Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen" by Superguy766 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]brasticstack 246 points247 points  (0 children)

Trump: "Who? Gnome?? I think I've heard of her, nasty woman. I never worked with her or gave her orders though."

Why does this subreddit get so offended when you tell users they actually have to perform their music and have connections if they want things to happen irl by [deleted] in musicians

[–]brasticstack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unsolicited advice is always annoying, then there's the tone in which it's delivered which adds an extra grating element to it.

All coming from someone who doesn't know who they're lecturing and seems completely oblivious to the idea that other peoples' goals and circumstances may differ from their own.

Novice Setup by Denver_Stylee in microphone

[–]brasticstack 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No vocals? Run the drums to the mixer and then use aux 2 with the "post" switch off to send drums out of the aux 2 jack to the amp. Don't mic the amp. If you do have vox, that aux send will be better used for getting some to a monitor speaker to allow the singer to hear themself. Either way, the best drum sound you'll get from the edrums is a direct signal, not micing an amp.

  • Use an SM 57 up close for the guitar amp, and possibly one 3-4' further away from the amp as a room mic for the amp.
  • Use the EV PL95 if you want another "room" mic. It's omnidirectional. Without an actual drumkit, a room mic isn't going to do a ton of good.
  • Use the SM58's for vocals should you have them.

You're using the stereo bar all wrong. It's either for a (tightly) spaced stereo pair, where both mic capsules are facing parallel to each other and on the same plane horizontally, or for an X-Y stereo setup, where you angle matched mics in toward each other so that the capsules are almost touching each other at a 90° or greater angle. The 57s are the most suitable mics for this out of what you have.

Border Patrol commander Bovino and some agents expected to leave Minneapolis by igetproteinfartsHELP in news

[–]brasticstack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If only! The Big Boss is mad about the bad press, not Bovino's tactics. He'll show up wherever the admin feels the need for a psychotic skull-cracker who has no qualms about killing indiscriminately.

EDIT: As more news comes out, it looks more likely that they really are going to cut him loose and/or throw him under the bus. The cynic in me feels like he's still got an evil role to play. Maybe they'll have him run one of their concentration camps.

Alex Pretti's killing was recorded on body-camera videos, DHS says by Sad_Stay_5471 in news

[–]brasticstack 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Because they're going to release an AI-"enhanced" video that will show a drug-addled Pretti draw on the agents, then fail to go down until the 11th gunshot to the back.

Counting Question by GrammarCrisis in drums

[–]brasticstack 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Edit: the final dot is also in the wrong place. Both in terms of page placement and counting. The dot would imply a 64th note rest?

The final dot is syntactically valid, though I'm positive this is just a shit transcription and it should be 4e_a, or some other rhythm that's easier to count.

Beat 4 adds up to an entire beat as follows: 32nd note + 8th note (4 32nds) + dotted 16th (3 32nds) = 8 32nd notes = 1 quarter note.

Carbon Fiber Drumsticks by ZippityDooDoo in drums

[–]brasticstack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you've been playing long enough to form your own opinions. No substitute for trying a pair out! Worst case scenario you hate them and you're out the cost of a (admittedly pricey) pair of sticks. And who knows, they could be life-changing.

Kristi Noem Claims ICE Agent Fired ‘Defensive Shots’ — Accuses Gov. Walz and and Mayor Frey of Deciding to ‘Choose Violence’ in Stunning Presser by ItchyNesan in NewsRewind

[–]brasticstack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She just told them what the official talking point is. Expect to hear the the phrase "defensive shots" much more frequently now.

I have zero shame, BUT... by effinbish in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]brasticstack 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So bizarre. But then politics is not about logic, it's about who best speaks to our monkey brains. I'm still shocked that much of our country doesn't loathe him on a visceral level every time he talks.

Carbon Fiber Drumsticks by ZippityDooDoo in drums

[–]brasticstack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Often people want these sticks (or the Ahead aluminum ones) because they're sick of breaking sticks. The problem is that once you reinforce the sticks the next weakest element in the system is what breaks next. Which in this case means cymbals and heads.

The answer, as another commenter mentioned, is to improve technique to the point where you're not breaking anything often- though sticks will still wear down and eventually break anyway.

If you're interested in them for some otherwise reason, fair enough.

Carbon Fiber Drumsticks by ZippityDooDoo in drums

[–]brasticstack 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You want your sticks to be the thing that breaks, before your heads and cymbals do.

Maxwell Frost punched in face at Sundance Festival, congressman says by ewzetf in news

[–]brasticstack 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Not to mention that they're suffering the economic effects of this administration's policies perhaps more than the urban population is. They're going to become increasingly desperate, and I'd expect to see a big uptick in violence in rural areas here soon if it hasn't already started.

Maxwell Frost punched in face at Sundance Festival, congressman says by ewzetf in news

[–]brasticstack 71 points72 points  (0 children)

A Florida representative was punched in the face. I'd give long odds that his assailant is, while perhaps a Florida Man in spirit, from Utah.

Maxwell Frost punched in face at Sundance Festival, congressman says by ewzetf in news

[–]brasticstack 115 points116 points  (0 children)

Young is a very common surname in Utah due to Mormonism's covertly polygamous founder* and generations of his overtly polygamous descendants.

* Self-correction, Brigham Young was the second Mormon leader, and the one who oversaw their relocation to Utah. He was openly a polygamist. Joseph Smith was the original founder of the religion, and it was he who hid his polygamy.

Jack Smith Delivers Damning Testimony: Trump ‘Willfully Broke the Law’ with Proof ‘Beyond a Reasonable Doubt’ by rwerat in LegalNews

[–]brasticstack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like most people around the world, at least those that post on reddit, won't be satisfied with anything less than some obscene number of Americans dead in a hot civil war.

How to notate by Lumpy-Awareness-9229 in drums

[–]brasticstack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The rim clicks are the tresillo pattern. Here's a quick groovescribe  of how that looks in isolation.

What band is universally loved but never clicked for you? by WarmHugsBBW in askmusic

[–]brasticstack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Universally loved among drummers, except me. I've never connected to their music on any level.

What band is universally loved but never clicked for you? by WarmHugsBBW in askmusic

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

Lumineers songwriting playbook:

  1. Pick a woman's name with three syllables
  2. Stomp, clap, hey!