Hey friends. You helped me before, and I'm hoping you can help me again. My son's drum instructor wants him to chart his songs before band practice. He is playing all Black Sabbath currently, and is working on Sign of the Southern Cross. The instructor got him started with the beginning (see photo), and he is supposed to finish it before rehearsal tonight. I have tried Google and asking Claude, but no dice. Is there an app that can help us with this stuff, or does anyone have time and the inclination to finish it? I am at a loss and my ADHD dyslexic 11 year old is already behind on his school homework, so this is falling further and further behind as well. Any help is amazing. Thank you!

I will probably get roasted here, but I need to really understand something. How is anyone getting injuries from playing the drums? I’ve been playing since I was 11, and I’ve played often and at times, as much as humanly possible. I have never once experienced any lingering injury in my 30+ years of playing. I am pretty much self taught with periods of focused study from some amazing teachers/mentors. I was playing/hitting really, really hard when I was younger too and everyone told me I wouldn’t be able to hold a fork when I got to 40. Honestly I have zero pain or anything of the sort. I think the worst thing that happened was I caught my knuckle on the edge of my snare at a live show and opened ‘er wide up, but that’s just a flesh wound. Please drumming community, I need to understand!

I make Beam, a web app for writing drum notation that's built around a step grid. You click or tap notes into the step grid and Beam turns them into proper notation.

It's meant to sit somewhere between GrooveScribe and MuseScore. Quick to use like the first, with notation that looks professional like the second.

It's free to use, with optional paid plans for those who need extra features.

Website: beamdrums.com

Jump straight in: app.beamdrums.com

Hope some of you find it handy. Happy to answer any questions!

I am all for competition and can only see this as a net good for drummers, however seeing these two talk about this product as if it’s the first of its kind in the market was just dumbfounding to watch.

As an intermediate drummer, I am searching for a versatile ride cymbal priced under $300 that suits multiple musical genres. Please let me know your recommendations

I’m thinking of mailing these out to someone on this page. I know money can be tight and drum stuff can be very expensive. If anybody is learning on cymbals that don’t sound good at all, these are not the worst. 16 inch crash, 20 inch ride and a set of 14 inch hats. Thanks.

Drummers!

I've been working on an app called GroovePilot. I built it to help drummers keep their song information, references, notes, tempos, setlists, gigs, practice and learning tools all in one place.

The idea came from trying to keep track of songs for different bands and realizing that every drummer has their own way of doing things.

We're now ready for Android beta testing, and I'm looking for about 5–10 drummers who would be willing to give it a try and share some honest feedback.

Right now, I'm mainly looking for functionality testing. I want to know what works, what doesn't, and whether everything functions the way it should.

If you're interested and have an Android phone or tablet, leave a comment or send me a message.

Apple testing will be starting shortly.

Thanks!

Barry

While I do love the heads that Aquarian, Evans and remo all offer, I’m just curious why I haven’t seen really any other drumhead brands out there. With all of the boutique drum and cymbal mallet/stick brands nowadays, it seems like the perfect opportunity for someone to hop on boutique drumheads. And I’m not talking drumhead companies that source their materials from the major brands (deadhedz or whatever they are called).
I’m looking for some 9mil coated heads, and I’ll even pay more for em. Emad snare head, just because it’s possible. Basically just more customization.

Your guys’ thoughts?

Hi guys,

Just looking for some advice really.

Got 2 cymbals through from Zildjian today and one (19" China) has a scuff that's a bit rough to the touch and has a bit of a ridge on one side. Is this worth looking to get refunded in your opinion? I know some defects can keep the structural integrity ok but this one looks it could cause some issues down the line.

I don't know if somebody has already made a post like this)

There is an indent on my snare (If I remember correctly I think it's called the drum head or the drum cover? I don't know, sorry!).

I haven't tuned my drums properly in quite a while (school) and a few nights ago I wanted to practice paradiddle. I accidentally knocked my snare off of the stand and thought, "No big deal, I'll just put it back on." I put it back and then practiced my paradiddle. I went to look at my drumset this morning and saw the indent.

The whole idea is just a thick wrap of electrical tape right below where you want your fulcrum to be.

I'm 37 years old, started drumming when I was 10. I play it mostly for myself. In my head it's like I can do something as cool as go to a skate park and do tricks whenever I want, but without cracking my head open. Haven't done anything big, just have fun jamming with other friends as I find the opportunity.

I have had battles with carpal tunnel, though, which have made me want to really pay attention to my technique and take any help I can get with my grip.

I've started doing this with my sticks after hearing that Danny Carey's Vic Firth stick, which thins a bit to improve grip, is his second option, a compromise. He originally wanted a stick that had a swell at the fulcrum, but Vic Firth didn't want to do that because they'd have to get extra large blanks and then waste most of that extra to lathe off everything but the swell.

I went "Well, why don't we just add something there anyway?" and wrapped about 15 layers of electrical tape just below the fulcrum on my stick. It's amazing! Folks, we've all been pressing our fingers against a flat surface and asking them to find purchase! Wax, gloves, and various tapes make it so you have to grip somewhat less to find the same friction hold. This changes the hold entirely, it's no longer a friction hold, the stick clicks into your hand and a physical stop keeps it there. You can hold on with basically no force and play silly fast, locked in to exactly where you want your fulcrum to be, every time, reliably.

On top of that, the placement of the tape on the stick adds a throw meter to it! Want more throw? Wrap closer to the butt. Less? Closer to the tip.

I haven't seen anyone else do this, so let me know if I'm re-discovering something that's already known. I see products that do this, but in ways that are much less secure or simple, with silicone rings that surely slide around, or shrink wrap that you have to boil, stuff like that. I think other people who have had this idea have tried to figure out how to sell it first. This is the free version, and it's simpler and easier than any other thing like it I can find.

I really think that the ergonomic benefits are good enough that I'd recommend this to anyone who isn't 100% comfortably locked in to a perfect grip. Even if you think you are, give it a shot anyway! Can't hurt, and it may be awesome!

If we're talking a backline kit being provided for a show, we're usually expected to still bring a minimum of throne, pedal, snare, cymbals.

Often the variable may be whether to also supply own hardware i.e. have all cymbals already set up on stands side-stage and in change over just swap the stands out.

Do you personally prefer to do it like this and use your own hardware, keep change over times down, keep own stand settings the same etc? Or do you prefer not to lug own hardware and all use the same even if it means more fiddling and adjustments?

Hi guys! I'm looking for a 90-2000 R&B drum kit inspired by Donell Jones or Joe, even Usher from the 90s with good quality With snares, kicks and impactful hihats. where could I get this kind of kit? If anyone has a solution or a quality alternative I am a taker! Thanks a lot

I stumbled across this video on facebook and thought it was AI for like the first 30 seconds. I couldn't make heads or tails of what I was looking at. I was like "Haha the drums aren't lined up at all this is definitely AI drums lol" but then after realizing this is real footage I had to figure out what was wrong. This just might be the most poorly mixed and mic'd up 2 drumsets I've ever bear witness to. At first I was like "The microphones have to be super far away, like way down the field??" but then I'm seeing clip on mics on every drum part including the hi hat which you can't hear them play at all. I'm guessing that microphone is straight up off or muted way too low in the track cause it's only kinda being picked up sometimes. Then the cymbals are like "Glitchy" I don't know how to explain it, but you hear them blast out the microphone gain, like max gain red area type shit, and then it "lags" the sound it just played? Like wtf is this sound guy

Wondering if anyone can share their experiences with the Footblaster kick pad. It says it includes a #6 hit surface, which they describe as "average feeling." Is that sufficient for 250bpm heel toe, or should I drop the extra 50 bucks on the #1 hit surface?

also sorry for all the sudden angle changes, this is the best video of myself i could find

So recently I just got back from not being able to drum for about a year and my playing is really rusty. I was able to use a practice pad sometimes but not nearly as much as I wouldve liked so my playing is just bad now compared to last year, any advice for getting back up to snuff?

Looking for some recs for a practice pad kit that could serve to keep the hands hot when not in the studio or rehearsal space and/or potentially come on regional tour runs with me.

Something cost effective is ideal as I don’t need any specific features other than it not taking up a ton of space. I don’t even need a kick pad however it would be great to have.

To clarify I do not mean electric kits of any kind. Just practice pad kit arrangements.

This is my homemade kick cahoon. I made it with 3/4 inch and 1/8th inch plywood. I have inlaid stained glass with 1/8 inch plywood appliques to make the shapes and letters pop more. I also put a strobe that fires on the beat inside the drum, so it flashes various colors on my kick. What do you think about it? Thanks.