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Hi, few weeks ago I received a call of a friend of mine asking if I knew somebody who can teach drums. Her kid was asking for that again and again. I said what da f**k I´ll do it!!. Since we started and after listen to him I noticed that there was some things to improve. I´ve been working on...

My door isn´t treated yet. It is a 2" hollow wood door. I´m planning to change it to a 3" filled with insulation. What about the frame??. Do you recommend that I use the existing one and just add wood to meet the lenght needed for the new door??. If this is complicated and not a good option...

Look at this picture, the snare to be more specific. Tell me what you think?. Cool isn´t it? How do you do that? with a permanent marker, or printing the head?.

Hello, I´m ready to build my homestudio, but I´m not so sure what to do with the ceiling. The height is 8.20 feet, not too high as desired. So If I build an acousting ceiling I´ll lose some inches, do you know how much??. On the other hand I could hang some traps (I´m thinking about ethan...

Do you think that buying a Mapex Pro M to replace my 89' Tama Rockstar DX could be an upgrade??. Reading MD review, it looks like a good drumset, but taking notice that hardware is weak. What do you think?

Do you have any idea??. What do they evaluate??. Thanks TS

I have a project who has brasses played using EDIROL Hypercanvas. Now I want to replace midi notes with the samples I have, which are in AKAI format (most of them). Do you know how I can do it??. I´m using SONAR 4 PE. The idea is not to play the brasses again with the new samples loaded. Thanks TS

I have a project who has brasses played using EDIROL Hypercanvas. Now I want to replace midi notes with the samples I have, which are in AKAI format (most of them). Do you know how I can do it??. I´m using SONAR 4 PE. The idea is not to play the brasses again the new samples loaded. Thanks TS

Hi, I want to improve the Hypercanvas brass sounds. Is there any technique??. I want make them sound better and full. EDIT: I´m working in a rock piece who have brasses and a sax solo, I want to make them sound more real and big in the mix. Could you tell me what could I do?? Thanks TS

After listening to this clip http://cyberjamarchive.com/temp/Music/let.mp3 I´m planing to treat the room where I record. I don´t know how to start, hope you can give me some suggestions. Right now it has bookshelfs, and furniture inside, and there´s a window behind the drums also, everything...

My house will be modified soon. The place I used for recording is gonna be my bedroom, do you think there´s enough space so I could have ctrl and recording room. I should work and sleep there. The room is 13.9 x 15.9 x 8.20 (ceiling height). Do you think that is possible???. Another chance I...

Do you know where I can buy drum samples (hits and patterns) in wav or acid format??. It could be great if I could download them, CD doesn´t matter. Thanks TS

Do you do exactly the same when you mix for a demo or a complete CD??. Time wise, reference CD´s used, etc. This could be a stupid question but I need to ask Thanks TS

I record drums using Glyn Johns technique. I will be recording a band that likes audioslave kind of sound. Talking about drums I was wondering how to get that, I think compression should help, but my question is what a about a room mic???. I don´t have a lot of gear and money to spend so I have...

Hi, I´m rehearsing with a new band and got a gig tomorrow. There´s one song on the list that is giving me some problems. I start playing it very smooth, but as far as it goes I start to feeling some tension in my left arm. Don´t know how to deal with it. This song is Special K from Placebo. The...

How can I put sampled drums into a given song?? How do you build a pattern ??. I know how to use FL. But what if the song has tempo changes, breaks, fills, things like that. I work with SONAR 4 and every time I have to change something in the pattern I have to go back to FL edit, then export and...

I´m about to change my snare batter head. I have two options Ambassador and Emperor, both coated. I play pop & rock kind of thing. I´ve never tried the second one. What would you recommend??? Thanks TS

I want to share with you my latest drum test. I used the Glyn Johns setup, fast and accurate IMHO. Just four mics, pro 25 on BD, 57 on top (SD) and two 603 for OH's. I like to know what you think about the sound and what would yo do to improve it. Could you find some problems with the room after...

I´ve been doing a little research before buying my next crash. It would be great if I could try it first and comparte to what I have and see if they blend or not. This is not possible because I live outside US and the dealer here is broken. Using the sound check on SABIAN´s page I found the...

My older brother will be in SF in two weeks so I´m planning to give him some cash to buy a 16" AAX Dark Crash. Do you have an idea how much it costs and where to buy???. Please give me complete address if you know a store. I live outside US that´s why I ask. To be more specific I know he will be...