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Drumming Review Staff on October 12, 2018Not too long ago I began wondering if my sample pad setup was a bit unnecessary. See, I use a laptop computer to run our backing tracks alongside a Roland SPD-SX to trigger the playback. The problem is, I only end up using four pads on the Roland out of the total nine. I began…
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Drumming Review Staff on October 8, 2018Our drums are sacred to us. Believe me, I get that. I despise the idea of someone playing on my kit or cymbals. However, there will come a point in your drumming career, whether professional or hobby, that you will need to share your drum kit, or someone else's, at a show. Sharing drum kits is…
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Drumming Review Staff on October 7, 2018Finding cymbals that are both great sounding and affordable can be difficult. If you’re a rock drummer and tend to play hard, cracking your cymbals may be a common occurrence. Since 2005, a company named Dream Cymbals has been making quality cymbals with affordability in mind. Over the course of my drumming career, I have…
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Drumming Review Staff on October 4, 2018The first audio interface I ever used was a Presonus Firestudio. My parents bought it for me in high school because I had a desire to learn how to record drums, as well as other instruments. My practice space was a concrete paradise in the basement of my parent's house. I'm sure I annoyed the…
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Drumming Review Staff on October 4, 2018Let's face it. Modern music is perfect. Arrangements and recordings are perfectly quantized (time-aligned to a grid) in almost all popular recordings. Most musicians try to fight against the grain to maintain a sense of personal integrity, but the vast majority of other bands (your competition) will be sacrificing this honesty to win in the eyes…
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