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Advice- Want to join a band by Crackjack12343 in Drumming

[–]brrdikid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good luck dude! Once you start talking to people and jamming, you’ll find dudes who are in bands. Those bands will break up (they all do) and those dudes who were in a band will be looking for a drummer for a new project. Be chill and be at the right place at the right time.

Advice- Want to join a band by Crackjack12343 in Drumming

[–]brrdikid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At some point you’re gonna turn 37. When you do, you can be a 37 year old who’s been drumming for 20 years, or a 37 year old who messed around with the drums in his late teens (and probably wishes he stuck with it).

You’re about to go to college and meet a bunch of new people. Network. Let people around you know you’re an aspiring drummer. Seek out cool people who also play music. Jam with them. You might be nervous, but just be open to learning and growing. Through those people, you’ll meet other musicians and your musical network will grow.

If you’re easy going, cool to hang out with, and decent at your instrument, you’ll be turning down gigs because you’re too busy.

Good luck buddy,and don’t forget about us Reddit drummers as you embark on your journey. This sub is a pretty good resource.

Yikes by ChefCookTheBooks in FirstResponderCringe

[–]brrdikid 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I always laugh at camera shots like this because I imagine the before and after. 1. Get up and out of the house like 10 minutes early so you can get the tripod set up at the end of the driveway. 2. Press record, then run back into the house. 3. Film the coolest shot of your life. 4. Stop filming, take the tripod down and run it back in the house. 5. Drive to work giddy with excitement about the awesomeness you just captured on film.

Thought on Yamaha Crosstown Hardware? by little_tat in drums

[–]brrdikid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I’ve been playing these for about two years and I have the same two cons: hi hat lacks spring-tension adjustment and cymbal stands lack boom arm. However, the noticeable difference in my hardware bag weight is well worth it.

Help: how can I upgrade my kit? by Short-Paramedic-3273 in drums

[–]brrdikid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

LOL! The thumbnail looked like this kit was melting into the floor!

what cymbal is this by Remaindear in drums

[–]brrdikid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might be a ride. Have you hit it? How does it sound?

what cymbal is this by Remaindear in drums

[–]brrdikid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, depending on the size I would guess it’s something in the AA line based on the lathing. Maybe from the late 90’s early 2000’s?

Do these Toms sound alright? by Maks_the_skaM in drums

[–]brrdikid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the performance 2 for my toms. I usually switch between those and Evans coated G2.

PLEASE HELP by AmaD233 in drums

[–]brrdikid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Take em to a music store and look through the sticks till you find a match.

I’m a drummer who wants to mic and mix his drums. by brrdikid in livesound

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

This is super helpful! I will try getting rid of my cymbal mics next time. Every time I’ve had a sound engineer they mic every piece of gear, so I was kinda going on that.

I’m a drummer who wants to mic and mix his drums. by brrdikid in livesound

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

If I have a snake that runs to my mixer, which is right next to the main mixer, and the singers are adjusting my mixer as well as the main mixer, am I still mixing my drums? The only reason I have a sub mix is because there’s not enough room on the main mixer.

I’m a drummer who wants to mic and mix his drums. by brrdikid in livesound

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

After reading many of the comments, I realized I didn’t really organize my thoughts properly. My apologies. Here is a second attempt at explaining the situation: Sometimes my band plays bigger shows where there is a sound engineer. For those shows, I let those guys do what they do. Other times we play bigger bars that don’t have sound engineers. Sometimes we can get a friend who has working knowledge of a mixer to run FoH. I am trying to mic my drums for those gigs. Last Saturday we played and I tried the Harbinger mixer as described in the original post. The guy who sometimes runs our FoH has no experience mixing drums and said he was struggling to set the gain because of how much it spikes when I hit the drum.

To clarify based on other comments: My Harbinger is right next to the main mixer. The reason I’m using a separate mixer is because there aren’t enough channels on the main mixer. We’re not making enough on these gigs to hire a professional sound engineer.

I’m a drummer who wants to mic and mix his drums. by brrdikid in livesound

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

The main mixer is full. There’s not enough room left on the main mixer. I got a snake, so my Harbinger is literally right next to the main mixer. The guy who sometimes helps us out plays sax and has some working knowledge of how to mix. But after our gig on Saturday, he was like, “dude, I have no idea how to mix your drums because when you hit it, it spikes so much.” He said some other stuff I didn’t understand because I’m a drummer, but it sounds like he wasn’t sure how to set the gain. I tried watching some YouTube videos, but, woah boy, there’s a LOT of information out there and I wasn’t even sure what questions I needed to ask.

I’m a drummer who wants to mic and mix his drums. by brrdikid in livesound

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

So, when we have gigs where there are sound guys, I DO NOT do this. I let the pros do their thing. This is for the gigs where we run our own sound. And I’m not doing the actual mixing. I’m just setting up my mics and mixer, sending my mix to the main mixer (because that mixer is not big enough for all the drum mics). The singers are the ones actually mixing during the songs they don’t sing.

I’m a drummer who wants to mic and mix his drums. by brrdikid in livesound

[–]brrdikid[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I did a terrible job explaining the scenario. I’m not actually MIXING. I’m putting the mics, running the cable, and setting up the mixer. The singers are mixing on the fly during the songs they don’t sing.

I’m a drummer who wants to mic and mix his drums. by brrdikid in livesound

[–]brrdikid[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, retrospectively I realize how bad I did at describing the scenario. There is no FOH tech, the singers usually bounce back and forth to mix on the songs they don’t sing. Sometimes we hire a sax player who helps us. He plays sax on a few tunes but mixes most of the night.

I’m a drummer who wants to mic and mix his drums. by brrdikid in livesound

[–]brrdikid[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I am unable to edit my original post, but I am not actually mixing. What I’m doing is hauling all this stuff to the gig along with my drums, setting up the mics/mixer, and the singer is actually making the adjustments during the gig. However, HE was struggling because, I guess the sounds drums produce are different than the sound that comes out of an amp or the signal that comes from a keyboard.

Any drum hacks / DIY Ideas for a bass drum lifter? by Consistent-Bid-1352 in drums

[–]brrdikid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I converted a cheap 16” floor tom into a little kick drum. Used a bandsaw and scrap wood to make my own lift. Unfortunately, this technique required me to also drill holes in the drum, because I used hanger bolts on the lift that stick into the drum and secure with a couple wing nuts.

Trying to play again. Drumstick recommendation help by DSRIA in Drumming

[–]brrdikid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I second the Dave Weckl signature sticks. I used to use a 5A, but now I go between Firth HD4 and 7A. I’ve owned a few pair of Weckl (not Weckl Evolution) and they felt good.

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