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Haven't been on here in awhile :( anyways im in a band and we are creating a jazz meets hip-hop song. I wanna play brushes, and thought it would be great to play a hip-hop brush beat... and thats the problem :/ im having trouble getting a good feel out of it. has anyone ever attemped this?

got a beginner kit a month ago and am going to paint it. Its gonna be glossy white with a light blueish pinstripe at the bottom of eache drum. I got some blue hydralic evans heads for em. Any advice on painting them? I strpped them doiwn to only the shell. I figured primer, then the white, then...

Anyone care to put up a few sound samples of a dfferent level mics? I'm intrested to see how much of a difference is. It doesnt have to be a blue bottle but any higher level mic vs a cheapo mic would be cool :P No special reason, just curious :confused::D Who ever does it will win a cash...

No, not a rabbit trap. anyways I am planning to try something new: a 13 x 7 snare made of 3/4 - 1 inch thick PVC. Ive seen it been done and everyone says they provid a nice side snare. I'd like to try it. I was panning on using 8 tube lugs. I am debating on a few things though; Do i use 0, 1, or...

GuitarCenter Looks like a nice little interface for less than $100 usb midi, two inputs, phantom power, ect.

Me and my band are planning on playing somewhere late april and I just want to know what advice you guys could give me. Just bought a cheap drumset to bring so i dont scratch up my nice one. I am still gonna bring my good hardware, snare, and cymbals. Was this a good Idea? And advice please! :D

Best drummers, over-hyped drummers... go. My favorite drummers are Buddy Rich, Keith Moon, and Mike Portnoy. Over-hyped: travis barker, travis barker, and... travis barker. ur tuuuurn

Do the drum trigger go to a sound module? if so, what kind? would I still need to mic the set? would only putting triggers on the toms, be normal? Please just explain the concept of triggers. Thanks

Finally felt like putting some pics up. Tell me what ya think :D

The way I usually get around to writing a song is randomly thinking of a really nice line or too. So I will write it down, then attempt to keep writing, until I get about a chorus and a couple verses. I will stop, save ( since i use notepad on windows) and go on to something else. Eventully I...

I looking to get a couple subscriptions to some recording magazines and wanted to know if you guys had any sugestions. Thanks in advance :D

I have the axiom 61 midi keyboard and at first i used the usb cable. but after using it a few occasions i noticed im getting interferance from the usb cable. so i am switching over to midi cables and power supply. bought em, and then noticed i got the wrong votage so it didnt even fit. am i...

hey, im pretty new to all of this stuff and have heard alot of things about covering your mics so there isnt dust in it. i have a blue bluebird and it has the deatachable pop filter which is a hassle getting on and off. so that takes out the option of just putting it in the box while it isnt in...

ALL of my equipment is brand new. i am using m-audio fast track ultra, axium 61, pair of krk rokit 5's, and pro tools. right when i turn everything on and get on protools its all fine. after about five minutes i get a pop here and there. after about 10 minutes i can barely hear the actual...

At some point in time i'm going to need to get a 2 input pre-amp. I love all of m-audio's gear so im being bias deciding which one of these i like; M-Audio DMP3 2-Channel Mic Pre/Direct Box or... PreSonus BLUETUBE Preamp The presonus one has more fetures plus tube. The m audio one looks like it...