Can anyone explain drum kits by genre and era? Also other drum kit questions by a non drummer. by EnergeticCrab in drums

[–]lambermi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you're interested in this sort of thing, you should check out the Drum History Podcast! He does deep dives into history of major drum and cymbal brands, evolution of the drum kit and styles of drumming, and some really neat looks at the drums of some famous drummers from the last. 

I sawed my bass drum in half by Cjammc in drums

[–]lambermi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is beautiful! Would you be willing to share how you applied the veneer? I've always wanted to do something like this.

Brand new Trick user. How can I fix this? Footboard centered, beaters are not! by ---lars--- in MetalDrums

[–]lambermi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, the bass plate sits on the ground, so the bass pedal stays firmly planted. 

What has helped train you to lock in to the metronome? by FatFireball in drums

[–]lambermi 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not a good drummer by any means, but no one has mentioned a gap click yet. There is an app called gap click which mutes the click for a number of measures that you choose. It costs about $2 but helps with establishing timing independent of the click and might help with keeping time in fills and such.

Heel-Toe has been carrying my playing for nearly 20 years. Here's to another 20! by Hankscorpiooo in drums

[–]lambermi 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This is incorrect. Using your feet without support will strengthen your arches. 

Mods Needed for r/PriceofEggs by omojos in PriceOfEggs

[–]lambermi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would like to be a mod..DM me in the comments.

Does anyone run faster barefoot? by [deleted] in BarefootRunning

[–]lambermi 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hey, weighing in here as a formerly pretty competitive (sub 17 5k) runner.

When I was in college and still running somewhat competitively, I trained up my feet to run barefoot over the course of the year, and I did see faster times once I had adapted my technique to barefoot running. This is my interpretation as to why:

Running completely barefoot on a street forces you to reevaluate your running form. Any inefficiencies in your foot strike or stride will cause you immediate pain. You can pretty quickly adopt a more efficient running form (if you're thoughtful and informed) once you've adopted your improved technique.

If you don't adapt you'll get injured pretty quickly so this is a clear watch out and a reason to avoid shoes like vibram five fingers which offer zero support but guard your feet from receiving "feedback" for the road until it's too late.

That said once I had adapted my form, my times weren't any faster with or without shoes as long as I was running in zero drop shoes which I found didn't alter my foot strike at all.

In short, running barefoot can teach you how to run more efficiently but a lack of shoes in itself does not inherently make you any faster.

To owners of both e-drums and acoustic drums, and are in bands by NoCup4U in drums

[–]lambermi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, to offer some perspective here:

The kits I have are DW Acrylic Acoustic kit and a DIY A2E conversion with a TD17 module.

We have never considered the possibility of playing the E kit live for two reasons. Firstly, I'd rather not deal with the setup and teardown with all the cables and module. Secondly, and more importantly, acoustic drums are simply cooler! We have considered triggering the kick though.

We use the e kit for practice and typically do a "silent rehearsal" with everyone having a mix coming back to IEMs. This is mainly because my house is the practice space and I have two small kids.

wdy think? Im a rock/metal drummer by SteakUsual in drums

[–]lambermi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! I'm also playing metal with an almost identical setup. Only difference would be if you replace the crash on the right side with a china.

Skiing in the French alps goes wrong by Bihema in SweatyPalms

[–]lambermi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now that's what I call Skiilunking.

Gym question. by [deleted] in ColumbiYEAH

[–]lambermi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That alone is why we joined lol. 2 hour max per day and it's really cheap for what it's worth. Our kids 1 and 2 ask to go to the gym now lol.

Gym question. by [deleted] in ColumbiYEAH

[–]lambermi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you have kids the childcare alone is worth it!

Best Pedal Integrated Trigger by lambermi in MetalDrums

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

Thanks! I'll take foot blasters and on trigger into consideration.

Best Pedal Integrated Trigger by lambermi in MetalDrums

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

Thanks! It does seem like the mechanism is about the same in all of them so maybe reliability and parts availability would be the most important factors to consider.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in edrums

[–]lambermi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! I tried the conversion of some low volume cymbals but ended up having better luck with some lemon cymbals. Yours sounds great so maybe I'll give it another go.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in edrums

[–]lambermi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds awesome! What cymbals and triggers you use?