junior drum sets anyone?
Question: I've got a 6 year old that seems to love drumming. I bought him the Target superstore 20 buck drum set. Nice plastic base drum pedal. 2 Toms with no snare and one symbol. He has clobbered them for several months. There's almost nothing left of them and he's starting to wack other thin ...
tagged: Junior Drum Kit
Slipknot Drummer Joey Jordison
Question: On Slipknot's recent album (do they call them albums?) Joey Jordison uses his 4 years of Drum Corps experience on The Blister Exists. I believe Slipknot is out of Iowa. Anyone know of Joey Jordison's drum corps experience? Answer: As far as I know it was only marching band he did part ...
tagged: Joey Jordison Drum Set
Slipknot Drummer Joey Jordison
Question: Slipknot's recent album (do they call them albums?) Joey Jordison uses his 4 years of Drum Corps experience on The Blister Exists. I believe Slipknot is out of Iowa. Anyone know of Joey Jordison's drum corps experience? Answer: As far as I know it was only marching band he did partici ...
tagged: Joey Jordison Drum Kit
ION IED01 Electronic drum ki
Question: Has anyone used the above kit at all, the price seems to be great (¡ê240 from ebay) but the only 2 reviews I can find are a 5/5 and a 1/5! I also found a review by a website who sell the kit who gave it 9/10 but i'm a bit dubious about that one. Looking for a kit for my girlfriend to ...
tagged: Ion Drum Set
Ludwig & Ludwig
Question: A friend of mine recently acquired an old 26 bass drum with a Ludwig and Ludwig label. What year/s might this be from? Answer: ludwig and ludwig was the original ludwig drum company from 1910 until it was sold to conn in 1929. the name stayed ludwig and ludwig until 1950 when conn mer ...
tagged: History Of Ludwig Drum Company
Drum Corps History?
Question: Does anyone out there have a history concerning Drum Corps? If there are any resources out there I would be interested in getting a hold of them. Please e-mail me privately. Answer: First, let me apologize for intruding on your personal e-mail, but from reading your RAMD comments over ...
tagged: History Of Drum
Hip-hop drum kits needed
Question: Anyone have any GOOD recommendations on current hip-hop drum kits via sampling CDs or disks sets for the ASR-10? I need fat sounds, not the usual candy-ass stuff most companies sell at unreasonable prices. (You know?) Answer: come on man.....be resourceful. What you need to do is this ...
tagged: Hip Hop Drum Kit
BUT WHAT ABOUT TRIGGERING HAND DRUM SOUNDS
Question: Are you open to TRIGGERING HAND DRUMS SOUNDS such as congas using MIDI GEAR? I mean it takes a different kind of PHRASING to get a BELIEVABLE conga rythem, IOW I CAN'T play the same DRUMSET beat and just change the sound to conga. It won't sound anything like a conga player if I do it ...
tagged: Hand Drum
Seeking Opions on Gretsch Drums
Question: Of all the mail order and on-line music companies there are, I rarely see Gretsch drums on sale or advertised. Are they any good and what models or setups would you pros recommend? I consider myself a beginner to intermediate drummer and I'm considering getting a small kit (4-5) for g ...
tagged: Gretsch Drum
Studio Drum Kits
Question: We're in the process of planning a new studio and I'd like to know how people feel about the desirability of providing a studio drum kit. Answer: I think that it is relatively low cost insurance that you will get a decent drum sound. This is especially true for novices. I have had man ...
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Studio Drum Kits
Question: We're in the process of planning a new studio and I'd like to know how people feel about the desirability of providing a studio drum kit. Answer: its a great idea if you can get the drummer to go for it. sometimes jus a great snare/kick and cymbal set will do it. thin, small diameter ...
tagged: Gretsch Drum Kit
Ft. Drum
Question: the 10th mountain division, Ft. Drum, Watertown NY just named 5 buildings and a small park after 6 vietnam veterans . Nice to know they were not forgotten. Answer: That's odd since the 10th Mountain Div wasn't activated during Viet Nam and had no Viet Nam casualties of it's own. Shoul ...
tagged: Ft Drum
Fruity Loops samples?
Question: I was just trying out Fruity Loops to create grooves, it feels good. If I start using it, where can I get the drum samples (wavs) to start making my own patterns? Are they available free on the net? How can I convert the sound samples on my sound modules for use with Fruity Loops? Ans ...
tagged: Fruity Loop Free Drum Kit
demented hip hop
Question: Is there such a thing , if so has the good dr played any. my freind is a part time dj and plays hip hop every other sunday. i would really like to stump him on a request Answer: Just using the play list from 11 years ago, Dr. Demento played: Spolied Brat Rap - Uncle Vic (known for Spa ...
tagged: Free Hip Hop Drum Kit
How to configure (replace) a Drum Kit with AudioHQ Sondfont loader
Question: How can I replace a drum kit (for example the Brush Kit (40)) in the GM set, by loading it from a separate soundfont file? Answer: some bank manager like vienna or soundfont librarian will do the first, inserting a patch change in the midi file via a sequencer will do the second, and ...
tagged: Free Drum Set
seeking free drum loops
Question: I am seeking a database or similar on the web or usenet that contains free downloads of wav or midi loops. Helps me compose. My have something to swap. Answer: www.synthzone.com, you should find a page dedicated to digital drum sounds and loops there. You can also create your own usin ...
tagged: Free Drum Loop
Most realistic free drumkit samples?
Question: What can I find that's free and fairly decent? I've heard the NS-Kits are pretty good, but can I automatically vary the samples from one hit to the next (i.e. repeated snare hits don't all sound the same sample)? I know I'm not going to get a perfectly realistic drum sound without pur ...
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drum and bass
Question: I'm fairly new to the tracking scene. I use FastTracker II. I tried Implse Tracker the other day....(YUK!) Well anyway, I'm looking for drum and bass tracks. Also if anyone has any tips how to make drum and bass tracks, or hip-hop beats, I'd be most pleased to read them! Answer: Just ...
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This Newsgroup
Question: don't get it, there are people who are interested in hand percussion, and there is a newsgroup for it. Yet I keep having to delete mail about drum sets, drum machines, etc. There are no posts lately about hand-drumming outside of the occasional mention of a djembe head or a small simi ...
tagged: Frame Drum
Fort Drum
Question: Just a quick one - what calibre where the 4 main guns of Fort Drum (during WW2)? Answer: I am away form my sources, but I believe Ft. Drum had two army constructed 14 inc twin turrets There were 12 inch 15 cal morter batteries on the Rock. That's what I thought - I have however just r ...
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