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Drum Practice Planner Journal

Drum Practice Planner Journal This can transform your drum practice This Is The Drum Practice Planner Journal Welcome to the drum practice journal. This drum book is a great tool to help you progress on the drumkit.Of course there are always new fangled digital options but sometimes old skool is the best. And for me nothing beats being able to make notes as text or notation, chart your progress, track your goals to keep you very focussed.This allows you to maximise your progress at the drum kit. Doing this means that even drummers with limited practice time can make more…

Tuning Range Of A Snare Drum

Tuning Range Of A Snare Drum How Low [Or High] Can It Go? We Will Test The Tuning Range Of A Snare Drum Welcome to this fun drum test where we discover the tuning range of a drum. You might have a drum and wonder how high you can tune it. And you might wonder how low you can tune a drum.Many drums have a sweet spot where they sound best. But quite often we can get a larger range of sounds from a drum than we realise. And of course we can vary that even more with different heads,…

The BEST Cowbell?

The BEST Cowbell? Discover my favourite cowbell for drum kit This Is The BEST Cowbell Is this the BEST cowbell? So you are searching for the perfect cowbell? I get it....I've been there.In fact for years I was searching for this elusive cowbell that would let me bash out beautiful cowbell grooves like Steve Gadd and Dave Weckl. When they play the cowbell seems to blend perfectly with the drum kit.Over the years I bought many cowbells and they all came up short for me. They were often too bright, too loud, too harsh and too much like something you'd…

How Much Difference Does A Snare Drum Make?

How Much Difference Does A Snare Drum Make? How much does a snare drum affect the overall sound of the song? How Much Difference Does A Snare Drum Make? How Much Difference Does A Snare Drum Make? How much can it affect the sound of a song?The answer is....A LOT!When I'm recording a track my biggest choice is the snare drum.That decision includes:Which snare drum to useWhich heads to useHow should it be tunedShould I use dampening such as moon gel, tape, etc?So in this video I will use the same piece of music and the same groove but I…

What is the Best Floor Tom Mic?

What is the Best Floor Tom Mic? Low tom microphone shoot out This Is The Best Floor Tom Mic Comparison So I hear you ask, "What is the Best Floor Tom Mic?"Damn good question you are asking! In fact it's so good that I thought I'd make a video to find out.Ok so to be open with you, I'm not necessarily finding out THE best floor tom microphone. But I am testing five mics that can be used on floor toms and I've tried to make it as useful as possible.So each mic is positioned the same distance from the…

How to stop the bass drum slipping | Anchor the kick drum

How to stop the bass drum slipping Learn how to How to Anchor the bass drum Here we look at ways to stop the bass drum slipping Most drummers have experienced this problem and need a solution to stop the bass drum slipping. My first memory was playing in a punk band as a teenager and the bass drum kept slipping across the stage. Someone jumped up to anchor the bass drum by sitting in front of it! But over the years I have found it happen many times at various rehearsal studios or in my studio. The problem can…

How to reduce snare buzz on your snare drum

How To Reduce Snare Buzz On Your Snare Drum Learn a trick to reduce snare buzz Here we are learning how to reduce snare buzz So how do we reduce snare buzz? Welcome guys, we are about to learn a cheeky little trick to reduce snare buzz on your snare drum. First off I want to say that snare buzz is important and desirable. That is part of what gives the snare its distinctive sound. If we get rid of all the snare buzz then it doesn't sound like a snare drum anymore so be careful not to choke it of…

How to set up a snare drum

How To Set Up A Snare Drum Learn how to set up a snare drum properly Here we are learning how to set up a snare drum So how do we set up a snare drum? Welcome to this short drum kit set up lesson and the great news is that it's quite simple learning how to set up a snare drum. There are several adjustable parts to a snare drum stand so we must first learn what they do and how to use them. But even more importantly you need to understand how to position your snare drum correctly. This…

How to set up a hi-hat

How To Set Up A Hi-Hat Learn how to set up a hihat properly Here we are learning how to set up a hihat So how do we set up a hihat? The hi-hat and the hihat stand can look very confusing to the uninitiated. But that's why this drum lesson exists so you can learn how to set up the hihat easily. The hihat itself consists of two cymbals which are fixed to the stand and controlled by the foot pedal. This pedal allows us to open and close those hihat cymbals to create different sound effects. The stand also…

How to Attach a Bass Drum Pedal

How to Attach a Bass Drum Pedal Learn how to attach a bass drum pedal to the drum kit properly Here we are learning how to attach a bass drum pedal So how do we attach a bass drum pedal? The good news is that it's super easy. But just like anything, when we are doing it for the first time it's very easy to do it wrong or waste ages trying to figure it out. When setting up a drum kit there are lots of adjustable parts and separate sections so it can seem confusing. That's why we developed a…