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 to fix the drum part's staff in the correct form in Sibelius?
I wrote the drum part in DAW, exported the midi and imported it to Sibelius. It recognized this track in this form:
How can I quickly transform it into the correct form and remove these polyphony?
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Replacement for Experienced Drum Teacher?
I live in a smaller city with <25,000 people. There are no drum teachers here (I've looked everywhere), and I want to reach a higher level of drumming. What replacements are there for a good drum ...
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how do you arrange a drum part for piano?
I'm currently trying to transcribe Come As You Are by Nirvana, for piano. I've got the melody right, but I'm struggling with the drum part, and without the beginning sounds it's really boring. Any ...
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Why everybody say that percussions like drums or whispering does not have notes? [duplicate]
Nevertheless I think each time there is one sound, there is one fundamental note and harmonics ?
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How to notate a double stop for snare drum music
I'm just writing some stuff out by hand, and wondered how to indicate a single note where both hands play in unison, called a double stop. Or perhaps how to indicate a few bars will use double stops.
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Is it OK to watch TV while practicing speed?
Two of my teachers recommended me to practice something like speed or a certain repetitive technique, e.g. drum double strokes, while listening to music, watching TV, paying attention to something ...
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two hands playing different things - how do you feel or hear or pronounce it?
I'm playing djembe for 4 years, and now trying to play dun-duns. Basically, it's two sticks and two drums or a bell+drum for now.
I'm trying to learn some rhythm in which the bell on the left hand and ...
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How to close the gap between the engineered drum sound and the live drum kit?
Firstly, a remark- I am not expecting to make a live drum set sound just like a recorded drum set. Also, let's restrict the scope of this question to certain pop/rock/funk/metal/country types of drum ...
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What's the genre of beat in the song [closed]
I found a great song that I liked a lot and wanna reproduce the beat in it however don't even know what is the genre.
Can you please help me to reproduce it in FL?
I ...
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Inverted Paradiddle
I've been learning paradiddle variations and I've come across one called the "Inverted Paradiddle".
I'm not sure if this is a standard naming convention but what it means is instead of a ...
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Is there a name for this simple drum pattern/fill?
I had meant to ask this question for some time. This question triggered the thought to ask.
I am a drummer of many decades. I feel I am competent, but have never bothered to learn how to read. And ...
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I cannot connect my e drum to pc
So i bought an electronic drum Roland TD1DMK last month. Until now i don't know how to connect to my PC. I bought the jack and plug it in. It says that my drum just connect but when i check on my DAW, ...
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How do I draw ghost notes in ABC notation?
Fairly straightforward question. I can't seem to find it in the standard or the docs. Perhaps it's just a matter of terminology.
Basically, what I'm looking for is this:
Or, more precisely, the ghost ...
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How to select and organize samples of electronic drum sounds?
I'm familiar with programming realistically sounding drums. Many programs include sampled real drum instruments organized in kits, such that the included drum samples sound good together. All that's ...
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Is it bad to make a drums double stroke roll using the rebound?
Watching a lot of YouTube videos about how to make a clean double stroke roll, and I was wondering why so many people on the videos say "do not rely on the rebound"!
Is it a bad habit to ...
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How can double-stroke rolls be faster than single-strokes?
How can double-stroke (RRLLRRLL) rolls be faster than single-strokes (RLRLRLRL)? If someone can hit 2 notes with the same hand, surely they'll get faster if they intertwine this with the other hand ...
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Drum chart standards
I'm currently notating a drum chart in Sibelius. The song is "Best to You" by Blood Orange. It's an R&B/Electropop/Afrobeat song. I am not a drummer, and I have only just figured out ...
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Why are drums considered non pitched instruments?
Aren't the different parts of it having a different pitch? Can't this be used to play a melody?
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I am trying to setup my roland td-3 drum kit as a MIDI controller
So far I've setup the kit in ableton live 10 as remote control and turned local control off on the kit itself. I've been following the guide in ableton step by step so far but failing at 'verifying ...
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Snare drum sounds off pitch after drumhead change
I have TAMA Artwood snare that is sounding off-pitch (a bit tin-ny - like Lars' snare in St.Anger) after replacing the TAMA stock heads (i believe made by REMO?). I use EVANS drumheads in all my drums ...
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Tongue drum note symbols
I've been offered recently a tongue drum similar to this one:
Exploring the Stack Exchange answers, I think it is tuned to the pentatonic scale. However I cannot make sense of the symbols on the ...
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Jay Weinberg (Slipknot) Snare Sound
I am a huge Slipknot fan and I recently saw a drum cam video from Jay Weinberg and I think the snare sound is absolutely incredible. The sound is created with a 48 ply snare but the snare costs 1600$ ...
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Why do we use valves with drums
I have stepped by a YouTube video showing Vienna Philharmonic, under John Williams, playing theme from “Jurassic Park”.
In 1:44 minute of this video the drummer is ...
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Best techniques for hihat foot independence
I am self taught regarding drum set and have neglected training hihat foot independence. I can keep with a metronome alright so the sense of timing is not much of an issue, but when I try to open/...
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How to achieve a wet snare drum sound?
I was listening to Say Hello 2 Heaven today by Temple of the Dog. Matt Cameron on this track (and often with how he sets up) seems to have a wet snare sound.
How is this achieved? I assume it is by ...
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PC Driver for Roland TD-1DMK
I recently bought a Roland TD-1DMK kit.
I want to connect it with my laptop. But when I go to the Roland site, I can find drivers for TD-11, but not for TD-1.
Where can I find the drivers for TD-1?
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Notating Dynamics for Drum Kit
I'm currently finishing an arrangement in Sibelius. One of the last things I'm adding is dynamic markings. For context, there is a string section, an electric guitar, electric bass, piano and vocals ...
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What types of feels are there for drumming?
Playing as strictly a metal or hard rock drummer, I am only aware of a swing feel (accenting every other hi-hat note), or a straight feel (this would be more of a flat, driving beat. More monotonous)....
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What is a wise Drum Samples Naming Convention?
I recently bought some groovy new tools for sampling drums and percussion. I really want to approach this seriously and see myself doing quite a bit of this going forward. But right now I'm at the ...
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Mixing question about sidechain compression in the low range with the bass and the kick frequency
I have a mixing question. So I have a kick that's got a pretty good sub frequency, but I also have a bass line that does too. I'm struggling to have both parts hit the way i want. I've been ...
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How can I listen to my electronic drums through my computer without additional delay?
I recently got a Roland TD-11K, which has an USB output. I plugged it on my Windows 10 and the drivers were successfully installed. I went to the Sound Control Panel, checked "Listen to this ...
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Name and origin of this alternative rock drumbeat
Does anyone know the name and origin of this drumbeat? It's widely used in alternative rock, and although I think people would tend to describe it as "funky," it isn't a textbook funk beat ...
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Hitting Snare, Kick and Ride at the same moments in a song
If I virtually (via a DAW) hit the snare, kick and ride at the same moments in a pop-rock song is that hard or challenging for seasoned drummers in case I wanted to play this song live? I would ...
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How do you decide what kind of rhythm/time signature to use?
What would make you want to use 4/4 time compared to 3/4 time? Or 6/8 time over 3/4 time? I'm starting to get a grip on understanding different rhythms and how to read them etc. but I want to ...
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What are ways to emphasize a rhythm/time signatures without drums?
What are some ways a song without drums can indicate the rhythm/time signature through the melody or chord progression? It seems that when drums are involved, they play a certain beat over and over ...
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Which specific terms could be used to search for music without beats / percussions / drums?
From what I can gather, most music besides some specific genres is based on top of a background beat layer.
I happen to be one of the (apparently) few people with a strong dislike of any kind of ...
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Using two steel tongue drums to build a chromatic scale
Most steel tongue drums aren't chromatic, most are pentatonic, hexatonic, or diatonic. This trait make them easy to play but not very versatile.
Is it a good solution to have two tongue drums with ...
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How do I add drums to an already written rap?
I spent a lot of my free time over the last year working on a diss track and practicing so I can rap at a decent pace, and I'd like to actually record it at some point. Problem is, I'm struggling to ...
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Connect an electronic drum kit to a powered speaker
I have a Behringer B112D (powered PA speaker) for my son's drum kit (a ddrum DD1Plus).
The drum head has separate 1/4" jacks for output, L/mono and R (I'm assuming those are TS outputs?) and a 1/...
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Can a drummer hit the snare, ride, and crash at the same time?
I'm producing a song and I'm using virtual drums via midi notes to achieve the drum sounds. I want a real drummer to eventually perform this piece so I'm asking you drummers out there if it's ...
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My hands start going in unison when I start to play faster single stroke rolls
My problem is with single stroke rolls. When I start to try and play faster my hands want to go in unison almost going into flams.
I have been playing slow single strokes with metronomes keeping the ...
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Do I need a practice pad?
I've been taking drum lessons for about two months now. I'm a bit short on money, and I spent savings on drum class. So, I've been practising paradiddles on a wooden board with a cloth on top. Today, ...
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Practice drills for finger drumming
I have spent a bit of time learning to play drumkit but now I want to learn kit drumming with an MPC or midi controller in live performance.
Are there different drills I should practice to learn ...
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Does the piano really originate as a combination between drumming and guitar?
I heard this concept from one my friends, who is a guitar player, that first the guitar and the drum were created, and then somebody decided to drum on guitar and so was the piano born.
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Is it true limb independence if I can play the piece, but think of each voice as a single whole?
Apologies for the strange title; I'll explain.
Let's say I'm tapping out a 5:3 beat or playing something like this minuet.
I can think of the rhythms in two ways.
1) It's a single piece—there's ...
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Playing a steady beat consistently on drums
I've been self-learning to play drums over the last month and my metronome has been the most useful tool in helping me learn to play things that feel difficult to me. I managed to learn how to play ...
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MIDI connection between drum kit and laptop not working
I have an electronic drum kit (Millenium MPS-100) connected to my laptop via a MIDI (5-pin) to USB cable (just a cheap cable, there's no brand/model on it). I can't seem to get any signal from the ...
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Tenor drum sweeps exercises [closed]
Hey does anyone here know any really good excercizes for practicing sweep patterns for marching tenor drums (preferably with 6 drums)? I have little to do with school shutdown and just wanted to ...
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When reading Darbukah drum notes, some letters are capital, what is the meaning of it?
I'm learning to play Darkbuka these days and when reading notes, I see that some letters representing notes are capital and some are not and I looked for the reason online and couldn't find it, so ...
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Harmonic lengths of a set of tubular drums?
I have a 200 cm long piece of a clear plastic tube with 20 cm outside diameter that I would like to cut into three pieces to make a bigger diameter version of the tubular drums that exists today in ...
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