[QUOTE=gerbile5;26587627]What are some ways I can improve my tempo control and timings and what not? I am going to give playing to a metronome set to X speed I need practice a try but outside of that I have no idea.
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I've heard sleeping to a metronome does help, along with practice, practice, and more practice.
Sleeping to it? That seems a bit weird.
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I just bought a set of these to help me hear the music I play to better.
[QUOTE=gerbile5;26588866]Sleeping to it? That seems a bit weird.
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I just bought a set of these to help me hear the music I play to better.[/QUOTE]
The reason sleeping to a metronome helps, is because it helps your internal beat get better. When Drum Corps have a tempo change, our snare tech told us that center snare sleeps to a metronome to get that tempo stuck in their head.
[QUOTE=Hysteria100;26573431]Yeah, I have my throne at the right height for both heel up and down (I'm v pinickity about my setup), but as my toms are mounted on my (not-tiny 22") bass drum, it's just not possible to have them flat without playing all my strokes overhand like bowling a baseball... they're probably about 30 degrees, though, not 45 or more.
Very interesting, my setup is somewhere between the two. I have the hi-hat further round the snare (closer to me), but not as far as offset - but then I still have my toms mounted on the bass, but everything's a bit less symmetrical, curved round inwards towards me a bit more. T2 is pulled forward along with the ride.
I tried to draw it, it's close-ish but obviously not laser-scan accurate. Might be interesting to what other people's setups look like though, I have no idea how much it varies. (Oh, and the left foot pedals are way off!)
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i've always played a setupt simlilar to that (though i always stuck to the 2 crash hi-hat+ride cymbal setup). but just like you found my toms were up high, even for someone my length. offset really gives you the chance to flatten them out, and harmonise them with your cymbals.
[QUOTE=darkrei9n;26589487]The reason sleeping to a metronome helps, is because it helps your internal beat get better. When Drum Corps have a tempo change, our snare tech told us that center snare sleeps to a metronome to get that tempo stuck in their head.[/QUOTE]
Let's say I want to improve my timings overall and would try this effort. Would I have to adjust based on the song I am trying to time out or could you cycle through low, medlow, med, med high, high and then back down to low?
yo i wanna start a little home recording type thing, and i've been looking at mics and does anyone know if these are good? [url]http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/CAD-Premium-7Piece-Drum-Microphone-Pack?sku=271264[/url]
also what else will i need to record drums? i'm very new to this, but i think i also would need a mixer and some cables for the mics, and does anyone know inexpensive ones that aren't crap?
[QUOTE=poryon2;26592555]yo i wanna start a little home recording type thing, and i've been looking at mics and does anyone know if these are good? [url]http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/CAD-Premium-7Piece-Drum-Microphone-Pack?sku=271264[/url]
also what else will i need to record drums? i'm very new to this, but i think i also would need a mixer and some cables for the mics, and does anyone know inexpensive ones that aren't crap?[/QUOTE]
you're going to need a mixer, when picking one, make sure it's at least 8 channels, with 8 xlr inputs, and it MUST have 48v phantom power for the mics to work. ebay does wonders for finding these.
you're also going to need some kind of interface to run the mixer trough to your computer.
I've heard that for recording drums, as long as your not going for intense high detail recordings, a snare mic, a condenser mic for toms and another for cymbals and a kick mic work pretty good.
Nice cover, I would do more covers but I do not have the patience to learn a song by ear, if you give me the sheet music for it I'll play it fine and memorize it eventually however.
Great cover! 2:31- 2:32 was quite optimistic! Making love to the ride cymbal?
Thanks guys! I always make love to my drums. The only "woman" I can beat senseless and have her come back for more.
[QUOTE=Thaard;26605865]Thanks guys! I always make love to my drums. The only "woman" I can beat senseless and have her come back for more.[/QUOTE]
I don't even beat my drums, the only drum I truly beat is my marching snare, but only because that's the way you have to play. At our meeting Saturday they made me hit a drum harder than I ever hit it before. I felt sorry for the drum.
My drums love pain so what :buddy:
[QUOTE=Darkslicer;26606486]My drums love pain so what :buddy:[/QUOTE]
Now that I think about it its not the drums who get smacked, its the heads who get smacked. I suddenly feel a whole lot better about smacking drums.
[QUOTE=Thaard;26601851]Heres the Tool - Schism cover guys. I'll start practicing Panic Attack now..
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sgb8HVH5MI[/media][/QUOTE]
I love the seemingly simple aspect of your kit.
Also I am going to try recording again to see if I really just suck at drums as of now in my playing or if it was just my slowly degrading hearing finally catching up to me.
edit: after 4 and a half hours on the set recording song after song I have concluded I suck and have completly demotived myself to continue playing. I can't even keep a constant tempo for simple songs like back in black.
But who gives a fuck. It's not like I have to sound good for anyone so I will continue I guess.
[QUOTE=Thaard;26621789]1st lesson: Never give up. How long have you been playing and how old are you? [B]June\July, and 17 next week[/B]
2nd lesson: practice to a metronome regularly, atleast 20 min each day. Better to practice 20 min each day than 3 hours one day.[B]Duely noted[/B] Recording yourself is the first step to getting better.
I started recording myself 2 years ago, and was angry because I was so un-tight.[/QUOTE]
I don't actually live with my kit so I can't practice 20 each day. Maybe like 20 on the weekends. Would doing 3 sets of 20 on sat and 3 more on sunday be good?
Did someone here ever had a peace steel piccolo 14x 3.5x snare? They are pretty cheap (50€) and people say they are really good.
[QUOTE=gerbile5;26606703]I love the seemingly simple aspect of your kit.
Also I am going to try recording again to see if I really just suck at drums as of now in my playing or if it was just my slowly degrading hearing finally catching up to me.
edit: after 4 and a half hours on the set recording song after song I have concluded I suck and have completly demotived myself to continue playing. I can't even keep a constant tempo for simple songs like back in black.
But who gives a fuck. It's not like I have to sound good for anyone so I will continue I guess.[/QUOTE]
1st lesson: Never give up. How long have you been playing and how old are you?
2nd lesson: practice to a metronome regularly, atleast 20 min each day. Better to practice 20 min each day than 3 hours one day. Recording yourself is the first step to getting better.
I started recording myself 2 years ago, and was angry because I was so un-tight.
Trust me, work to a metronome. You wouldn't believe how annoying it is to hear people playing at Indoor Percussion than all of a sudden hear flams being played every note because someone can't play to a metronome.
Just a straight rock beat or just playing in general, with fills and different beats but on time with the same speed metro?
First you should practice your technique, then maybe some of the simplest beats. Play them as slow as you can and speed up afterwards.
Anyone here like big snares? I do
[QUOTE=wiirluvenit;26627656]Anyone here like big snares? I do[/QUOTE]
14 inch all the way baby!
Oops I meant deep, I own 5 snares but really only use 3 12x5.5, 14x8 14x11
[QUOTE=Thaard;26626232]First you should practice your technique, then maybe some of the simplest beats. Play them as slow as you can and speed up afterwards.[/QUOTE]
Sounds stupid but what do you mean by technique?
[QUOTE=gerbile5;26629875]Sounds stupid but what do you mean by technique?[/QUOTE]
hand and foot technique. To fully express yourself on an instrument, you need technique.
Search up drumming hand-technique on youtube, and foot-technique, and you'll find out what I'm talking about. On hands you have: Finger controll, moeller, french - german - american grip.
On feet you have: heel-up, heel-down, heel-toe, etc.
[QUOTE=wiirluvenit;26628347]Oops I meant deep, I own 5 snares but really only use 3 12x5.5, 14x8 14x11[/QUOTE]
14x12. Although its a marching snare, does that count?
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[QUOTE=gerbile5;26624688]Just a straight rock beat or just playing in general, with fills and different beats but on time with the same speed metro?[/QUOTE]
Learn to play 16th notes without a metronome without speeding up. A lot of people when playing 16th notes have a tendency to speed up.
I'd be down to get a 15 inch snare.
[QUOTE=stupid10er;26634122]I'd be down to get a 15 inch snare.[/QUOTE]
I think that would be a bitch to march, eventually it would be to the point where if you moved your knee would bang against the bottom hoop if you tried to move. Although I don't have much experience actually marching with my drum.
So I sorta lost some links I had a while ago and need to ask again even though I've asked 4 or so other times, so I feel a bit dumb asking AGAIN but...
Double bass pedal
[url=http://drums-percussion.musiciansfriend.com/product/DW-3000-Series-Double-Kick-Drum-Pedal?sku=712880]DW 3000[/url]
yes or no on that?
If you guys haven't noticed from some of the questions I've asked I'm not very bright in the common sense department so please bear with me.
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