Hey Drummers and Jimbos[views:12323][posts:59]_______________________________________ [Apr 10,2011 11:50am - ArrowHeadNLI ""] GODDAMN, I WANNA PLAY MY DRUMS!!!!!! Stupid broken computer. I could always install the drum sounds on my laptop, but it literally takes about 20 hours to load it all. (there's 35 gig of samples in the Superior 2.0 alone, plus EX Player, all the EZX packs, and the NY addon packs for superior. Those alone add up to about 50+ gig.) |
| _________________________________ [Apr 11,2011 8:32am - haupty ""] ArrowHeadNLI said: arktouros said:R L R L RLR L R L R L R LRL R L ^ jimbo taught me this simple foot exercise done over a 4/4 rock beat with the hands, this pretty much taught me how to do patterns. cool. That seems like a variation of something else I was having trouble with. It's so frustrating being a guitarist already. I can count complicated stuff, and write it, but I can't get my limbs to go along. And I know it will take YEARS to get the kind of muscle memory needed to play the stuff I want. Yeah it was funny the day I sat down at a drum kit, tried to play metal, and immediately understood why all of the drummers I know feel underappreciated |
| _____________________________________ [Apr 11,2011 1:07pm - ouchdrummer ""] yup, i've done a bunch of the excercises from stick control with my feet too. ARROW- as far as playing with songs for fun, (because even though i use my metronome every day, i still play with tunes for fun before i finish for the day.) you don't need to limit yourself to the songs you have without the drum tracks, in fact, it's sort of good to have them there. That way it's more obvious when you're not right with them. |
| ______________________________________ [Apr 11,2011 3:25pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] Good advice Jim. My secret with the drumless tracks is that I use them to a) force me to keep time in my head, I don't use a metronome track when I use the drumless tracks. b) I record every single take and listen back to it. I like to be BRUTALLY honest with myself. So with no drums there, I can hear my own playing crystal clear and see exactly where my mistakes are and such. Keep in mind, I am SO barely there yet as a drummer. My rudiments are terrible, and I can't even do doubles with my right hand (I'm lefty). So I can do nasty LLR triplets all day long, but can't do 16th doubles or 7 strokes or whatever at all even at moderate speeds. I can do so-so singles. My feet are coming along, but the problem is my lack of extended practice time. Where normally I'd take an hour break, wait for my legs to relax a little, and then play more to build endurance here I find I take a break, the neighbors get home, and I'm done drumming for the day. Once I get a fucking job again, I'm converting my entire kit over to mesh heads. |
| ________________________________ [Apr 11,2011 4:10pm - Mark_R ""] The handedness factor really grates on my brain. I grew playing overhand right handed, but some years ago I decided to set up my kit mirror image and play overhanded left handed for a few hours. The next day my entire left side hurt so bad I was practically collapsing every time I took a step. Now however, (years on) I am almost equally comfortable left or right, and when playing right handed, I play open-handed (left on hi hat, right hitting the snare). Just my way of reacting to the imbalance of handedness. |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 9,2011 12:35pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] Just got all mesh heads for my kit, new DM cymbals that are less noisy than the metal surge cymbals, and the Superior add-on Metal Foundry, which has some awesome sounds in it. Welcome to "fuck the neighbors, I can play whenever I want!" And, I can take those stupid condom rubber bullet things off my drumsticks now! Silenttips are teh GAY! |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 9,2011 1:13pm - arilliusbm ""] Nice. |
| ______________________________ [Jul 9,2011 1:55pm - Seth ""] t2daeek said:[img] go get this book and practice it with your hands AND feet. w/metronome. there is some closed roll stuff that probably doesn't apply itself to the feet very well (unless you're hell hammer) but the open roll stuff is sick for developing double strokes with your feet. especially since you're playing an electronic kit, working up your doubles with both your feet could actually be useful/audible. I definitly recommend this book, I used this bood when taking lessons and it helped a lot then and now when I have to refer to it!!!! I approve!!:satancross: |
| ______________________________ [Jul 9,2011 2:03pm - Seth ""] I know this is old school, but I would try listening to Dark Angel/Gene H. The man, Darkness Descends (1986) Leave Scars (1989) Time Does Not Heal (1991). Yes this is old school but Gene on a lot of the long songs and instrumentals just plays double bass for whole songs. Some are fast, triplets and so forth. I used to jam to these every day to work on my speed and for steady feet exercises. I guarantee it will help for the general and stable base of the feet. Why? All the feet in these albums are not just fast either or really slow but change and I feel started my feet on its way. No books back then could help. Double bass drumming was not the thing in the public, especially for metal. I would at least give it a try and see what you think. I know there are tons of drummers but to me to start with the basics is always the best and the diverse from there. Good luck!! :FLAMING: |
| ______________________________ [Jul 9,2011 2:04pm - Seth ""] Sorry kids we did not even have drumming DVD's to buy only VHS and they still did not have any double bass, except for the greats, but not for metal! :satancross: |