some kind ape-call. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b76HmdV_l5PUmXU.html Is it a drum technique? Or something entirely different? THX in advance!

It is a shame the old fashioned "pick a part"" junk yard is pretty much a thing of the past. There is a giant metal recycler in my town that I have repeatedly reached out to about buying metal from. They wont return my calls. I think they deal in the train car load only.