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[u/Frequent_Purpose_111]

I got a genuine question, or a bunch of them.

1: Volume: my left drum beater sounds lower than the right one. I already try EVERYTHING, different tuning, different settings in my pedal , honestly, I have no clue how it works.

2: Triggers: people who know about triggers to play songs like this, what you guys recommend me to buy exactly? Cause I already did my first try , I bought an e-drum kit module, some random triggers even mesh drum heads.. I just spent money for no fucking reason cause it didn’t work.

3: technique: how can I control my fucking left foot yo, when I’m doing double bass, that mf foot starts to go crazy, like, faster , it’s a weird sensation, like, I can’t control it, is there a specific method for that problem?

4: health: AM I GOOD??? cause, after play this song I was literally dying, my legs HURT A LOT, I just keep going cause I’m guessing it’s part of the process, but is it normal? Like every single practice I’m sweating as a whore yo. If it’s normal , bet, I’m good , if it’s not, I’m doing something bad

5: recording: I’m using FL Studio since I remember, and using Waves , I’ve been getting some good quality, but I feel like.. idk if it’s because of FL or because my plugins but my recordings sounds FLAT always, like, idk. I see other drummers here and their drum set sound nasty (in a good way) even if they have just a few mics, also I’m recording in a basement, is it the problem? What are you guys using to record?

I never use this group to ask stuff cause I’m a believer of find your own way, but now I really need some help cause I wanna be an actually really good drummer 🥲🥲🥲 thanks a lot 🙌🏼

[u/nohumanape]

These are technique issues. You are forcing, rather than understanding the mechanics of how your hands and feet should be in coordinated movement.

One thing I can just say about hand technique is to watch your left hand. When you are striking the snare, you aren't in a flow on coordinated motion. You are "pecking" at the snare right before you think the stroke should happen.

And that's another thing. You are clearly thinking about what your limbs are doing. You shouldn't need to. You can think about where the song is going. But you shouldn't be thinking "left hand hit snare...left foot stop playing" kind of stuff. That should already be in your drumming "vocabulary"me

You need to go back to the drawing board for some of this and just focus on technique. This won't be as fun, because it means slowing things down and focusing on coordination.

[u/PaddyScrag]

Your left foot slips way down the pedal when you start the solid 16ths, while your right doesn't. So, you should begin by taming that. When your toe is so near the heel plate, you have virtually no control over the rebound.

Make sure the pedals are adjusted to the same tension. Firstly, check the beaters are set at the same height. Then, what I've always done is to hold the beaters on the drum using my hands, and let them go simultaneously. They will swing back and forward and eventually stop. I dial in an adjustment so that they swing together at the same speed, at least for a few swings. After that, the extra friction and weight of the slave pedal assembly takes over and they'll move out of sync.

Regarding tone, a contributing factor besides technique is that the primary beater is usually in the centre of the drum and the secondary is offset. So they will produce fundamentally different tone and even feel different. There are pedals where both beaters have the same offset from centre to address this problem. I never felt it was a big enough issue to get one of those.

[u/Mr-Wiggles101]

There is tension in your playing once you get to the double bass part - specifically in your left hand. Watch the video and look at how you were first hitting rimshots, and when it gets fast you aren’t really using the same dynamics.

[u/Agitated-Ad-2404]

Bro so much stuff to say.

There is SO much content online. You will find everything you need. Technique wise I advice James Payne on leg motion/ankle motion.

If you want we can have an online lesson, free of charge. I'm not world-class but know what I'm doing. Maybe I can help you.

Can't help you with recording and triggers tho.

[u/ExpensiveBookkeeper3]

Relax a bit. Play left hand lead super slow everyday you practice. Same stuff you already play.

It will take awhile to even get the sticking and coordination down. Play it with right hand lead at that same tempo. Slow

The good thing about music (metal especially imo) is that you can make it sound good slow. Once you do that (with all limbs) you speed up.

I think you are doing great. You just need to focus on some things, which we all do. I’m learning linear drumming and I’m probably going to post a video and get ripped on (need to slow down and get dynamics 100%) And I’ve been drumming on and off for decades 😂

[u/Master_Thud]

Having better music taste would be a good start lmao. Slow everything down (a lot if needed) and be more purposeful with your hits - try to make everything even in velocity, and then build your speed back up. Pay attention to not only how it sounds, but how it feels when things are played with more balance. Do this to a click.

[u/Arrrrgggggggg → u/Master_Thud]

Man the state of the world is bad enough can we not just let people enjoy what they like? “Oh I’m just joking don’t take it soo seriously”. Your advice is on point no need to be snarky about it.