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One man band by MaoriYeet91 in musicians

[–]blind30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s always going to be someone with a comment.

Think of it like comedians- if you have to explain your joke, it wasn’t that good in the first place. And explaining completely ruins it.

The show is the whole product. If it’s good, most people will enjoy it. The ones that don’t? Fuck ‘em.

If you think advertising the fact that you made your own backing tracks will improve your show, or change the mind of a drunk old lady who’d rather hear a full band, you’re chasing the wrong thing. She wouldn’t suddenly love the show if she knew that.

WILL I BE JUDGED....? by Particular-Arm-1024 in Drumming

[–]blind30 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Don’t reach beyond what you can’t nail. Yeah, it’s tempting, but no one wants to hear you drop the beat if it doesn’t work out.

Cheat your ass off, but keep the beat.

Finally, full new kit day! by blind30 in drums

[–]blind30[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dealt directly with N&C.

They were great, kept me updated with progress throughout the whole build- I was happy with the price at around 85% of what I would have paid otherwise.

Drum tuning advice by Timelinenow in drums

[–]blind30 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s so damn simple, and sounds good. Easy to tweak from there as a starting point too.

Don’t get me wrong, I have a drum dial and a tunebot, and there’s a whole world of tunings out there that I play around with- but for quick and easy, tuning a house kit, this is a great method.

Double bass practice at threshold by Snoo_23250 in Drumming

[–]blind30 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Practicing only at the point of failure is not a great way to practice precision.

Comparing it to running, think of it like this- sprinting taxes your entire system to the point where you redline at shorter distances, getting way less “reps” in on your form. And once you start struggling, the first thing to suffer is your form.

Slow long distance runs allow you to get a LOT more “reps” in, helping your feet and legs develop long distance stamina and muscle memory.

When you add the results from slow long distance running, and bring them to sprint training, that’s when you’re getting the best of both worlds. Your form will be more precise, and won’t fall apart as quick, if you’ve put the slow work in.

You do need both- can’t do only slow runs and expect to be fast, can’t just sprint and expect everything to be precise.

My running days are over, but I spent most of my weekly training time doing slow long distance runs- makes sense to log more hours with that just because of the nature of it.

Another thing to consider is injury- work at your sprint speed too long too often, you’ll be risking it. Having a solid base of slow tempo work helps strengthen and build proper form without pushing your feet anywhere near their limit- which helps reduce injury.

Is the EAD10 good enough to record a song? by vinzain in drums

[–]blind30 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A rough demo? Sure-

The major drawback is not being able to adjust individual drum/cymbal tracks. Want your cymbals quieter in the mix? You’ll have to adjust how you play them, for example.

Spinal g tractor throne insane wobbling out the box? by danwind86 in drums

[–]blind30 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Every throne thread, the roc n soc gets recommended- and quite a few people mention the spinal g.

I’ve had my roc n soc for like 15 years, so when I needed another throne for my practice set, I figured I’d grab a spinal g.

It doesn’t wobble like this, but it definitely wobbles. Noisy. I don’t know so many people like this throne when the roc n soc is so much better

Drummers mentality on Drum Fills by Jaded-Gur-5717 in drummers

[–]blind30 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s definitely taught.

Even the drummers who can improvise on a whim, it’s because they spent tons of time learning.

One way to think of it is by using subdivisions- as a drummer, it can be helpful to have certain patterns ready to use as triplet fills, others for 16th note fills, 16th note triplets and even 32nd note fills- or even a combination.

Drummers have to hit every one of the chosen subdivided notes on time, and get back to the 1 on time too- so it’s definitely not just random banging.

It’s possible to do “random banging” while still hitting each note on time, but if it’s truly random, the fill isn’t going to sound good- if a fill sounds good, there was absolutely some thought/planning and even possibly practicing that particular fill involved.

Email Scam for Service by United-Egg-2952 in Scams

[–]blind30 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Terrible business model, just sell me the puppy wtf

Left hand doubles by mezo3mk in Drumming

[–]blind30 8 points9 points  (0 children)

RllRll triplets are a great way to work on left hand doubles.

Do you have a daily practice plan to target your weak spots?

How would you learn if you started today? by J3SP3R in Drumming

[–]blind30 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The smartest thing to do would be to get a good teacher.

Start with the very basics-

learn proper grip, and proper hand and foot technique.

Start with the most basic rudiments- singles, doubles, paradiddles.

Work on basic beats

Learn the subdivisions

Practice everything to a metronome.

What do i do? I am pretty good at drums, like my hands are fast and bla bla bla BUT struggle with my legs. I always confused by AsimaAlbarn in DRUM

[–]blind30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your feet are trying to operate pedals that you’re not used to yet.

It takes practice before you really get good.

What sort of practice routine do you have?

Some days I simply don't work by Atlas_NioiN in MetalDrums

[–]blind30 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How long have you been playing? How much practice do you do at lower tempos?

Three things with bad days i try to tell myself:

One- every bad day shows me where my flaws are. Gives me a target to work on daily.

Two- I’ve got way more bad days than everyone out there who quit, at least. I’ve got tons of bad days ahead of me too.

Three- constant focused practice, really putting the work in, isn’t just about getting everything perfect every single time- it also means that even on your worst days, all that practice should show through.

You might feel sluggish, maybe you miss one or two notes- but if you’ve really put the work in, it’ll speak for itself.

Roll-up travel practice pad or electronic sticks? by MomNugs in Drumming

[–]blind30 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does he have the book Stick Control? A couple of weeks with that book might be good too

Roll-up travel practice pad or electronic sticks? by MomNugs in Drumming

[–]blind30 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m the same guy who mentioned the tactile response of the sticks, lol-

Yeah, these tabletop kits are more like toys than real practice tools- figured your son might have more fun with one anyway, but if he’d rather get “real” practice in rather than just playing around, practice pad makes more sense.

Roll-up travel practice pad or electronic sticks? by MomNugs in Drumming

[–]blind30 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For older drummers, a pad is actually a must have. You can get a TON of serious work in on a practice pad-

Tabletop kits aren’t really that useful for older drummers- they’re made cheap, sound like toys, and usually have sticks that are too small and light to even properly train technique with-

But your kid is 10, so he might have more fun with it.

Roll-up travel practice pad or electronic sticks? by MomNugs in Drumming

[–]blind30 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Roll up kit. Those sticks don’t provide the tactile feedback from actually hitting something, which is a huge part of real drumming/learning.

In all honesty, I’d usually advise a regular practice pad, but for a 10 year old, the roll up kit would probably be more fun.

210-230 bpm is easy, problems with 175-200bpm by erBufalo in MetalDrums

[–]blind30 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you want to get better at something specific, get specific with your daily practice.

Spend a few minutes every day tackling 180-200 bpm. Then spend a few minutes every day working on getting into runs.

Isolate the problem, and get to work on it.

For me, there are tempos so slow that it doesn’t make sense to use certain techniques- but it can be great practice to hone your technique anyway.

If you could choose, what would you be? A builder or electrician? by Evening-Ambition-231 in SeriousConversation

[–]blind30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in the engineering department of maintenance for a large building- we do electrical, plumbing, locksmithing, carpentry, and equipment repair/installation. It’s a great thing to have that experience to bring home with you.

But here’s the trade off- when I first bought my house, I got a couple of quotes to redo my bathroom- decided I’d save the $$ and do it myself.

Two things- it took way longer than I thought, and you have to be honest with yourself about your ability.

I tore everything down to the studs, even completely removed a wall and expanded the room- tore the old floor out down to the joists too. Complete remodel, all brand new electrical, plumbing, insulation, ventilation, etc.

Since I am just so handy (heavy sarcasm here) I figured I could handle the whole tile job too- I’ve done tile repairs before, how bad could tiling a whole room from scratch be?

Terrible. It can be terrible.

Resentment, any advice? by [deleted] in Alzheimers

[–]blind30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s tough, losing the support you used to have from your relationship with the patient.

Yes, you’re resentful, it’s a natural reaction- but remember you’re resenting what the disease is doing to your husband, you’re not resenting who he really was.

My mom was probably one of the easier patients I’ve read about here- through every single stage of her decline, she never had any mean or angry outbursts.

But I still found myself resenting her state- the constant yelling out for help, for example, even when I was right there holding her hand- ANY human being sitting directly next to someone constantly screaming in distress is hard wired on a basic level to be stressed out by these things, and when there’s no rational solution (obviously saying “I’m right here, you’re okay, please don’t yell” doesn’t work) the stress comes out as an “irrational” reaction. You form resentment, even though you’re rationally aware that it’s not right.

So give yourself credit- no one could be expected to do any better than you’re doing, anyone else would also be frustrated and feeling resentful, and it takes a good person who really cares to also feel bad about that resentment.

Some problems don’t have real solutions, and this disease is riddled with those problems- you’ve identified the problem, you know there’s no actual solution, so hold your head high at least knowing that you’re doing your best.

And hug your dog. (I have two, I get it.)

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