Questions tagged [drums]
Drums are a subset of percussion instruments played by beating a "head" stretched over a hollow "shell."
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How effective are acoustic panels to deaden a room?
I need to deaden an echoing drum practice room and am considering acoustic panels, probably DIY ones 3.5" deep filled with rock wool. I'm look at these vs. heavy blankets for aesthetic reasons. I'd ...
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What types of drums in the picture below?
What types of drums in the picture below? I'm wondering if they are tom drums.
Your help is a great source of inspiration for me!
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Impacts on hand dexterity caused by combat sports or martial arts
I am considering to start practicing box, karate or tae kwon do to improve my health and self defense skills. Does anyone know if any of these affect my dexterity, speed, sensitivity negatively? Not ...
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I could once play 270 BPM 16th notes with full leg motion, with a bit of ankle motion, while my left leg was tense. Now I can't do 150 BPM
Okay, so as said I could once play 270 BPM 16th notes with full leg motion, with a bit of ankle motion, while my left leg was tense. Now I can't do 150 BPM.
Now, I know that it was a really bad way ...
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Why does American traditional music (e.g. old-time fiddle, folk, bluegrass, etc.) exclude drumming?
I'm a trained percussionist who for years has appreciated traditional American folk music. I've also been frustrated for years by the complete lack of any drums in this music. I've searched the web ...
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Is MPS-850 a good module just for triggering VSTs? [closed]
I'm converting my acoustic drumset into an electronic one, with triggers, mesh heads, electronic cymbals ... And my big question is on the electronic module :
I saw the Millenium MPS-850, quite ...
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What makes a cymbal “dry” or “wet”?
"Dry" seems like an odd term to use for a plate of hammered bronze. What makes a cymbal dry? If it's not dry, does that mean it is wet?
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Crash cymbal turned green
What makes it green? Any way to clean this? It looks so much like old Chinese pottery.
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Clefs used for pitched percussion
I know that unpitched percussion instruments use the percussion/neutral clef. However, I was wondering what clefs are used for pitched percussion instruments. Are treble, tenor, alto and bass clef all ...
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Can drum lessons be applied to mallet percussion instruments?
I recently got a glockenspiel for fun. I'm a beginner when it comes to percussion. I'm wondering if I can see it as a drum, and watch drum lessons or should I only look at lessons that are specific ...
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Words to describe this Dance Music texture/effect
So we always have like in dance music 4/4 and like 4 kicks in one bar with two claps or snares on every second beat going and let's say I add some bassline that plays totally different rhythm/pulse (...
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Drum head choices for Hyperdrive toms (short)
I have a Tama Starclassic Birch/Bubinga drumkit. The toms are TAMA's Hyperdrive (short toms). I am looking for new heads and ask the question what would be the best type of drum heads for short ...
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Untuned Percussion Clef
G clef (usually treble), F clef (usually bass) and very movable C clef (alto/tenor) are all very definable, as are the dots contained within.
Look at untuned percussion music, though, and there's ...
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How to get a higher quality sound from my (cheap) hi-hat?
I've been using a cheap used drum kit for the past 8 months or so. It doesn't get the greatest sound, but it gets me by and it's good for practice.
The only complaint I really have is that the hi-...
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Heel up technique
I want to know the muscle groups which are used in performing heel-up technique and how they are used. This is to know if I am doing it correct.
While striking shall I use my hip muscles to lift my ...
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Do drum skins crack?
I am a keen drum player and have had my first drum skin crack. It was on a medium snare drum. The drum has been played for about 20 mins a day for the past 4 years. I had got the drum second hand and ...
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Improving drumstick control in non-dominant hand
Why is it that my drumstick in my dominant hand always hits the same spot yet the drumstick in my non-dominant rarely does?
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Does this drumming technique have a name?
I just discovered the track "I Got The..." by Labi Siffre and am blown away by it. One quite appealing technical detail is around the 3.25 mark the drummer starts repeating a kind of two bar sequence ...
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Skin tension problem with frame drum
I own a frame drum with a rawhide skin tacked on. Recently the skin tension dropped quite significantly. I know this might be due to temperature or humidity.
Is there a way to tighten the skin ...
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Which technique is better to play double strokes on bass drum Heel-to-toe or sliding? [closed]
I have been practicing both heel-to-toe technique and toe sliding technique to improve my bass drum speed, which method would be helpful in the long run ?
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Is there any standard institute which provides certification for drummers in India?
I have been practicing drums for over two years and I want to know whether we have any institutions which would conduct exams and provide certification for drummers in India ?
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What Kind of Rhythm Is This? [closed]
I downloaded a latin / reggae / edm template for Logic Pro. I really like the beat, but I'm trying to understand it better. The creator didn't tell me anything about the key or time signature, only ...
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Ride Cymbal in notation Sibelius
Hello I have this notation:
Notation
But someone told me that is wrong notated the ride cymbal and is incorrect. And that must be notated of the G space above the staff. Can someone tell me ...
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Drum set notation
I'm notating a drum beat in Finale that I worked on at first using a piano roll. Below is a screenshot of the piano roll containing the beat's pattern.
From bottom to top the rows containing notes ...
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What’s this drum notation symbol (X in the top gap)
Hi.
What’s the drum notation symbol that I’ve circled in the attached image?
Thanks
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Do I need to EQ frequencies before layering or after?
I want to create kick-samples, snare-samples, etc... by layering recorded samples (e.g. 909-Bass-Drum + click + crunch). Also I want to cutoff frequencies to get suitable samples for the mix. I use ...
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Designing the home audio setup with musical instruments in mind
I'm trying to plan my new living room from the audio point of view and because it's a small living room, I'm trying to figure out if it's possible to use my musical instruments for jamming with ...
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Should I disable Addictive Drums native effects when using Pro Tools?
I'm working on some videos of myself recording at home. It doesn't need to sound professional but good at least. My setup is Pro Tools, Addictive Drums and some instruments. I'm wondering if it'd be ...
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Relearning basic technique after 10 years of playing drums
I started playing drums when I was nine, and mostly stopped when I moved to another city when I was 19, and have been practicing maybe once a month or two for the past few years. I used to be really ...
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Record multiple mics on one line
Is there a way I can connect two or more headset microphones to a single jack to record drums?
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The number of notes drums have
I'm wondering if there is anything about the number of notes a drum set has. Western music typically has 12 notes, but that is for everything except drums. Wondering if there is a way to classify drum ...
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Trigger / sync drum beat / drum machine to MIDI keyboard bass line
I play a bass line with my left hand, melody with my right and chords between the two. I want to add in drum beats triggered and synced to my left hand bass. For example, if I play C-E-G-D-F#-A-C-E-G ...
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what is the 'let' and the '&'
I am playing around with Drum patterns, and trying to decipher what is going on in these notes ..
I have 2 bars in front of me.. but now thinking I need 4??
What does the & signify? The ...
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slow drum beats over fast sub beats
I'm looking for the definition of a drum beat where the main beat is slow, about 70 bpm, but the sub beat is about 3 times faster. What is the official name/style of that playing?
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Best way to practice bass (drum) technique without a bass drum
A question to all those who have been or are in my current situation of temporarily not having access to a bass drum to practice on. I do have a pair of sticks and carry a pad to practice my hand ...
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Guitar Drummer Pa system
So me and a friend have got a partial band lol. Its me on guitar and vocals and him on the drums. My question is how should we set up. we usually play in my shop metal walls and concrete floors. I ...
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Is the metronome the closest thing to a mechanical drum?
I noticed there's a lot of drum machines out there, but they're all electrical. Is the metronome the closest thing to a mechanical drum? and by mechanical I mean, there's no batteries/electricity ...
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Could I use “normal” headphones with an electronic drum?
I have recently purchased a Roland TD-4KP drum kit (that did not arrive yet), and I am wondering if it is possible to use my current headphone (a Sony WH-1000XM2) to play the drum, or is it required ...
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Converting Vocal Line into Guitar - Speed, Dynamics
I'm struggling with creating a vocal-less cover version of a song that does have a vocal line in my digital audio workstation.
I know exactly what's going on in terms of notes/chord progressions in ...
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Stage monitoring for drums - in ear and speakers combined
I am a drummer and I am using in-ear for live performances as monitoring.
But sometimes I have problems with the cymbals mix which can get to really high frequencies during the performance (moments ...
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Can “regular” drummers play Death Metal?
I am an amateur drummer, and I can play a bunch of rock songs and other styles too, but death metal is way too extreme for me. So I have always wanted to know if any drummer can play it, or just death ...
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Is there any standard format for MIDI drum lines?
I'm getting the impression that the answer to this is probably no, but I'm wondering if there is any standard for writing drum tracks in MIDI format? For example, I downloaded a MIDI file for a (rock) ...
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How do I record my drums onto computer with roland td1kv?
I am using Roland TD1KV electronic drum kit. The manual says that you can easily record your drums and transfer it into a computer using a "standard USB cable", "sold separately". What do they mean by ...
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Pinky in traditional grip flying out for no reason
So I'm a new marching snare player and I've been practicing traditional grip for about 3 months now, and my technique has improved a ton over these months. But as of yesterday, my pinky in my left ...
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I feel my limits when I am learning drums techniques
I love drums. I am an amateur, but from my childhood I was fascinated by this great instrument.
I've never owned a drum kit but I was always doing noise (with my hands on my belly, with my mouth, ...
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Will changing old drum skins improve the sound even if they are not visibly worn?
I'm mainly a guitarist but also play the drums for my own needs.
I've had the same drum set and the same skins on it for as long as I can remember ... the skins are at least 10 years old. I don't hit ...
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What does this “legato” means for bass drum?
I am looking at the tab for heart of gold on Songsterr and I've come across this bit
what does the legato notation means? Should I put two notes there or just one?
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Effectiveness of learning drums by playing Rock Band
For a few years I have been an avid Rock Band 3 player. For the last year, I have been taking more and more interest in playing drums on the game. My favourite bands to play on the game right now are ...
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What does the double 3s mean in these patterns?
These are from For Whom the Bell Tolls drums:
I understand the sixteen-notes triplets, but the other 3 above them confuses me. The first sixteen-note of the triplets would be in the same location as ...
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Need help playing 16th notes on bass drum
This problem has been persistent ever since i began playing them. Whenever I play two 16th notes with the hi hat on the first it's usually completely fine, though when i play the first on the offbeat ...
