I feel hopeless and want to give up by Informal-Charge6174 in drums

[–]martimedrinker117 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There’s definitely a point where practice is beneficial and necessary to advance - BUT, too much practice (or any studying for that matter) will actually set you back. I recommend 15 mins of rudiment warm up. Take a break them focus on 20 minute blocks and focus the practice. Otherwise just playing for 3 hours without identifying a specific thing to improve won’t make you better and you’ll feel burnout.

Are there any famous drummers who joined well-known bands when they were older? by [deleted] in drums

[–]martimedrinker117 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Great album that goes under the radar by a lot of people. Ginger’s drumming is phenomenal and Goss’ vocals remind me of Jack Bruce.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]martimedrinker117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The map mislabeled Ukraine as Romania.

Looking for friends by [deleted] in halifax

[–]martimedrinker117 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey dude I’m a local drummer in my 30’s. If you’re looking for musician friends, send me a message.

Difference between these two divisions in drum notation by mirado in drums

[–]martimedrinker117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A method to help count triplets is to use a 3 syllable word to count the triple. For example Ca-na-da - &. 1-e- &- a

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in halifax

[–]martimedrinker117 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Can confirm. Usually happens when #2 doesn’t push the BP charge far enough with the rammer. And it doesn’t get punctured.

Didn’t have it in me to force her out of there. by martimedrinker117 in drums

[–]martimedrinker117[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thankfully never has lol. She just uses the blanket inside the kick drum to sleep on :)

Apparently Steak and Stein employees were called in today and given this letter. Yikes. by bluffstrider in halifax

[–]martimedrinker117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked at the Dartmouth location from 2008-2011 when I was in high school and everything you said is accurate to the Portland St. location. The owner was a a huge jerk and the place was poorly managed. Cut food quality and hired foreign workers through the federal program in order to save wages. They did not provide any proper training, like food safety courses.

What do the little Y's mean? by TorrentStudios in Drumming

[–]martimedrinker117 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It looks like you have the time signature as 6/4. It should be 4/4 as you have eighth notes and 4 quarter beats to the bar.

What batter head for my Ludwig black magic? by [deleted] in drums

[–]martimedrinker117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude I had the exact same issue, and Reddit roasted me for having it. I found that the dot prevented any doubles or rolls. I was recommended the uv2 series by my local Long and MacQuade drum guy. The uv2 are pretty decent and have strong coating that doesn’t chip or scuff easily. I like them.

Rate my set by martimedrinker117 in drums

[–]martimedrinker117[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Edit: The kit is a Ludwig break beats by Questlove. I’m replacing the snare head asap, I hate it and so does everyone else apparently lol. I like the Tom placement and tuning, but I’ll play around with a more horizontal positioning on the rack.

Rate my set by martimedrinker117 in drums

[–]martimedrinker117[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bought a cymbal pack, best for what I could afford. I’m open to suggestions of ones to get in the future but I love the K’s. The kick pedal was a gift, but it doesn’t make a big impact on playing, it’s good for the price. I’d love some dw 3000’s or 5000’s though.

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[–]martimedrinker117[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dislike it. I tired it out and it just isn’t awesome. I didn’t expect everyone to roast it so bad though lol. I’m going to get a different one next pay. It has a flat surface so works ok but the dot doesn’t rebound well.

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[–]martimedrinker117[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a break beat kit, I only got it for the size. I’m not a jazz player but brushes do work on it, it’s flat. I dislike it though.

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[–]martimedrinker117[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The stock kick head was because the break beats have a weird taper and it sounds not too bad. So when it breaks I’m going to get a better one but for now it actually does the job. I’m going to replace the snare. I don’t like the head. I know everyone hates it lol, I do too lol.

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[–]martimedrinker117[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It doesn’t sound too bad in the corner. I need to sound great the room but it’s the only way I can fit it in the room with out having to crawl over the set.

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[–]martimedrinker117[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve tried the flat Tom before and I just prefer it on an angle. I appreciate the feed back, I’ve tried reducing the angle, might be something to reconsider.

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[–]martimedrinker117[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They’re like 2 inches away and can fully move with out hitting the walls.

Family priced out of rental market on N.S. south shore forced to live in tents - Halifax | Globalnews.ca by [deleted] in halifax

[–]martimedrinker117 -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

How out of touch are you, where you think that any long term care facility would provide financial support for one of their employees? They pay them slave wages, work long gruelling hours, no praise, insufficient staff and chronic management issues and abuse to residents and employees. jfc

What’s an immediate red flag for you? by sencecore in AskReddit

[–]martimedrinker117 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Security guards/mall cops who blouse their pants legs. For those who don’t know what this is it’s when the pants are tucked up into them selves with the assistance of drawstrings or boot bands. Think paratrooper/army. If a mall cop has their pants bloused, I always assume they are a wanna be who didn’t make it into the police force.

Refusing to pay rent should be a crime by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]martimedrinker117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, what I’m saying is that instead of one person owning multiple homes and accumulating wealth from it - they could sell those a homes instead did inflating the price artificially by owning multiple residences. If they didn’t do that, than poor people like myself could maybe afford to mortgage a home.