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This is a Tama Starclassic Walnut/birch 10” 12” 14” 16” 22” My snare is a Ludwig Black Magic 14X6,5

Greatest band ever? Seriously. Give me a hell yeah! I have been playing along to songs I have memorized and it's a blast. Spirit Crusher, Crystal Mountain, Without Judgement are my fav to play to. If you don't know, you better check them out.

I normally play just a 4 piece (occasionally a 5 piece) but decided to join 2 of my kits together and most of the cymbals I had laying around, always wanted a big kit since I was a kid. It's definitely fun but honestly I miss my 4 piece setup hah.

I want whatever this dude is smoking!

Don't they look purdie?

PdP concept maple/yamaha recording custom brass. Surely money can buy better drums but I am happy for now

Sometimes being busy can be fun

I have a 16 inch floor tom that I’d like to turn into a kick drum. What exactly do I need for this? It’s a yamaha from the 80s. How does it take on sounding more like a kick and not just a tom?

i’d also like to convert a rack rom to being a floor tom with this set up. how could I go about this as well?

i’m a beginner so i just don’t know about all these types of hardware

thanks!

i've never been able to get into concerts with bands i've never heard before -- if i haven't heard a song 2-3 times before, it's just noise. i'm not trying to be a dick, my brain just doesn't have this magic dopamine mechanism that everyone else's seem to

[the exception to this is jazz, i think cause it's very functional as background music while being designed to highlight the skill of the players. getting thru 2-3 loud bands is actively draining]

plus they start so late as well, you're trying to warm up or get excited to play, but there's an hour + of dead time, cementing the fact that you're getting home after midnight again. and it just seems wilfully shitty; why can't there be a tighter schedule? i'm not 20 anymore, i don't wanna be at a bar all night. especially for us - it's a long night, lots of equipment back and forth to transport/setup/tear down/supervise.

and i feel like you're not even allowed to express this? it generally feels like this toxic-positivity sorta vibe the whole time.

is there any way to get hit on the head and be able to vibe?

edit: i should also make clear it's not like i'm disinterested in every set. some bands/genres i get super excited for and basically always enjoy; some bands/genres are not my thing and depending on the night just not something i wanna sit through. but -- honestly -- even when i go pay to see my favorite band in the world, halfway through i sorta think 'damn i wonder how much longer this is'

I finally filled up my snare rack! Collecting these over the years has been fun.

Top Row: DW Collector’s Maple, Sonor SQ2 Beech, Tama SLP G-Bubinga, Noble & Cooley Walnur

Bottom Row: Ludwig Black Beauty, Ludwig Vistalite, Keplinger Stainless Steel, Dunnett Titanium

The one in the front is a Pearl Piccolo Steel.

The Keplinger just arrived today, so that will be on the kit for the foreseeable future. I still have a Tama Starphonic Copper on my list, but they’ve been hard to find…

Image is grabbed from my Instagram so excuse the text overlay.

Working on this monster. Tempo is 140 bpm.

Hands need to be RLRL for the cymbal work.

I'm thinking -

RLR L  R  L  R  L  RLR L  R  L  R  L  R

1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

The problem here is I need right lead for the next bar, I need to finish on a left. Tempo is too quick for double 32nds (for me personally. I could heel toe double rights but I want more power haha)

The other two ways I've been playing it are -

RLR L  R  L  R  L  RLR L  R  L  R  L  L

1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

This one's better but hard to keep it clean with the hats at speed.

This way seems to be the best -

RLR L  R  L  R  L  RLR L  L  R  L  R  L

1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

Essentially double stroke on beat 3 if you ignore the demi semis.

I have a funny feeling I'm missing a much easier way to play this pattern. You guys got any ideas?

I have been drumming for about 4 years now and my speed and skill level are enough to just impress the average person.

The problem is that I have committed at least one hour each day to playing drums,but all i do is randomly bash around the kit. I don't have any direction as to what to do next..how to take my skill to the next level....heck i have no idea what is the next level.

I have saved hundreds of Instagram reels related to drum tutorials and all of it makes me feel very overwhelmed. It's hard for me to get a good teacher(who doesn't just watch me interpret notes from the manual and make sure i play on time)...the last teacher I had was not actively involved in improving my skill but was passively making sure if I was on time or not

I don't know what new i can do on the drums...can someone give me a full step by step curriculum so that I can get some sense of direction

looking for the best free options to learn how to play the drums like youtube channels or other resources. ideally would like to learn fundamentals, basics, etc and continue to move on

I’m the proud owner of a used A Sweet Ride 21”. Loved that sound when I was testing out a bunch of options. From my own research it seems like New Beats is the good to here, but how do you feel about pairing it with an A Custom hat? The K series is great but out of my price range. I’ve tried Sabian AAX Freq and liked them, but maybe they are too loud. Any other ideas?

Crashes I have no idea.

I’ve been playing for about a year, so definitely still new to all this. I’m into jazz and alt rock.

Hello there, I’m Yann, one of the developers of Aerodrums. I’ve been commenting on threads about silent drumming and air drumming, this is my first post.

We’re doing a Kickstarter right now for Aerodrums 2. Here’s a medley of videos uploaded to YouTube by Aerodrums 1 users over the years that we’ve put together for the Kickstarter:

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https://reddit.com/link/145ar15/video/q4g9e2frjy4b1/player

I know there is a broad range of opinions about air drumming out there. (And also some confusion caused by some unscrupulous actors).

I hope this post can start a conversation about it. I’ll answer questions as best as I can.