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How to Gate and Compress Drums
When mixing drums for a live or recorded performance, gate and compress the drums to get them to sound the way you want them to. Gating and compressing drums is commonly done to help control the...
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Mesh Vs. Rubber Electronic Drum Pads
Electronic drum sets use digital samples to simulate the variety of different sounds that can be produced when a drum is struck in different ways. To simulate the feel of sticks on real drums,...
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About the Tokyoplastic Drum Machine
Tokyoplastic is a graphic design company founded in 2002. The Tokyoplastic website features Flash design and animation, including sound effects. The company's infamous Tokyoplastic Drum Machine is a...
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Materials for a Homemade Drum Head
The drum is an instrument that has existed for thousands of years. The first drums were made by hand with natural materials --- wood, stone and animal skins. The animal skins functioned as the drum...
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Drums From India
The classical music traditions of India include the use of several drums and percussion instruments such as the tabla, bayan, pakhawaj and mridangam. Of these, the tabla and the bayan are the most...
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What Is an Indian Drum?
The drum is an essential Native American instrument used at various events and occasions. An Indian drum can refer to either the instrument itself or the group that plays the instrument and sings...
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Drum Speed Exercises
Drum speed exercises are essential to develop and master your drumming technique. By practicing simple exercises each day, you can greatly improve your ability to play with speed and power....
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A DIY Drum Riser
Drum risers are an important piece of equipment to percussion musicians. They raise the drum set and the drummer off of the floor. This reduces the amount of vibration produced by the drums while also...
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What Is the Difference Between Acoustic and Percussion Drums?
A true percussionist is a different kind of musician than a drummer. The techniques for playing differ between these two types of player. Their instruments differ, as well. Learn the differences...
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How to Lead a Drumline
Leading a drum line requires some of the same skills needed for leadership in all areas of line. The drum line is a group of percussionists who play drums as part of a marching band. Very popular in...
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Pearl began making drums in the 1950s. Unless you have recently purchased your drums, you may have a difficult time attempting to identify the model of your Pearl kit. Unfortunately, serial numbers...
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How to Make a Drum Stage
Drum stages are used to elevate the drums for a live band. This allows the rhythm to carry across the stage better for the other musicians to clearly hear the time. It also helps with letting the...
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How to Apply Drum Silencers
Practicing drums can be difficult, due to their loud volume. While the drums may be music to your ears, other people in the building or nearby might find them loud and distracting. That's where drum...
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The Moeller Drum Method
The Moeller drum method was first promoted in the 1920s by Sanford Moeller. In the decades since its introduction, it has been used by snare drummers from a variety of genres including jazz, funk,...
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What Is the Difference Between Drums and Percussions?
The difference between a drum and a percussion instrument creates confusion among those that don't know the intricacies of both instrument categories. While both instruments share similar...
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Japanese Culture and Traditions About Drums
Drums resonate deeply in Japan's cultural traditions; so much so that in the book "Science of Percussion Instruments," Thomas D. Rossing notes that in some Japanese Buddhist temples the sound of drums...
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Drum Motion Exercises
Drum motion exercises can substantially improve your ability to play the drums. Rudiments consist of basic maneuvers that make up the majority of drum patterns. Practicing the drum rudiments ensures...
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Rhythm Exercises for Hand Drums
Hand drums differ from a drum set in that you do not use a stick or mallet to play them; you use different parts of your hands to create a specific sound. Rhythm exercises for hand drums require the...
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Left Hand Technique for Drums
Most people are right-handed, so for most drummers the left hand is the weaker of the two. Naturally, a right-handed drummer favors his right hand, so often his left is less developed in its technique...
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Different Styles of Drums
Hitting something with your hand or a stick to make music is one of the most basic expressions of human creativity. In every culture around the world, different kinds of drums were invented to give a...
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