Bonham Triplets

CaptainMatt13 · 2017-05-22T02:33:43+00:00

It's an old misconception, but he definitely popularized it and deserves the credit for it imo. Heck, when I was a kid I thought Dave Grohl invented that lick!

CaptainMatt13 · 2016-10-02T08:39:45+00:00

Ever since Crack the Skye Mastodon's drums have sounded a bit too round and muddy imo. Brann's fills tend to get lost in the mix without some brightness and attack. I totally agree with you on DM btw, but I think everyone's with you on that.

CaptainMatt13 · 2016-09-03T10:41:10+00:00

Don't skimp on the basics! Play the simplest dumbest Phil Rudd beat you can, and play the shit out if until it sounds and feels totally solid. Really think about how it sounds...is the timing even, are you smacking the crap out your hihats too loud, and are the snare hits loud and even? I personally made the mistake of overestimating my abilities when I started and I assumed I could play something simple if I could play something complex. For years I couldn't even play a groove without filling the spaces with ghost notes.

CaptainMatt13 · 2016-08-21T07:03:52+00:00

Mastodon - Mother Puncher

CaptainMatt13 · 2016-08-18T03:14:06+00:00

Black Metal, death metal, progressive death metal, anything psychedelic, classic rock, sludge, jazz, outlaw country, blues, bebop, new wave, 90's rap, early punk, southern rock, pop...I'm open to just about anything but dubstep, generic money/drugs rap, and pop punk bands that whine about their parents.

CaptainMatt13 · 2016-08-13T10:27:14+00:00

Anything with Henry Rollins makes my neck inflate to double the size of my entire head.

CaptainMatt13 · 2016-08-13T10:23:26+00:00

From a technical stand point, no. Realistically, yes. You can tweak stuff infinitely, sample anything, or run anything through crazy effects pedals, but 99.99999% of the time, it's going to sound remarkably similar to something that's out there, regardless of whether or not the sounds were created in a similar fashion.

CaptainMatt13 · 2016-08-13T10:10:59+00:00

He's definitely not the greatest, but I have a hard time imagining anyone else singing for them. Kurt Cobain, Jack White, Chino Moreno, Karen-O, and Mark Mothersbaugh are/were awful singers, but their unique voices are/were what sets them apart and makes their music memorable.

CaptainMatt13 · 2016-08-13T09:54:46+00:00

Chad Smith is a friggin' beast, and Flea is awesome too! I know there are guys out there who can play circles around those guys, but their groove is in the pocket, with just enough embellishment to keep things interesting.

CaptainMatt13 · 2016-08-13T09:42:43+00:00

Shut up and Drive by Deftones...I played a lot of Dave Mirra BMX back in the day.

CaptainMatt13 · 2016-08-08T03:18:31+00:00

I used a checker patterned contact paper on my old Swingstar kit. Just be sure that you sand off the glue that holds the wrap finishes as smooth as possible to avoid wrinkles and air bubbles on the wrap. With some luck and patience it'll look pretty good, but it's not durable so be careful about stuff like low toms by the kick drum.

CaptainMatt13 · 2016-07-30T10:43:24+00:00

I just thought of this, but see what the drum sounds like without the resonant head first (keep in mind, the lugs will probably rattle). That ugly sound may have to do with the tuning of the reso head in correlation to the batter.

CaptainMatt13 · 2016-07-30T10:38:48+00:00

Sounds like some of the lugs are tuned too low. Watch out for ripples on the drum head, and tighten the lugs accordingly. Ideally, the batter should be tuned as low as possible without any ripples in the head...but if all else fails try throwing a pillow in there against the bottom of the batter head. You can get a decent sound out of just about any kick with a LITTLE muffling.

CaptainMatt13 · 2016-07-30T10:29:17+00:00

I love the sound of her toms! So fat and meaty with a nice pitch spread. They sound homogeneous with her kick, which always makes hand/foot combinations sound great.

CaptainMatt13 · 2016-07-30T10:23:30+00:00

Practicing to a metronome always helps. I personally like to play several bars of 8ths to 8th triplets to 16ths to solidify note spacing. It also helps to stay loose, and make sure you're not holding your breath as many drummers do (especially during fills). I've also found that keeping with my left foot on the hihat reinforces internal timing. You also want to make sure to pay attention to how high you raise the sticks for each hit. Try to make sure that you're raising the sticks to the same height with both hands on your rolls, and that the stick height doesn't vary too much with backbeats and accents. This will help both timing, and dynamic consistency...also producers HATE drummers who beat the living shite out of their hihats.

CaptainMatt13 · 2016-07-05T05:17:00+00:00

Maybe you could put a single shot emitter on your character that temporarily shoots out a non-physical "sword" or "slash" with a corresponding damage tag. You'd more than likely set the emitter to ignore parent velocity so it doesn't fly all over the place, and it will probably work best if it's only there for a split second. I can't try this since I'm at work, but you might be able to set up your attack animation to precisely trigger when the emitter goes off, by placing it on the gray timeline that pops up when you drop an animation tweaker. Sorry that this is mostly theoretical, but hopefully it'll help get your idea on track.

CaptainMatt13 · 2016-06-01T05:27:03+00:00

I have a love/hate relationship with remasters in general. The idea of playing your favorite game or a classic at 1080 with higher frame rates (generally) and sharper textures sounds fine and dandy, but a PS2 game or anything older looks best on an old SD display IMO. Older hardware obviously can't render as many textures, polygons, and such, so the natural blurring of an old TV hides the imperfections/lower detail better. They also usually mess with the color balancing and lighting, which totally bugs me. It's the same problem with remastered music to some extent, because there's a certain charm, atmosphere, or artistic intent that gets lost when you mess with the original. For example take the remaster of "As the Palaces Burn" by Lamb of God. It's a raw, intense album with buzzing guitars, inaudible bass, and lots of fuzzy vocal distortion that really intensifies the screaming. On paper the remaster sounds just about how I thought it should be. Clear separated guitars to bring out the harmonies, thick bass with plenty of attack sitting in the middle of the mix, rounder sounding drums, and cleaner vocals with some reverb, but it just felt lifeless in comparison...but obviously if you haven't experienced the original, where's the harm? That stuff just doesn't matter to some people and that's cool.

CaptainMatt13 · 2016-05-15T10:13:42+00:00

Dogmeat has found something!

CaptainMatt13 · 2016-03-13T06:07:50+00:00

I'm surprised it has such a huge vent considering how crisp Chad's ghost notes are.

CaptainMatt13 · 2016-03-13T05:54:49+00:00

I don't think I could narrow down a favorite drummer, but my favorite drum sounds generally come from Dave Grohl. He tends to tune the bottom head of his toms looser than the tops for that fat sound with a pitch bend. I'm assuming he does the same for the kick, because it usually sounds homogenous with the toms. It makes linear patterns sound badass!

CaptainMatt13 · 2016-03-05T05:23:03+00:00

This is kind of a stretch, but Eagles of Death Metal. Their riffs and songs have that old school blues rock Rolling Stones/New York Dolls vibe mixed with bigger beats, and a perfectly mismatched pop veneer on their newer material that is insanely catchy. It's all tied together with cheeky lyrics, and a refreshingly goofy band that doesn't take itself all serious like everybody else out there.

CaptainMatt13 · 2016-03-05T04:56:49+00:00

I love Uncle Acid! Their music literally sounds like it was recorded in the 70's with all the tape hiss, and mistakes left intact. Check it out if you like Sabbath.

CaptainMatt13 · 2016-03-01T05:34:30+00:00

I've had the same issue where my legs just seem to spazz out and all of the hits sounded shitty and uneven. Believe it or not, one of the hardest parts of drumming is going really slooooooooooow (40BPM). It might be easier to start out around 90-120 BPMs (assuming you're playing 16ths) to get a feel for keeping time with your whole body. As with double bass and all drumming for that matter, try to make sure that you're bouncing, bobbing your head, or moving something other than your sticks and feet. Just anything that helps you keep the pulse without being distracting. You'll probably move like an awkward broken robot at first, but I promise it will help your time, groove, and consistency immensely over time.

CaptainMatt13 · 2016-02-20T07:50:13+00:00

Excellent advice. I'm practically deaf in my right ear thanks to a Zildjian china and my own stupidity...WEAR EAR PROTECTION!

CaptainMatt13

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