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BIRDCON 2017
May 31, 2011

mark-p87 posted:

I've recently got back into playing music and have had the chance to set my drum kit up and start playing after maybe 6 years(!) away. When I stopped playing I'd say my ability was at the lower end of intermediate.

I've still got all the material I picked up first time, like Stick Control, and Progressive Steps to Syncopation. I was wondering if anyone has any online resources they find useful?

Also, has anyone used one of these before? Unfortunately due to location I can't play un-silenced. I'm open to any ideas on how to silence the bass drum.

My old drum instructor used to use a product very similar to that on his practice set. It definitely reduced the resonance and volume, but not by a whole lot. Putting any extra effort into a kick would still produce a hearty bass sound. Transitioning between playing with it on and off felt pretty awkward to me too, almost like going straight to a snare drum after practicing on a pillow for a few hours.

This looks quite a bit nicer than whatever he had though, so maybe I'm unjustly putting it down.

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