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Jeff Almeyda
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That's Not What I've Been Told! Drum Sound Physics
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In my experience, head choice, stick size and player technique affect the drum sound FAR more than shell thickness or wood species. Not...
Yesterday at 7:09 AM
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It doesn’t need to be ”proven“ in a Sonor marketing piece. It is a principle of physics. It happens everywhere. Let’s look at speaker...
Yesterday at 6:02 AM
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QED. On an electric guitar it literally doesn't matter.
Yesterday at 5:59 AM
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Wooden Heads
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They sound like garbage. Actually, they sound like plywood. Terrible, terrible, terrible.
Monday at 5:01 PM
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The Rhythms of Soca
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Cool lesson here. He sounds like a small percussion section about 4:00 in the video
Jan 17, 2023
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I Love the Evans HD Dry - There I Said it
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They’re just drum heads, play what you like. I used to use them now I just go with coated ambassadors and muffle as needed. All...
Jan 11, 2023
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Did You Play Today?
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I put in about 3 hours a day of serious practice. Then band rehearsals 2x weekly.
Jan 10, 2023
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Foot technique
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You've read correctly. My advice on this is to NOT take any double bass drumming advice from someone who doesn't play double bass. or...
Jan 3, 2023
Jeff Almeyda
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Foot technique
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You can develop your left foot independence in many ways, it doesn't have to be swing. Check out The New Breed by Gary chester. In...
Jan 3, 2023
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Poll: Double stroke BPM goal
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Exactly, 16ths at 280 for doubles is fast. No buzzing. Most players would be doing 32nd notes at 120-140 actually, but it’s the same...
Jan 1, 2023
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I understand you mean: Playing Open Double Stroke Roll in Sixteenths at QUARTER = 200 bpm, right? I would say it could start to be fast...
Jan 1, 2023
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Let's see your "dream" drum kits
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I'm okay on drumkits, my dream is to have an open and airy space to practice and record in like this basement.
Dec 25, 2022
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Drumming Savants
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No one gets it all. Many savants pay a high price for their abilities and single-mindedness. Maybe you don’t have Vinnie’s raw talent...
Dec 24, 2022
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I wonder how big Zildjian’s power bill is
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Actually Zildjian is not huge. I believe their total sales are less than 20MM annually. Their power bill is most likely in the range of...
Dec 22, 2022
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This craftsman is turning out absolutely beautiful jazz rides and hats. Expensive but totally gorgeous. His "Old K clone" sounds better...
Dec 22, 2022
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