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cool thanks. I've also thought that it might make sense to use a clear batter head-for a brighter attack?

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...

here is what I decided for the toms with the help of an employee at a local drum shop. Diplomat Clear for the resonant side: to ring and produce a good amount of tone. I got Emperor Coated for the batter side for durability and a softer attack. I've decided I like the sound of the stick...

mistake by the way the toms are actually 10, 12, and 14.

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...

they are yamaha stage custom. They are black gloss, it looks kind of like transparent paint because if I hold the drum close to light it looks kind of like redish woodgrain.

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...

Thank you guys so much! I would've never found it with what knowledge I had of the song. What a great song/vocalist..

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 actually use an A/E through my Crate xt-120. It works. I can't say much more than that, I've enever used an acoustic amp (I would expect it to sound better though). I think if you are playing with a band and just playing rhythm or something you'll be fine. But if you are solo or anything...

What is a pratt?

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.

re: I think I know the main factor, it was mic'd! I don't know why I've always recorded acoustic directly via jack, I just assumed it would be clearer and sound better, wrong. The microphone picks up so much more, the true representation of how the guitar sounds, not just how the strings or...

re What does FOH stand for? I'm not sure if he had delay available. Is that common? I know most of them will have reverb. It was kind of a small place and I just assumed I should take my own. He did use a "DI", that is the little box that he gave me to plug into right? I wasn't using a...

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...

Philgood, I think PhraseMMX was correct in that he accents the FIRST of each set of 32nds, NOT the 6th. He also crescendos each set. Also, I don't think there was anything incorrect about my explanation. The bpm I posted was in reference to a 6/8 time signature. Am I wrong, anyone? Hey can...