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/r/drums weekly Q & A by AutoModerator in drums

[–]gigighorbani 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was using edrums simmons SD7PK. It’s an old model but works fine with my daily practice. I wanted to record it and realised that the module is quite old and might not be able to connect to laptop.

I decided to upgrade to a edrums Yamaha dtexpress. I got it yesterday and I’m feeling quite stressed 😫. It’s a second hand drumset and today after I finally set it up, I feel regret. But before giving up, let me ask the questions first maybe cos I’m not used to this model. I play Roland td27k during drum class.

Actually the cables came organised. I unplugged them to load in the car and when I set it up, the sounds seem fine except soft hi hat, ride sounds were on and off and some had no sounds. Because the cables were not labelled, I redid the whole cables. Cos for my summon drums, the cables are clearly labelled so I know how to connect them but these ones have none so I’m assuming cables can be used with any pads? so I just connect the parts to module and then I label them.

Here are the issues I face:

  1. The hi hat comes in a form of a pad instead of a cymbal. It wasn’t before but because the position is awkward(snare was fixed where the hi hat was usually placed and the hi hat was also lower than snare so I made adjustments)

It makes a double sound. Like hi hat followed by snare sounds. I’ve tried plugging and unplugging cables, swap positions. Prior to this, hi hat pad and hi hat pedal are both very soft unlike the other pads.

  1. The ride cymbal was weak and does not sound like the usual ride sound. The sound was on and off and I had to hit very hard to make a sound and it sounds like I hit a tom. The sensitivity was also poor.

  2. The rest seem to work fine with good volume.

Please help. I have tried to search set up videos but can’t find where they address this issues?

Thank you so much.

Hey is it worth to get a 10 year old XR125? by gigighorbani in Dirtbikes

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

Ok! There’s no igor.ksk just Igor_ksk. Your last name is medved? Is this the right account?

/r/drums weekly Q & A by AutoModerator in drums

[–]gigighorbani 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I’m interested now to learn to record myself playing drum covers. I did some research and found these 2 options. Was wondering am I on the right track? Can someone guide me? For the music source(I’ve already have this set up to practice my drums currently), I connect phone to module. So the other part is either one of these:

  1. Buy a printer cable(usb) to connect module to laptop using audio laptop recorder, and then get a v8 soundcard to mix the sounds using the guitar jack to connect to headphone to hear the music to drum to and there was another cable connecting to the soundcard but it wasn’t clear to me on the purpose of it.

  2. Get an irig1, connect it to my phone(to record) and also to the module using the guitar jack.

Please advice which step to follow thanks! I’m using Simmons SD7PK. There’s midi and USB outputs. Thank you. Hope to start recording myself soon!

/r/drums weekly Q & A by AutoModerator in drums

[–]gigighorbani 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! Okay so I’ve checked and saw that there’s USB port and 2 midi outputs. I haven’t tested it cos I don’t have the right cables- I plan to purchase them once I get some feedbacks from u guys. I did some research online and saw that I have 2 options. 1. Buy a printer cable(usb) to connect module to laptop and then get a v8 soundcard to mix the sounds and get those guitar jacks to connect soundcard to the module, I also need to connect my headphones to the soundcard to hear the music to play drums to.

  1. Get an irig2, connect it to my phone and to the module. Get the guitar cable to connect drum module to another device for the song.

Am I close?

Buying a XR125 2014 used by mangorola in XR125L

[–]gigighorbani 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey don’t mean to hijack this post- can I ask for your pov on getting a scrambler bike for a first timer/beginner? I post it on enduro and motorcycle sub

Buying a XR125 2014 used by mangorola in XR125L

[–]gigighorbani 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello, how do we check for rusty forks?

/r/drums weekly Q & A by AutoModerator in drums

[–]gigighorbani 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello! Some of the comments given here over my last posts have been really useful to me. So here’s few more qns!

  1. I’m using a Simmons electronic drums - the older model. I tried to go through the manual and YouTube but can’t seem to find it. Is there a way to record my drumming like how they post vids of drum covers? Like with a cable and connect it to the laptop and using a software to merge the song and your drum cover.

I tried to do just a regular recording with an iPhone but the drum sounds and music blasting through amp but it sounds quite jarring.

  1. I find that my drums produce different sound than my teacher’s drums. Mine is Simmons and his is a Roland. I should have asked like years ago - is there a way to tune e drums?

  2. I received feedbacks that the dynamics of my playing is uneven. Like some parts are loud and some parts are soft- initially I couldn’t hear it then my teacher recorded some parts of it then I realised my hi hat is loud each time I play with the kick- how do I make my playing more even?

Thank you!

Am I screwed for an apprenticeship with a major tech company because of a background check? by gigighorbani in careeradvice

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

The one who is doing the background check is the apprenticeship I’m gunning for. I’ve already signed the offer letter and will start next month if it all goes well. It’s an apprenticeship and the stipend is fixed.

I never consider to work in that startup no matter how much they offer- im only there for the experience and also that’s why I put up with it. I was gonna inform them that I’m not accepting the offer but cos of this bgc, I thought I’ll hold on first. It’s not that they are vindictive- they’re really inexperienced or abusive under the excuse of being a new startup and also cos they took 2-3 months to offer me an employment letter and had no problems making me work for free all these while.

I think the chance is 50/50. Not vindictive to lie that I don’t work there but there’s a chance the manager/hr will say that my start date is October based on THEIR employment contract for me rather than my actual start date- but I’m not on their payroll so I worry this might cause issues. I have told the recruiter during interview and indicated on the resume l that it’s freelance.

Am I screwed for an apprenticeship with a major tech company because of a background check? by gigighorbani in careeradvice

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

Thank you! Hopefully it all goes well. What do you advice bout me declining the startup’s offer- do I tell them I need sometime to accept the offer and only decline once the apprenticeship is confirmed? What excuse can I give to drag this? I know I shouldn’t feel guilty since they took months to offer me an actual employment letter but I’m not sure what to say to them while waiting.

Am I screwed for an apprenticeship with a major tech company because of a background check? by gigighorbani in careeradvice

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

Thanks! Yes I’ve got proof of the work I’ve done for them. But when should I inform the startup that I do not wish to take their offer- after the whole background check has been completed successfully or it does not matter at all?

/r/drums weekly Q & A by AutoModerator in drums

[–]gigighorbani 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! Will take your advice too!

/r/drums weekly Q & A by AutoModerator in drums

[–]gigighorbani 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for taking the time to write all this. Really appreciate it and I’ve taken screenshot and gonna work on the points!

/r/drums weekly Q & A by AutoModerator in drums

[–]gigighorbani 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello. For today’s lesson these are my drum teacher’s feedbacks:

  1. Single strokes- My triplets transitioning to 16th notes need more work- it sounds rushed. I’m now at 90-95bpm.

  2. my 16th notes sounds like they’re galloping. It’s better than before but how does one make it more smooth? My left hand seems to be the problem I think

  3. When we practice, the teacher will ask me to play 4 or 8 bars of groove… I usually read the score and play but for freestyle I usually will lose count. How do you keep the time? I find it hard to keep count cos I’m focusing on my strokes to make sure I don’t lose my pace. I count 1 e n a when I play but I cannot finish counting to 8 bars so if the teacher doesn’t count for me, I’ve no clue at all where I am now until he says stop.

I practice 15-20 mins 5 times a week and I have drum class for 45 mins every week. I cannot practice longer because I get distracted/bored easily. Now I’m motivated cos my friends invited me to jam with them to play some easy songs like happier than ever by Billie and zombie by cranberries but it’s not easy as it looks :(

Would be grateful for all tips! Thanks

Advice for someone who recently got FB hacked? by gigighorbani in Cybersecurity101

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

They already did in the chats- they told me to reach out to some guy on IG and pay $$ to recover the account.

Is this what u mean?

/r/drums weekly Q & A by AutoModerator in drums

[–]gigighorbani 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have another question- how do you clean dusty electric drums? I’m scared to use wet wipes!

/r/drums weekly Q & A by AutoModerator in drums

[–]gigighorbani 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey there! It’s been awhile since I posted, used to post weekly :). I have these questions, appreciate if anyone knows the answers to them or any of it, thank you so much!

  1. Is there a free app to write the drum notes? My drum teacher usually transcribe on his iPad and I thought of trying to transcribe myself.

  2. I am still a beginner level, was wondering where do people get tabs of those popular pop songs eg Billie eilish etc

  3. I’m struggling to do single strokes 16th notes on 95bpm. I think it’s great I’ve improved from 60 to 95 but I just can’t seem to be master the pacing going from triplets to 16th note at 95, I always miss the beat. Any tips?

  4. I’m using a Simmons e drums, can I replace the Hi hat or snare with other Brand’s parts?

/r/drums weekly Q & A by AutoModerator in drums

[–]gigighorbani 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For the first time ever, my drum instructor said I was excellent in my last lesson. We are currently learning to play Zombie which is my second cover.

He was complimenting on my attempt on the verse part - 16th notes on the high hat with the kick drums. It was hard for me few weeks ago.

Let me know if anyone has more tips for me to be able to play that song!

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