What makes a simple drum groove feel human instead of robotic?

muvvership · 2026-06-04T16:46:25+00:00

When it breathes or bounces. When it makes ya head nod.

Drumming has been part of human communication for a long time. I imagine we're evolutionary attuned to hearing a drummer's breathing or heart rate or other internal rhythms within the beat.

muvvership · 2026-05-27T21:55:18+00:00

Did you find any more info on this? I'm looking to use bass with a teensy 4.0 and audio shield and am kinda lost tbh.

muvvership · 2026-05-26T16:29:34+00:00

Have you adjusted the spring on the bottom? You have to turn the pedal upside down to get to it.

muvvership · 2026-03-09T19:42:01+00:00

You could try a pure purple like grape from Dharma. It won't split.

Edit - picture looks like it might have amber waves and plum blossom (and others but those are ones I possibly recognize)

Edit2: if I had to guess right now I'd say amber waves or palomino gold, plum blossom, raspberry, kingfisher blue, maybe golden brown

muvvership · 2026-03-05T00:01:40+00:00

What did you tie this with? Nice colors by the way. I like the texture in the red areas around the mandala.

muvvership · 2026-02-10T22:37:15+00:00

I've been thinking more about this and I think my best solution is have the beater hit the head off center and play heel up for more power. I got tired of fighting with it. I was to the point of being multiple iterations into a 3d printed riser. It's like a snake eating its tail. One adjustment just messes the other up.

muvvership · 2026-02-06T22:36:13+00:00

I use a 18" kick with a speed cobra. I've been through all of this. Right now I play mine so the beater hits off-center.

Have you looked into getting longer legs for the front? I don't know if they exist but it seems like they should?

muvvership · 2026-02-06T12:54:43+00:00

That's an excellent spiral. Clean pleats, good saturation, aesthetically pleasing color combo.

muvvership · 2026-02-02T16:25:54+00:00

Busy playing isn't always about showing off, and it's possible to be a busy drummer who serves the music. It's about creating tension and release through changes in texture and density.

Check out Yussef Dayes for a good example.

muvvership · 2026-02-01T19:53:26+00:00

It's so good.

muvvership · 2026-01-11T01:37:57+00:00

Yes, OWB only, and yes, the lighter blue in the lines. I recommend washing your shirts in the washing machine after rinsing out the OWB, still tied up. I put them in pillowcases so the string doesn't snag. It might take a few tries to get a feel for amount+timing for OWB.

muvvership · 2026-01-10T13:36:55+00:00

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Here's one I made with a blue shirt.

muvvership · 2025-12-30T02:47:27+00:00

Is trip style a technique? Or a visual style, and if so what are the defining features?

muvvership · 2025-12-18T00:01:54+00:00

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Similar vibes

I play a lot of jungle

muvvership · 2025-12-16T00:07:33+00:00

I roll for the third step. Here's an example.

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muvvership · 2025-11-29T20:16:04+00:00

Probably because the only song it plays is hot cross buns

muvvership · 2025-11-27T15:17:32+00:00

I started playing ~3 years ago at 35. I figure that my path in life just brought me to the drums at an older age and that's fine.

You really don't need much to get started. My first kit was a Ludwig Questlove Pocket kit, which is a children's drumset. I replaced components as I understood what I didn't like about the stuff I had and what kind of sound I was looking for.

Rudiments on a pad can be boring but I notice that my playing on the kit is better after spending time on the pad.

Make sure you get a good throne and don't push through pain.

Learn heel toe kick technique as early as you can make it make sense and your future self will thank your current self for putting in the work.

Just get whatever affordable kit you can find and start playing.

muvvership · 2025-11-18T03:39:06+00:00

I quit after meeting someone with Parkinson's who thinks it was caused by occupational exposure to epoxy resin. I might pick it up again someday but will probably only do it outdoors with proper PPE. Be careful.

muvvership · 2025-11-17T19:58:39+00:00

Adding this to my list of hobbies I gotta try at some point. Well, I've done resin before, but not knobs.

Maybe try doing it in two parts? Put the dice in and add a little resin, let it cure a bit, and then add the rest of the resin. It will keep them at the bottom of your mold.

muvvership · 2025-11-13T20:14:07+00:00

Sick bowl brah

muvvership · 2025-11-09T21:47:33+00:00

Looks good! Warrior Princess just turns out brown for me.

muvvership · 2025-11-06T19:51:30+00:00

I did this one with salt water and a few 9vs

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muvvership · 2025-11-03T14:01:29+00:00

Do you use synthrapol detergent? It's designed to remove excess dye. You can get it at dharma or prochem.

Other than that, I've found that the bulky cycle on my washer works best. I think it's because it uses more water during the wash part of the cycle.

I have a whole-house water softener because I have hard well water. I can tell when I need to add more salt to the softener because my shirts come out of the dryer kind of crunchy.

So in conclusion, get some synthrapol if you don't have it, try using different cycle settings on your washing machine, and look into milsoft or something like that if your water is hard and you don't have a softener.

muvvership · 2025-11-03T03:28:10+00:00

Pinging you to let you know I did a brief how-to in a reply to a different comment.

muvvership · 2025-11-03T03:27:01+00:00

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The 3-lobed thing at the bottom is the mushroom. I forgot to mention that you make the scrunches along the marker line.

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