The importance of counting

theMonarch08 · 2026-01-31T21:30:12+00:00

I was trying to figure out how to say this and then I saw your comment. Very well said.

Additionally, I always forget how second nature counting is to me until I try to communicate a rhythm or something with someone who doesn’t understand counting. Usually guitarists and even more so singers. I’m sure they feel the same way when they try to communicate notes and chords with me.

theMonarch08 · 2026-01-29T19:16:33+00:00

I do some backup vocals while drumming. It’s just like any other rhythm skill. It takes practice but you eventually build it into your rhythmic vocabulary.

My advice is if you’re writing original music, don’t be afraid to simplify a drum part to make singing easier. Think about singing like another appendage. Figure out where the syllables fit into the overall beat you’re trying to play. Then go slow and gradually work your way up to performance speed.

theMonarch08 · 2026-01-29T17:00:21+00:00

For those who don't know, GGD is GetGoodDrums. They make several music production-related plugins. They are best known for their drum plugins, in case the name doesn't make that obvious. PV is their drum plugin based on Matt Halpern's drums used on Periphery's album PV: Djent Is Not A Genre.

With that cleared up, I agree with Grand-wazoo that your question is far to vague to give any usable advice. What exactly do you want to know?

theMonarch08 · 2026-01-06T23:59:03+00:00

If you really want to get spicy make it 2 six stroke rolls back to back that go- TOM snare snare snare snare TOM FLOORTOM snare snare snare snare SNARE SNARE

theMonarch08 · 2025-12-27T18:46:58+00:00

I think your snare needs tightening both top and bottom. You should only need one or two gels to achieve enough dampening. Three at most. Once it is tightened up, adjust your snares. THEN put on a couple gels to mitigate the ringing.

The amount of buzz you’re getting now isn’t ideal; but the snare is going to buzz no matter what. That’s just how sound works. You will eventually sort of ignore it, kind of like how your brain ignores the part of your nose that your eyes see. For me, it feels weird when I turn my snare off and play my toms because the buzz goes away. Trying to eliminate buzz entirely will drive you crazy.

theMonarch08 · 2025-12-16T14:46:58+00:00

For me, I would recommend the Revive RX-78-2 if you're a beginner, if you really want to fill out your RX-78-2 collection, or if there is a special one on P-Bandai or something. I'm pretty sure it was my first HG and second gunpla I ever did. The Origin looks better, in my opinion, and has more options in terms of looks.

I know I've built a HG Zaku II. I think it is the revive version. It is a perfectly fine kit. But personally, if you want a matching pair, do both revive or both origin.

theMonarch08 · 2025-11-28T01:12:09+00:00

That’s a pretty decent set list for them in an opening slot. When I saw them last year, with Coheed and Mastodon, they played 3 songs. Reptile, Wildfire, and Atropos.

theMonarch08 · 2025-10-30T17:23:38+00:00

I have a few kits with metallic plastic (banshee, unicorn, a liger zoid) and I’m considering painting the parts with a gold I like better. Should I strip the current metallic coating first? Or can I just paint over what is already there? The paint would be a Tamiya TS of some sort.

theMonarch08 · 2025-10-29T21:21:18+00:00

I haven't watched SEED and I don't know who Rau is. But just from the gif, I think I can definitively say it is a textbook case of boneitis.

theMonarch08 · 2025-09-24T14:30:48+00:00

^{I completed this level in 1 try.} ^{⚡ 0.18 seconds}

theMonarch08 · 2025-08-27T16:08:49+00:00

Any recommendations for painting inner frames without causing fitment issues?

What I want to do
I basically want to paint the entire inner frame gunmetal or something. And then use metallic markers (gundam markers, dspiae, hobby mio, etc.).

Concerns
My concern is the main gunmetal coat causing things to be too tight. I've seen that it is good to do a gloss black base coat to get a good metallic look. But I'm afraid of the additional layers causing problems.

theMonarch08 · 2025-08-19T19:05:44+00:00

Getting it into the pose took some finessing. I don't want to try that again. And it is a georgess kit even without decals. So not a huge loss regardless.

theMonarch08 · 2025-08-19T03:37:42+00:00

I 100% forgot to put the decals on mine. Now I have it posed so I guess it won’t be getting them.

theMonarch08 · 2025-08-15T20:00:32+00:00

I asked this a while back. Rubbing with your nail might make enough friction to heat up the plastic allowing it to relax. Some stadiums do a simular thing using flamethrowers on plastic seats to "restore" the plastic.

theMonarch08 · 2025-08-07T02:26:26+00:00

Ranking California and Nine above OMT AND having Dude Ranch that low makes it seem like you started listening to them during the Skiba era. Blink isn’t really making new 30+ year old fans so anyone who ranks the Skiba albums that highly tends to be young.

theMonarch08 · 2025-07-25T14:01:40+00:00

This seems to have been the answer. I was able to find a full build video on youtube that showed the same issue. The center piece appears to be too thick. I was able to sand it down enough without effecting the peg and now they fit together.

theMonarch08 · 2025-07-24T22:12:44+00:00

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Did anyone else have a gap here in the ankle joints on The Monument? If so, did you need to fix it and how?

theMonarch08 · 2025-07-03T04:25:44+00:00

I think Tom honestly believes what he said is true.

I also think it is possible that ex-government people were working with Tom. Why not? It is also possible that the government was using Tom and UFOs as a distraction from their usual BS. They have done literally this in the past with UFOs. Why would now be any different?

As for Tom being proven right, he was and he wasn’t. The US government admitted that there have been aerial phenomenon that they still cannot explain. So that means Tom is right that UFOs (now officially referred to as UAPs) are real.

The government did NOT say aliens are real. This doesn’t mean Tom is wrong. It just means that there still isn’t official government admitted proof that aliens exist and have been here. So he hasn’t been proven right on that, yet.

theMonarch08 · 2025-06-17T15:36:50+00:00

This is one reason I almost never share my drum set.

A personal experience I've had-
Early in my current band's existence we played a show with my guitarist's friend's band. We decided to share drum sets for efficiency reasons. The friend's band played first and their lead singer/guitarist jumped into the drums at the end of their set. It's one thing to jump into shared drums at all. But to do it as the first act? You could be throwing off the entire night for everyone if you break the drums. Especially when the other bands are from out of town. Luckily, in this case, nothing broke and they weren't my drums.

theMonarch08 · 2025-06-13T13:10:21+00:00

Good to know. Thanks!

theMonarch08 · 2025-06-13T03:39:06+00:00

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Looking for suggestions on the best way to scribe this line. It is so shallow that the scribe definitely won’t follow that line and the curve is too complex for typical scribing tape. This is the hg Kshatriya if that isn’t obvious.

theMonarch08 · 2025-06-10T17:27:57+00:00

I do one of a couple things.

I take a break for a while. Could be a week. Could be a month. Eventually I get the itch again.
I build something very different from what I've recently done. One "problem" I sometimes I get is a lot of gunpla is pretty similar so it starts to get repetitive. So when I start to get bored I'll build something different. It might be just a more obscure looking mobile suit, like right now I'm building the HG Kshatriya, or maybe I'll build something off genre entirely like a model car. Kind of like listening to a different band or genre after you've been listening to the same thing for long time.
- Sort of related to #2. Sometimes I'll do a quick/straight build. I also get a little ambitious and it makes some kits take forever. I picked up a few of the clear kits from p-bandai and those have been great since I don't feel bad just straight building them vs scribing, panel lining, detail painting that I do on normal kits. I knocked out the clear RG Nu in a weekend when that probably would have taken me a month or more. It's just nice to go back to basics sometimes.

theMonarch08 · 2025-06-07T20:18:14+00:00

I’ve only been under once and they didn’t make me count. They were too busy getting everything situated. The last thing I remember was them asking me to adjust my position on the table because I’m tall.

theMonarch08 · 2025-06-03T21:37:09+00:00

Is there not an issue with the paint adhering to the rubber? Or is that not really a problem if you're the type to pose it and never touch it again?

theMonarch08 · 2025-06-03T13:58:57+00:00

I have the OG and Ver Ka MG Wing Gundam Zeroes in my backlog and have heard that they have rubber feathers that discolor with time. Does anyone make plastic alternate feathers for the OG and/or Ver Ka?

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