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I have a Yamaha hi-hat stand. I was missing the metal brace at the bottom and a Yamaha representative was kind of enough to send me one free of charge. He told me it was an HS-740 model. The problem I'm having is that when I let the pedal up, the bottom piece tops out and you hear the top...

play this and record a copy. i can't do it. the hyphens on line 1 are hi hat, o is open. then snare and kick. if you want to hear what I'm talkin about, it's natalie merchant - break your heart (around 2:30.) -------o---o--o- ---s-s----s-ss-- k---------------

I've been saving up to buy a piccolo snare, as I've been convinced that is the route to acheiving a high, sharp, yet loud snare sound. Am I right? And should I get a steel shell or wood? If you have a minute check out this clip...

I've got a 90s Yamaha Stage Custom five-piece kit. (tom setup- 8x8, 10x9, 12x10) If any of you are familiar with this set, I'm curious to know what you think of it and what recommendations you may have for heads. I prefer a lot of tone in my toms, almost a distinct note, opposed to an obnoxious...

Have some drums that haven't been touched for years. Read through the archives and found mixed opinions on what to clean them with. What do you guys think? water? windex? pledge? tiny $30 can of drum-specific cleaning solution? I just want to cleanup the outsides. thanks.

is it possible to somehow drive a qs6 synth with a seperate controller? more specifically, using a drum trigger to trigger synth sounds in real-time?

I would like to move into a storage/practice room. The owner says the power runs on a 20A breaker. We have 3 amplifiers: twin guitar combo (200 W), a bass head and cab (400W), and a pa mixer (300W). If anyone knows electricity well, I'd appreciate your advice on whether we'd be able to run...

I recorded a brief sample of the verse riff, I don't know who it is by but the chorus is somethin like "Iiiiiiiiii, wanna fall from the sky" sounds early 90s maybe?

I was wondering if anyone might know any background info. about Depeche Mode's recording techniques over the years. Basically the main thing I am curious about is whether their parts were recorded by hand-to-keyboard or were sequenced. I know those guys have excellent timing and accuracy (as...

What is the point of elevating the drumkit at practice? I am interested in renting a practice room and they said they are converting it and building a drum stage. I've seen this before in a friend's home practice room. Thanks.

So I played my first gig at a bar a while back, and there was a problem with the vocal volume. The sound guy couldn't get me loud enough. I had a special setup in which their microphone went through an adaptor cord: mic->1/4". The 1/4" end plugged into a guitar signal processor for delay...

I have been looking to buy an amp and someone lent me a Fender Deluxe 85 to see if I want to buy it. He told me to make him an offer. The signal cuts out now and then, with loud buzzing. Wiggling the cord doesn't seem to do anything. Should I buy it? Is this likely easy to fix? I sort of...

ok I don't have a clip at the moment, but maybe I can tell you in words. 6/8 time, 176 bpm. 32nd notes descending down 4 toms, giving each tom 6 32nds. Crescendo and day crescendo each tom change. I heard this at the end of a song called "the Climb" by No Doubt. It sounds so awesome. Was...

Back in high school I played in pit, and for one song we used this instrument that I'm trying to find. It was like a bell/cymbal, about 1/4 inch thick, 10 inches across, 5 inches deep (?). We would mount it on a stand, reversed, and strike it with with the butt end of the stick. It was sweet...

I have a acoustic guitar that has a gloss wood grain turquoise finish. The back is very "turquoise". The front is more dark green and even brown in some spots. I always figured it had always been like that since I got it, but I noticed the other day when I removed the pickguard (which I...

simple question. I use a roland gp-8 for delay and eq on vocals. If you turn on the eq and increase hi, mid and lo to the max, is that the same thing basically as just turning the volume up instead?

Do egg crates provide good sound absorbtion for recording? I have a huge amount of these and I was wondering if they are worth putting up. And, if so, any ideas of how to put them up on tin walls? Thanks. -Perry.

I have a 10X20 practice room. It is a climate controlled indoor storage room. The walls and ceiling are thin metal. The floor is concrete. I am concerned about muffling the sound in there. As far as sound outside the room...that is not a concern, we can be as loud as we want. I would just...

I just intercepted a bunch of small rugs and carpet-sample boards before they hit the trash. I would like to use them to help deaden sound in our "tin can" practice space. Does anyone have any idea of how to suspend these against corrugated aluminum walls? thanks...

I am a moron. I am not going to reveal how I managed this because I value you guys' respect. Anyway my headstock on my classical is broken in half, pretty much right down the middle. One side of it with it's tuners broke clean off. Can this be glued? Repaired? Give me the truth, I can...