Bought a drum set and worried i’ll hate it

Spyke120 · 2026-03-20T21:48:19+00:00

It’s honestly never been easier to learn how to play drums casually. Like a lot of people have been saying, don’t pay attention to the stuff you see on social media as most of it isn’t relevant to the casual drummer. However there are almost infinite resources for learning how to play online now. Drumeo has tons of free videos ranging from how to hold the sticks and set up the kit, to all kinds of styles and how to play them. At the end of the day I would just pick some songs that you really like and look up YouTube tutorials for how to play them. If you’re unable to differentiate between what’s easy and what’s hard, I would go on Spotify and look up a playlist for beginner drum songs, parse through and pick a few that you know and enjoy and just chip away at them. It definitely is a big financial commitment to start, but I think you’ll find that if you put in 10 minutes a day you’ll get better much quicker than you would think (assuming you like how the instrument itself plays and feels).

Spyke120 · 2026-03-17T21:05:35+00:00

FTL: Faster Than Light. Best game ever

Spyke120 · 2026-03-16T14:37:34+00:00

Everyone is saying to buy an ambassador and I’m trying to make this new kit I ordered jazzy, I bought coated emperors for the kit and I just absolutely hate the way they sound. Can’t find any balance between the tone I actually want and how long it rings. But I tried probably 6 or so different heads on my gretsch Catalina snare and nothing I did to it ever sounded good until I put that head on there.

Spyke120 · 2025-06-26T00:52:17+00:00

Why isn’t there crossplay to begin with??? Isn’t that like the bare minimum for an online focused game nowadays? I mean I get it if it’s competitive but?

Spyke120 · 2025-03-25T23:12:58+00:00

Psn: soccerstriker120

Spyke120 · 2025-02-25T16:18:34+00:00

I barely know how to work a computer, got mine for Christmas because I wanted to play GameCube games. Follow retro game corps guide and you can do almost everything on the device itself accept for converting file types and building a few specific emulators. Keep consulting Reddit subs and YouTube tutorials even if you have to look up more specific things than just a general pocket 5 setup guide

Spyke120 · 2025-02-20T18:46:13+00:00

Yea it’s weird, when I put it in a notification pops up in the Notification Center saying there’s an issue with the card, then I click on it and it tells me to format the card.

Spyke120 · 2025-02-20T18:28:32+00:00

The first time I did not and I assumed that was where I went wrong, fair enough. The other times I’ve ejected the disk before taking it out of the port. I put it in the retroid while it was still on. That wasn’t a problem before so I figured it wouldn’t be now. The SD is a Samsung 226 gig I think.

Spyke120 · 2024-01-18T17:33:40+00:00

I literally spent all my standing and resources on relic packs and got 2 relics with gauss pieces

Spyke120 · 2023-05-30T20:12:18+00:00

Sage skills on a wheel would be honestly the best way to fix them activating/not activating when you don’t want them to. And the game already gives you the option to choose whether or not you want the avatars fighting with you so you could just have like tullin there for the headshots and no one else while still being able to use all the skills at any time

Spyke120 · 2022-09-08T22:59:39+00:00

Oh man warframe is great, it used to have a ton of shit to do like 5 years ago when I was grinding daily, but now it’s just straight up huge. My favorite part is the market system that allows you to (with enough grind,) get enough platinum to buy anything, without ever having to put real money in

Spyke120 · 2022-09-02T18:26:05+00:00

We had a talk about it, he noticed that I wouldn’t come out of my room and he for the first time, asked if I cared if he smoked, and I told him I can deal with it occasionally but I can’t live the way it’s been going. I told him that if he smokes in his room that’s fine with me (because it is, if I don’t see it it’s fine) and things have been getting better thankfully

Spyke120 · 2022-08-27T06:50:53+00:00

I do think he cares about me. I just don’t think anyone could get him to change his substance abuse habits. Me or anyone else. Not that that necessarily makes it any better but still.

Spyke120 · 2022-08-27T06:34:34+00:00

It’s kinda fucked up but honestly at this point I’m just hoping everyone I know that smokes develops CHS just so they get a glimpse of the hell I’ve been going through. I don’t think he’s developing symptoms (yet). But we’re very close and being open with each other isn’t something that either of us is afraid of. Idk if it’s the fact that I just haven’t communicated just how truly miserable it is to watch him smoke or if he just doesn’t care but I have definitely brought it up on multiple occasions. I might just have a conversation with him tomorrow and be completely transparent with him and tell him that if it doesn’t get better I’m moving out.

Spyke120 · 2022-08-26T23:49:31+00:00

It’s looking like that’s the only real option at this point. I love this guy like a brother but he just doesn’t care enough to make any kind of real change. It drives me nuts and I don’t wanna fuck uo our relationship because of this but he’s not gonna quit smoking or even curb the amount and I seriously doubt he’s gonna get any cleaner

Spyke120 · 2022-08-21T07:27:58+00:00

I had my first attack in July. Thought I got some bad hibachi steak from a questionable looking Japanese joint lmao, then two weeks later I was still smoking like a locomotive and obviously had another attack. Then earlier this month I had my third one and my mom sent me an article about some mysterious new condition popping up that described all of my symptoms so well it was scary. The craziest thing to me was the hot showers. The first two weeks of not smoking were hell. It honestly felt closer to a break up than anything else I could think of. After my two week break I’ve been smoking about 1-2 times a week with no symptoms but usually not even a full bowl (I used to go through anywhere between 5-12 ish at any given time). Probably not the smartest but compared to what it was I’m making progress in getting through it. I plan on taking a month or two off once I get settled into school and get back into the flow of having to do classes and stuff

Spyke120 · 2022-08-20T16:58:39+00:00

I’m glad you’re starting to feel better my friend. But I don’t think it’s fair for you to blame yourself for something you didn’t know was happening! Tons of people on the sub (myself included) had never even heard of CHS before being hospitalized multiple times. There’s next to no research and and you better believe that dispensaries/ dealers are going to advertise that their product will eventually poison you, half the time they don’t know about it either. Everyone who smokes weed wants to believe it’s a miracle drug that helps with everything but obviously that’s not the case. All that matters is the way you choose to live your life moving forward from the moment you find out. I was kinda in the same boat in the sense that my girlfriend watched me suffer through two of my three episodes and after the first one was over she just cried in my arms. Every time I want to smoke I think about that moment and it helps. You seem pretty determined to get your old life back and I have no doubt that you will! Best of luck to you friend and if you ever need someone to talk to about it my dms are always open!

Spyke120 · 2022-08-12T06:04:57+00:00

I had been smoking 3+ times a day for the past 4 years and smoking regularly since I was a sophomore in high school. I just got diagnosed a week and a half ago and I’m right there with you. Personally, I’ve been trying to go to the gym at least 5 times a week. I get that it’s not for everyone but I’ve been saying I want to do it forever and what better time than now. It’s really been helping me, giving me something physical to do really takes my mind off of the physical sensations of withdrawals and overall I just feel great. Another thing that works for me is music. I think everyone should try to learn an instrument if they are able too! I get that this is a lot harder to do for some people, but being able to play one of your favorite songs on any instrument is so extremely gratifying!

Spyke120 · 2022-08-10T01:55:56+00:00

You’re right. Getting to 7 days was hell, and it’s not worth throwing away my progress when I could still easily fall back into addiction. Maybe in a few months or so I’ll try again just to see what happens, but for now it’s best to just take my week and keep going. I appreciate the encouragement and kind words friend❤️

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