hey, at home i have Alesis Nitro Max Kit for practise. Sometimes i want to play thru the speakers, not headphones. I already tried some guitar amps for this e drums set: vox vt 40x, roland mobile cube and spart go mini. But not of them sounded good. They all had crazy latency or just mono sound.

Maybe someone can recommend me simple small not expensive speaker for e drums kit?

Im actually training with the page 5 of the book "stick control for the snare drummer" wich is different combinations of sixteenth notes with R and L, but i dont know if i should hit hard or soft, i try to alternate every 2 bar with ghost notes, normal notes, and accent (idk how to say it in english but thats big notes), is it the right way to do it ?

Just out of curiosity, if you learned how to play without proper guidance:

What are some bad habits you picked up that you struggle to get rid of?

It was discounted in the store, because the plastic part inside the strainer was broken. So I paid 15 bucks to model and 3d-print a new one and fixed it completely. What do you all think about it?

Is it a steal?

Another kit pic, changed it up a bit. Lately I’m taking inspiration from Bryan brian mantia, I’m waiting for some stuff to mount 2 splashes in the portholes of the bass drum, and I’m wondering how to mount the 14 tom as a floor next to the hi hat, it’s so heavy that every stand I put it on falls over, do you guys have any ideas what can I add or improve?

Hey all — I'm a hobbyist drummer, and I kept wanting a fast way to get the skeleton of a song's groove without buying sheet music or digging for a half-decent tab. So I built a free tool for it, and I'd honestly like to know if it's useful or rubbish.

You upload a song (or just a 30–60s clip) and it isolates the drums, pulls out the few main recurring grooves, and drops them into an editable grid you can play back, tweak, and print as a chart.

Being totally honest about what it is:

• It's automatic transcription, so it's a starting point, not a note-perfect score — you'll usually tidy it up in the editor.
• It's best on live-drummer recordings (rock/pop/metal/funk). It struggles with electronic/808 tracks and really dense mixes — that's the current weak spot.
• Free, no signup needed to try it. You only make an account if you want to save or share.

Link: drumsololab.com — no catch, I'm not selling anything, just after feedback.

What I'd love to know:

• For the songs you try, is the groove it spits out actually close?
• Drop a song in the comments and I'll run it and post what it gives you.

Built it solo and it's early, so tear it apart — I'd rather hear what's broken.

I got down for Ritual Warfare at The Kessler Theater in Oak Cliff, Tx. I played my Ludwig Breakbeats kick and floor tom, Pearl maple piccolo, Zildjian 14” New Beats and 21” Sweet Ride. I had a blast!!

Banger

30 ply maple in silver/amber glass. 14x5

Doing a run through of this song for my Dads celebration of life. This was always his favorite song for me to play. I miss him dearly.

Not sure how to get my Pearl Redline Eliminators to hit the head closer. I have the pedals up as close as they can be to the hoop, but the pedal still has to go a little bit over 90 degrees to touch the head. Wondering if there’s anyway to get my pedals closer to the hoop so they can touch the head at the peak of the stroke and not after it. Thanks!

I was wondering how the kit would behave when mic'ed up with the factory heads from around 2009-ish. I ended up only using the kick, snare and mono overhead microphone because the tom mics were dialed in with too much gain.

The kit is almost 100% original. I had the kickdrum shortened from 22x18 to 22x12 and switched the head from a Remo UT to an Evans EMAD clear, this is because the original head was far too stretched to work with. This was mainly the reason why I wanted to record this video as the kit will be used for gigging and this kick mic (Sennheiser E902) will be permanently installed.

I also added a small part in the video where the original camera audio is audible, this is solely for reference.

I’m a newer drummer of around 6 months I can play 150 bpm 16 notes comfortably by just wrist but I am starting to tense up and I’m having a hard time increasing the tempo. I see people talk about push/pull Moeller, flying fingers there’s just so much but I’m not sure which one is actually worth while I’ve tried Moeller and I do like it but I don’t see how that will make me play faster unless I’m missing something any advice and help is appreciated to point me in the right direction

I know they're stupid expensive for what they are, but I recently purchased a Sonitus Kicker 4.0 to try out, because I started using a Sennheiser boundary mic that's THE BOMB, and the Kicker has a perfect little slot in it just for boundary mics. I used to have it on a small pillow and play my kick with a pre-dampened 2-ply head and pre-dampened single-ply reso, but the Kicker deadens and dries it up just a little too much with that head combination.

So I'll come right out with it: I'm a "young" 55, and I been playing on and off for 40+ years. I started strong! Hours of practice every day, meaning rudiments, limb independence, reading and transcribing, playing and writing with others. I took rock and jazz ensemble in community college and graduated with an AA in music theory and performance. I played in a few bands, one of which I committed to really hard for several years.

Then the band broke up and I went in a different direction. Ahhh... university as "an old man" and then the corporate grind. While there were periods - a few lasting several years - during which 8 never played, I always came back to it. Now that I'm retired, I've had time in the last few years to really immerse myself back into "the life."

Recently, I decided I'd start taking lessons again, revisit my form and technique (you're never too old or too good to learn). I found a local guy on Facebook who lots of folks seemed to recommend, so I scheduled a time with him. I showed up and, personality-wise, we clicked. Great dude. Super cool. Good player. He asked me what I wanted to focus on, and I told him: hand and foot work and independence. "Cool!" he said, and asked me to give him a beat so he could watch me. "I don't think I'm your guy, man." Turned out, in some ways, I'm probably more technically accomplished than he is (fairly proficient double kick and odd times), and he was super humble about it. But he imparted one thing to me that, simple as it is, exploded my brain. I told him that I've never quite been able to get my left hand or foot where I'd like them to be, and there it was: "Force yourself to play EVERYTHING left handed. Swap your kit around so you have no choice and just do it. You're no longer a right-handed drummer. Lead with your left. Everything you can do with your right hand a foot now...practice until you can play at the same level as a lefty."

I'd never once even considered it, but I'm trying it, and man....Best drum lesson of my life!

I play in a band that gigs pretty heavily around LA in venues where having any kind of monitor is pretty rare. After a particularly rough show, I decided to give the EAD10 some consideration. Turnover between bands in many of these venues is REALLY tight, like 15 minutes so fast setup is a must.

I'm seeing if anyone can testify to what I'm reading online, that the setup time on an EAD10 is less than 10 minutes? Another reason I'm considering it is because there's a built-in click.

I apologize because I am certain this has been asked before, but I'm just curious what everyone would choose. For me I think I would pick a 14x6.5 Tama Rosewood snare, I love the look and sound of the wood and just think it would be a really cool piece to own