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Post by WickedFemDrummer on Mar 31, 2004 3:14:14 GMT -5
Ok... I've been playing my drums for about 2 months (yea I know talk about a SERIOUS Noob here)  and I'm pretty much teaching myself because I don't have money for lessons...and its been going ok until now...I have a standard 5 piece drum set..with crash and ride cymbals...and I'm finding it hard to integrate my tom-toms into my drum fills. I can't tell if the heads suck or what but I can't get them to tune right. they sound too deep I want more of a quick kinda punchy sound...don't know how to achieve that  ...I've tried tuning...both the batter side and under and it hasn't worked...should I replace the heads? I still have the original ones the set came with...I have a Mapex V-series set. Any help or advice would be appreciated....Thanks Ladies!  |
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Post by tlpearl on Apr 20, 2004 6:35:12 GMT -5
Helo fellow drummer. I have only been playing drums for about 8 months, and just now starting to do fills. I listen and play to LOTS of music. (Hard rock/metal type music). I learned a neat way to get out of a stuck spot is to sit down and WRITE out some music. and then assign a specific drum part to it, practice it, and before you know it you will have fills. ANother intersting thing to do is pick a word and assign a drum part to the letters of the pord (If you don't know how to write musical notes.) For instance take a word like EVERY, so for all the E's you can play your 10" tom, the V can be your 12" tom, the R can be your kick drum, the Y a cymbol or the snare. So you don't have to be able to read or write music to create music.
Another thing is maybe switching out your heads on your drums. I play hard rock so I like a lower tone, and have tried the remo pinstrip heads, but now MUCH prefer the Evans Hydrolics on my toms, but you can tune them HIGHER and get a much crisper/punchier sound. Tune your reso head a bit higher than your batter head and you should be able to achieve the sound you are after.
I play on a Pearl Sessions Custom kit (Maple) and it has a lower sounding resonance than say a BIRCH shell which produces a higer pitch.
Hope this helps. Feel free to email me at natetbi@comcast.net if I can help anymore.
Later
TLpearl (Tammy)
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Post by WickedFemDrummer on May 1, 2004 3:42:58 GMT -5
Hey Tammy Girl AKA TLPEARL...  I know this is a bit late, please forgive me, but thanks for replying to my post. I freakin love drumming dude..there's nothing like it...when I'm doing it I'm in my own world and everything that's going on in my life just withers away to nothing....*SIGH* anyway...yea I Def. need to replace the heads on my set...but I have been getting better with my fills. My bf plays guitar and we jam together...he noticed I was being a bit stiff when I was playing and he was like, "Just let loose, go crazy, try new stuff, feel the music" and I know it sounds like some lame A*S BS...but it worked!! Hee. ;D I love it...wish there were more places like this one supporting us...anyway...keep on drummin and keep in touch! Brenda WickedFemDrummer |
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Post by tlpearl on May 2, 2004 15:44:25 GMT -5
Brenda, HI. Yeah I totally know what ya mean. When I am playing my drums I am in my own little world. Time dissappears. Before I know it I have been down playing them for 6-8 hours. I just get lost in my playing.
That is good you jam with your boyfriend. I am finding it is so different than jamming to CD's!
Keep in touch
Tammy
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Post by Arleenco on May 5, 2004 8:59:59 GMT -5
If you learn to love transitions, then fills won't be a problem; they should come naturally. Listen to simple, melodic songs that have great transitions and choruses and you'll see what I mean. I love it when the song changes! I often listen to the vocalist and lock into their rhythm to make things interesting. Listen to Gina Shock for great inspiration - she's very simple but solid and her fills are great.
As far as tuning I can't help you because I find tuning very frustrating! I can do it but I sit there for the longest time tapping and twisting; I don't have it down to an art. Remo Pinstripes are great for a good, punchy sound.
And as far as getting lost when playing, I know that feeling! I've heard that the best way to get a drummer to stop drumming is to put a sheet of music in front of her! ;D
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Post by zingy on May 5, 2004 23:58:53 GMT -5
Factory heads always suck. Try to have fun beating the crap out of them in a session or 2, then replace them as soon as you can! As for fill ideas... try learning rudiments on the snare, and then try them on all the drums and cymbals (LH on snare, RH on toms, etc.)
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Post by Jgirldchick on Nov 17, 2004 20:27:55 GMT -5
How do you tune a toms and snare, to sound really good. PLease someone (need help)
E-mail me drumcrazy_20@hotmail.com
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Post by drummerboy1991 on Jan 15, 2005 0:06:59 GMT -5
well the heads that came with my set are better than any that i have heard they are hydrolic but im still savine for remo pin stripe
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Post by adrumr on Apr 25, 2005 13:32:04 GMT -5
How do you tune a toms and snare, to sound really good. PLease someone (need help) E-mail me drumcrazy_20@hotmail.com Here is a link you can check out on how to tune. It just takes practice. If you do it enough you'll get feel of how it's going to sound and the sound you want. drumnetwork.com/howto/tuning.htm |
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Post by drummerboy1991 on May 2, 2005 1:51:08 GMT -5
you say they are too deep and that mabey that you have big toms and you need to just deal with it cuz there is nothing you can do!!!
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Post by tray on Jun 24, 2005 4:35:03 GMT -5
i felt awkward using the toms when i first started as well. here's some tips that i can think of. 1. you can try new heads. i've got a set of aquarian heads on my drums. they are a bit pricey but OH SO GOOD! 2. put some zero-rings/studio rings ontop of them. that will keep them from ringing too much. and as for techniques for fills... first off.. remember that a rest is a note as well. and many times pauses/rests create a much more dynamic drum fill than if you fill every stinkin' milla-second with sound. start off simple. sometimes those simple fills will develop into more complex fills.. sometimes they will remain simple. only time will tell. oh yea.. and don't forget rudiments. while they may be a pain in the butt when you first start... they come in very handy when coming up with fills or interesting beats. getting the independence from simple drum exercises is key!!! |
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Post by drummerboy1991 on Jul 1, 2005 3:22:00 GMT -5
hey, i know what you mean. i dont know what toms you have. if they are big they are going to be deep. if you dont have money for heads get some tape and make an x in the middle and put a square along the out side try to tune them right its hard because they flex everyday so stay on it i have found it easyer to play toms when they are allmost level not at an angle best thing to do is keep on it you will get it it just comes to you one day you are playing and you just do it with out thinking about it so just keep trying
ANIMAL
p.s sorry if i sound like an @$$ hole
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and I'm pretty much teaching myself because I don't have money for lessons...and its been going ok until now...I have a standard 5 piece drum set..with crash and ride cymbals...and I'm finding it hard to integrate my tom-toms into my drum fills. I can't tell if the heads suck or what but I can't get them to tune right. they sound too deep I want more of a quick kinda punchy sound...don't know how to achieve that 
...I've tried tuning...both the batter side and under and it hasn't worked...should I replace the heads? I still have the original ones the set came with...I have a Mapex V-series set. Any help or advice would be appreciated....Thanks Ladies! 
