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who here uses multiple stick types while playing? Who is loyal to a single stick? I find myself wanting to switch up a lot- promark 5B, 747B super rock to 5A and even 7A. Is this a bad habit? Will it hurt my body or my technique?

I should get a MIDI capable device. I have a MIDI controller keyboard, I just rarely use it as such. For the right price/deal I would go without MIDI capability but I know I'm going to want it as soon as I can't use it!

those pieces are a definate possibility track rat.....how about the units that "do it all" like the aardvark Q10? 8 mic preamp ins plus 2 efr hi-z guitar inputs? Anybody tried this or something like it?

that sounds right track rat. Let's say I wanted to spend no more than $1000 (but used is fine) on 2 pieces: soundcard with 8 analog in's and a mixer w/8 pre-amps and direct outs. What would you recommend? Keep in mind that I use a PC and although I'm ok I don't like to fight lots of...

hey cyrokk- I agree. Now the question becomes what to buy. I"m going to need to run up to 6 mics in at once. Do I need a separate mixer w/preamps or can I get a good single unit which will accomodate different signal types for use with my PC? I run Sonar and Windows XP.

hey spinsterwun! my budget is a bit open for debate- I tend to gravitate toward the best value and try to buy used. I would love to spend under $500 for the items under discussion but will go somewhat higher for the right thing.

thanks tmix. I was just looking into the delta 1010's- it fits my price range. Trouble is I would still need the mixer for the preamps, right? I'll need a minimum 4 preamps (preferable 8+) for mics. Is this right? what do you do for line level input?

hey, thanks for any help anyone can give..... I have a DAW with a good computer (w/ Sonar), a M-Audio 2496 soundcard and a PreSonus BlueTube with 2 channels in. I am a musician first and only know enough about recording to get me by. The problem is that 2 channels are not enough. I do 2...

yeah I think I know what you're going for jay- here's my take... speed as I think about it on a drum is # of hits per unit time. For the muscles involed that means coordinating a downstroke with an upstroke and back again and all of the complicated small events that make this happen. Because...

After considering responses here and doing some research on the web I've decided that the point of my teacher is that I'm not using my fingers at all......I think he's trying to get me to "overcompensate" so that with practice I'll begin to develop some finger control. I think almost all of my...

hey- it's your favorite new novice...... I'm getting kick-back in my lessons regarding how I hold my sticks- not necessarily "grip" (i.e. german, traditional, etc.), but what my hands are doing while playing. My instructor wants my fingers to act on the stick as if it is a lever- minimizing...

thanks Tim, you are the second person in a month to recommend that specific video. I'll pick it up and start the motion.....

framos, thanks for the reply, your thoughts echoe some of what i've been thinking about (although it is obvious to me that your concept of rudiments and theory is developed well beyond mine). It definately seems to be about balance. so practcally speaking, how do i pull that off? how do you...

hey, i'm new to drumming (6 mo.) and have been taking lessons for a couple of months. It has recently come to my attention that i perhaps "play" too much w/o enough practice. I tend to jam and goof around for an hour+ a day and don't practice rudiments/timing at all. I have been told...

...i'm new to the art....I have what i believe to be shitty cymbals and am looking into alternatives. Can anyone describe (or post an audio file) what people mean by "trashy" or dirty, etc. in a cymbal sound. It would be helpful to compare w/ what is a clean sound. What are examples of each...

thanks....all good ideas. I think a good place to start would be to look into birch drums and also consider something older and more inexpensive as a second. I guess it's about time to head to the store.........

actually I know very little.......... I always have problems when I go to a store because it's hard for me to isolate the "store experience" from my listening- all the confusion of people shopping, etc. and the "misinformation" from the sales staff. I generally like the advice I get from...

I am replacing all of the heads on my kit (batter and resonant) next week. Hopefully this will make a difference. I can't tell what kind of snare I have (no manufacturer name). It's made out of metal. I played on a friends kit the other week, an old beat up ludwig, and his snare sounded way...

hey out there..... i recently bought a used yamaha kit over the web and like the toms but not the snare/cymbals. I'd like advice on a new/used snare purchase. I have an unknown snare that sounds lame. My kit is a recording custom (birch). I want something to complement my kit and not be...

thanks again for the info....is the session drummer useful in PA9? Does it pale next to the drum synth/sampler in 2.0 xl? If I use fruity loops with PA9 how do the two programs interact?- do I open FL from PA9 and build drum tracks or do everything from FL and then import files?