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All You Must-Know About Electric Acoustic Cajon

Cajons are popular percussion instruments, which are employed for use in world or Latin music. Check out the PDF to read more about stomp boxes.

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All You Must-Know About Electric Acoustic Cajon

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  1. AllYouMust-KnowAboutElectricAcousticCajon Cajonsarepopularpercussioninstruments, whichareemployedforuseinworld orLatinmusic. Also, it’shighlyutilizedforunpluggedacousticgigsandfor groovyoutdoorperformances. Undoubtedly, Cajonhasmadethesightofa musiciansittingonaboxandperformingtheirgigacommonone. ThereareseveralreasonswhyanelectricacousticCajonhasbecomeextremely popularlately. Firstandforemostisitsgreatandcaptivatingsound. Cajonisaratherinexpensiveinstrument, butitsworthapurchaseasitcanassist youinimprovingthemusicqualityatyouracousticsessions. Moreover, itcould evenhelpyouinasituationofchaircrisis. Essentially, theCajonisawoodenbox, generallywithafaceplatemadeof thinnerplywood. Theparticipantsitsontheinstrumentandperformsitby hittingvarioussectionsofitusingtheirhands (orsometimesbrushes, mallets andevenkickdrumpedals). Thisbox-shapedpieceofpercussionissobenign appearing, thatmanydonotevenrealizethatit’samusictool. WhatDoesItSoundLike?

  2. ACajonmayhaveeitheraseriesoratrapbehindthefaceplate. Theseseries ofstringsorasnarewhenstruckhardoncertainplacesofthefaceplate, soundsimilartothatofa ‘snap’ or ‘buzz’ likeasnaredrumisproduced. Becauseoftheshape, ahitintothecenterofbothfaceplateeffectsina muchdeepernoisethanwhenstruckattheborder. Secondly, it'sincrediblysimpletomovewith, weighingjustafewkilos. For percussionistswhodon'tprefertositoutacousticjamsessions, thisisideal. InterestingHistoryofCajon HistoriesofmostinstrumentsareboringbutforCajonitsrathervery interestinghistory. AmostpopularbeliefwiththeCajonoriginatedincoastalareasofPeru, amongservantpopulations. Onenotionisthatthetoolimitatesthebox-like drumsplayedinfewareasofWesternandCentralAfrica. Whenslavesfrom theseareaswerehauledtoPerutheyre-createdtheirconventional instrumentsfromthematerialstheyhad, whichhavebeenprimarily shippingcrates. Thus, theCajonhadbeenfirstcreated. However, anotherstorysuggeststhatSpanishmastersoppressedtheAfrican AmericanslavesinPeruandpreventedfromplayingmusic. Butwiththe shippingcrates, theyplayedmusic, anddisguisetheirtoolsasastool, dining table, ortransportcratewhentheircaptorswentaway. Conclusion Theresultisanenormouspaletteofdistinctsoundstodrawfrom, inatool thatisveryintuitivetoperform. Bycombiningdeepersoundingstrikeswith allthesnappiersnarehits, asoundnotunlikeadrumkitplayedwithsticks orbrushescanbeapproximated. ThismakesanelectricacousticCajon perfectforacousticgigs. Source: https://bit.ly/2TIetkW

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