|
Going back to that hi-hat side stuff for just a second, would it be a good idea it switch my kit to a left handed set-up if I want to work getting my hands more independent? Basically I've got pretty good syncopation abilities with my left hand at the moment, as well as nice stick control for double and multiple bounce rolls and all that jazz. But my right hand is pretty poo poo at it, as is my left hand at keeping a consistent pattern going if the left hand tries to dick around. I suppose I can guess that it would certainly work for what I want, but does it seem like the benefits of the extra work re-arranging my kit will pay off? In addition, despite being a right handed person, my ability to start rolls with my right hand is pretty lacking. I guess I've kind of answered my own question, but I still want to know what other advantages there would be switching up the handedness of my kit. e: thankee VVVVVVVVV CARRIERHASARRIVED fucked around with this message at 06:04 on Oct 18, 2013 |
#
¿
Oct 16, 2013 04:14
|
|
|
|
| # ¿ Apr 28, 2024 00:39 |
|
|
I mean I'm no expert on this topic but I feel like you could simulate that kick silencer with a well folded towel. Assuming this is just a practice kit and you don't plan on performing with it any time soon you could even just duct tape a couple of thick towels over where the beater would strike. Alternatively you can throw a poo poo load of pillows into the kick but I'm pretty sure that doesn't really lower how much the sound carries, just the volume. Maybe some combination of the two with a thinner towel would work.
|
|
#
¿
Oct 23, 2013 07:47
|
|
|
Does anyone have any tips for doing 4 over 3 stuff? I told my teacher I wanted to learn the various drum beats and stuff from around the world, so he's got me doing Bembe and Abakwa beats, which took me some time to get together with my other limbs; my teacher wanted me to do quarter notes in the foot to counter the triplets that my right hand was doing on the ride, and the same for Bembe, so the kick was always hitting the quarters as my hand was doing a triplet pattern. Now he's got me doing Bembe with my right hand on the ride and Abakwa with my left on the snare, and as a bonus challenge he said that I could try to do quarters with my right foot on the kick and follow the Abakwa pattern with my left foot. I got the Bembe and Abakwa together in my hands, though it's a little shaky sometimes and now I want to try the full four limb engagement idea. Obviously I decided to work into it, doing Abakwa beat with right hand and foot with the left foot trying to follow the right hand. I tried for about an hour yesterday to get the two to agree and follow but I couldn't hear the beat in my head such that I would be able to keep the left foot going. I had something for a little bit but then I lost it. Basically does anyone have a method of thinking about this beat that I might be able to try? For example of what I mean, Abakwa gave me a lot of trouble because I was only able to hear the kick as dotted quarters and thus the triplet pattern as regular eighth notes. It certainly worked but I was really angular in my playing of it. As soon as I got into the mindset of playing it as a jazz beat it was much easier to understand and it helped get into a groove.
|
|
#
¿
Apr 8, 2014 18:16
|
|
|
Thanks to everyone who posted advice, even if I wasn't completely clear. I managed to get it together better after talking to my teacher, andKodo posted:Can you read? Would make it infinitely easier if you can write out the rhythm and practice it slower than molasses. Also I don't fully understand what you're asking - whether it is learning to play both beats over each other or just the simple 4 over 3 pattern. this definitely helped too. I had it written down and it made it much easier to understand.
|
|
#
¿
Apr 16, 2014 01:11
|
|
|
Can someone give me a reason why if I do audio recordings of myself with my phone, the track can't synchronize with the song file I have? It's not like I'm perfect all the time but I'm playing along with the song and as such I can hear the beat and it shouldn't be possible for me get off based on that. Despite that fact, I always end up falling out of phase in my recording with the song when I try to sync them up and have to change the speed of my drum recording, and it's really annoying.
|
|
#
¿
Feb 17, 2015 01:07
|
|
|
RandomCheese posted:I think it could be sample rate differences in the wav files, like if you recorded the drums initially in 44.1khz and then the other stuff in a 48khz session the drums will gradually desync with the other tracks. Well, I'm recording WAV files with 44.1KHz and I think most of my music is MP3s at either 320 or V0 and 44.1KHz. I tried different qualities but it doesn't seem to matter. Duke Chin posted:http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=102&cp_id=10218&cs_id=1021813&p_id=5595&seq=1&format=2 <-- drat gimme like 7 of those the building i drum in is on the other side of campus
|
|
#
¿
Feb 20, 2015 21:01
|
|
|
|
| # ¿ Apr 28, 2024 00:39 |
|
|
So I punched through the approximately 30 year old head on my bass drum with my pedal's beater. Anyone have personal favorite brands or styles for bass drum heads they can recommend? I'll need to measure it to be sure but I'm pretty sure I've got a 22" bass, if that matters.
|
|
#
¿
Nov 16, 2016 00:08
|
|