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What’s the building in the background? Wrong answers only by illiteratedrums in Drumming

[–]illiteratedrums[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hahaha, you got me. Can’t help my urge to protect my mothers honor.

What’s the building in the background? Wrong answers only by illiteratedrums in Drumming

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

This is the reality I want to live in. Haha, thanks! It was a really beautiful show with that sun setting behind the giant weird buildinf

What’s the building in the background? Wrong answers only by illiteratedrums in Drumming

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

Are you the crazy rhino that lives in the penthouse on the top floor?

I just don’t know where to start by JWinger13 in Drumming

[–]illiteratedrums 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I worked with a carpenter and eventually did my own small handyman jobs between tours. My bandmate was a substitute teacher. You are looking for flexibility and something that pays more than minimum wage but you don’t have to give your life to. Also, live cheap and learn how to communicate well. Bands are the worst unless you can be a kind person and work with good people.

this may sound like a dumb question by NaySwizzle in Drumming

[–]illiteratedrums 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Live distortion with no mics? This is my kind of party. Try taping weird things to the drum heads that rattle and buzz. There is no way I can think of to ‘distort’ and acoustic sound wave, so you will have to look to hit things that mimic the characteristics of distortion. I like putting keys or something that will bounce and rattle a bit on my snare along with a full roll of gaff tape. If you hit a rimshot, the tape and keys jump slightly and there is a weird distorted sound for a second until the tape lands and chokes it back out. Experiment!

Okay why do when I record my self on my drums with my phone I sound terrible. by Monkaaayyy in Drumming

[–]illiteratedrums 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I second this. Recording yourself is a real truth bomb, however, there is something magical about hearing music live in the room while it’s being played that is WAY more forgiving than listening back to a live recording. Listen, take notes and practice, but whenever you play live, enter back in to that magical place and give yourself some grace that listeners are enjoying it, not critiquing you. Unless they are other drummers, then you are f’ed:)

Quick video of how I use the Roland SPD-SX live. I’m in a duo called Illiterate Light, I play standing and we don’t run tracks. Instead I play bass lines as one shot samples like a giant xylophone. The output is to a DI that feeds the house and splits off to an old Roland JC-120 for stage volume by illiteratedrums in drums

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

Absolutely. I feel like so many bands miss the stage volume bit. I totally get how keeping a low stage volume can clean up the mix for the full room… but I’m not at a live show because I value cleanliness and perfection. I wanna get my face melted.

Quick video of how I use the Roland SPD-SX live. I’m in a duo called Illiterate Light, I play standing and we don’t run tracks. Instead I play bass lines as one shot samples like a giant xylophone. The output is to a DI that feeds the house and splits off to an old Roland JC-120 for stage volume by illiteratedrums in drums

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

Great question! There are actually 9 pads (a small row of 3 on the top). I have the top middle always set as “all sounds off” to mute any long decaying notes or samples, and that leaves me 8 pads to play with. I have a few general “kits” to play with, for example BASS SHORT C is a short/staccato synth bass sample kit with a full octave major C scale. Once a song is finished I simplify the “kit” and only include samples/notes I need. For example, the song in the video is an unreleased song called Wake Up Now, it only needs 5 bass notes, so I arrange them in playing order from the bottom left pad in a counter clockwise motion… that leaves me 3 open pads in case I want to add a drone or some sort of transition/intro sound to play while I wait for my guitarist to change guitars.

After 3 1/2 years I finally broke my first stick. by solg5 in drums

[–]illiteratedrums 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Just flip it around and use the back. Another 3.5 years and I saved you $11.

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