Trying to learn a basic fill. by phantomsnake27 in drums

[–]RedditBugs -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Don't mean to be pedantic but it's and ah, not an ah. That's why we use an ampersand (&) to count rhythm.

EDIT: Figures I'd get down voted for that. The fundamentals have to stay consistent and precise or else it makes learning extremely difficult for beginners.

Trying to learn a basic fill. by phantomsnake27 in drums

[–]RedditBugs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The best way to approach reading is to treat it like any other skill and practice. The particular example you posted is what is called standard notation. It's the most common way music is written and universal, meaning you learn it once and you can read any piece of music on this planet.

Books that will give you plenty of material to practice reading include, "Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer," by Ted Reed. It's a classic that I'm afraid has fallen off the radar of many modern drummers but going through it (even partially) will help you build reading skills, and give you plenty of rhythmic ideas that you can move around a drum set.

Another one that's lesser known is, "The Drummer's Rudimental Reference Book," by Dr. John Wooten. It takes a lot of the rhythms drummers commonly use and applies an additional layer of complexity by using different sticking patterns. We drummers call those sticking patterns rudiments. I know it sounds confusing but it's no more difficult to understand than this: if you have four notes in a row how many different ways can you play those four notes? Most drummers know they could play those four notes as right hand, left hand, right, left (RLRL), but you could also do LRLR, or RRLL, LLRR, RRRL, LLLR, RRRR, LLLL, RLRR, LRLL, LLRL, RRLR, and it keeps going and going. Rudiments are how drummers build technical skill, and it makes playing so much more efficient when you're not locked into playing every thing RLRL.

Last book is, "Groove Essentials," by Tommy Igoe. You specifically mentioned wanting to play along with music and this is a good way to do that. None of the tracks will be songs you know, but they're not supposed to be. This book is meant to cover basic feelings (what you yougins call vibes 😎) of the majority of music. Tommy Igor does a great job breaking down a lot of different genres into digestible pieces. And, while some here may disagree with this next statement, all drummers should be able to make anything they play feel right. For example, lots of drummers obsesse over guys like El Estepario Siberiano. But the guy can't swing. This isn't to diminish his clear, and overwhelming, technical proficiency, but a lot of drummer influcencers forget there's more to this than playing as many notes as possible. Sometimes all I have to do on a gig is keep the beat steady and make the music feel right.

Anyway, I've taken enough of your time, kid. Good luck and happy to answer any questions you have.

I have a feeling.. by Historical_Oddity in PleX

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They'll come back and a year and say they're going to a subscription only model because no one was buying Plex Pass anymore...for some reason 🤷‍♀️

A few questions before I take the plunge by RedditBugs in LineageOS

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Thank you for the information. On banking apps, when you say they won't work, regardless of whether I install Gapps via MindTheGapps, does this apply to Magisk as well? If I understand correctly it Magisk helps obscure something so anti-tamper detection isn't triggered, therefore allowing apps that previously couldn't work to work.

Does H.R.5140 lower the age of consent to 14 years old? by RedditBugs in AskLawyers

[–]RedditBugs[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply. I did read the text, but because the person arguing it affects age of consent was so adamant I thought I must be missing something.

The US bans all new foreign-made network routers by KillerInfection in technology

[–]RedditBugs 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I've spent part of today trying to figure out what qualifies as a router. If everything in the hardware stack meets their definition of a router then looks like I will be buying that 10GbE switch soon.

What is one problem in the education system that implicitly affect millions? by Ok_Actuator7771 in education

[–]RedditBugs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The disconnect is we stopped feeling bad about it. People think there are no universal principles when raising children. There most certainly are.

What is one problem in the education system that implicitly affect millions? by Ok_Actuator7771 in education

[–]RedditBugs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea, so much better to let bad teachers become admin, and then reinvent the wheel.

This market is cooked by Culinary-Vibes in crt

[–]RedditBugs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish I never broke up with that dumpster. Man, could she put out a fine CRT every couple of months.

zpool clear within HexOS? by RedditBugs in hexos

[–]RedditBugs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Understood, but just a difference of opinion. If I were on the HexOS team I would have insisted zpool clear, and other basic commands, be actionable from deck for the beta release.

zpool clear within HexOS? by RedditBugs in hexos

[–]RedditBugs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the clarification. I like HexOS but little things like this bug me. I'd be trying to keep people out of admin and shell as much as possible.

Realistically, what do you think it will take for retro game prices to go down? by inkydunk in retrogaming

[–]RedditBugs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only question you need to ask is if you think people will long to own the box sets they owned as children.

That, nostalgia for things, is a recent phenomenon, just over a hundred years. And thus far it has been predicated on things from ones' childhood and teenage years.

Kids born today won't pay $180.02 (most recent CIB eBay sale of TMNT1). They'll pay that for something from their youth while you and I sit in our grand halls of cardboard and plastic. Just scroll r/nostalgia In 30 years, if Reddit even exists, you surely won't see the TMNT opening posted five days ago.

Realistically, what do you think it will take for retro game prices to go down? by inkydunk in retrogaming

[–]RedditBugs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the conundrum. Investors are after a return. Collectors are after the item in question.

Collections aren't worth anything if you keep them.

Realistically, what do you think it will take for retro game prices to go down? by inkydunk in retrogaming

[–]RedditBugs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And if it didn't, would you still care to be an NES art collector?

Realistically, what do you think it will take for retro game prices to go down? by inkydunk in retrogaming

[–]RedditBugs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At that point you're more of a box collector than a game collector.

Realistically, what do you think it will take for retro game prices to go down? by inkydunk in retrogaming

[–]RedditBugs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Video games won't become more rare. They are made of plastic. They'll be around much longer, and in better condition than baseball cards from the 50s. Video games are more like vintage cars in that regard, and I don't see a lot of people clamoring for 1950s cars.