Advice on buying a drum set
Get advice on buying a drum set in many online videos in the OpenMusicSchool.
If you’re thinking of buying a new or used drum set, you can find online videos here with detailed information about acoustic and electronic kits.
Pick up some tips and tricks for buying a drum set and find out what features you should look out for when choosing a set.
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On buying drums (02:23)
Buying drums: Advice on buying drums Acoustic or electronic drums? Pads and rebound on electronic drums
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Buying drums: Acoustic drum kit (11:56)
A-Drums - buying an acoustic drum kit Play only with ear protection Beginners’ kits between 500 and 1000 € Drums and hardware Stands with cymbals Hi-hat and ride cymbal Pedals for bass drum and hi-hat Double pedal, drum stool, and sticks Spare sticks and spare heads Tuning key and metronome Ear protection or special closed headphones Pressure zone microphone, dynamic microphones Condenser microphone Mixing desk, mixer and compressor Recording the kit for checking errors High dynamics of instrument and authenticity
Videonummer: DE1102 |
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Buying drums: Electronic drum kit ( 06:23) (06:23)
E-Drums - buying an electronic drum kit High flexibility Subsonic noise reduction Switching between of sounds Beginners’ kits from 700 € Pads, head unit freely combinable Snare pad with white head Bass drum and toms Crash and ride cymbals Overdrive-proof headphones
Videonummer: DE1103 |
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Buying drums: Hardware (03:16)
Keyboard stand as drum stand Two levels to put up pads Drum pegs Double rod hardware
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Buying drums: Sounds (04:48)
Buying drums and sounds Song example Andy (Limelight) at Download My Music Song example Wish you were here (Limelight) at Download My Music Drum sounds from sample libraries Hard with electronic kit Sound rendering in real time
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Buying drums: Bass shaker (05:18)
Bass shaker in the drum stool Direct bass drum feedback Holding the beat Compressor and limiter
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Buying drums: Drum kit sounds (11:18)
Buying an acoustic or an electronic drum kit Bass drum sound with a beater or a mallet Snare drum sound, rattle sound Different shells and depths Open and closed hi-hat and pedals Heavy Metal and open hi-hat Half open hi-hat Driving grooves with two hi-hats Ride cymbal for harder beats Ride cymbal for swing and jazz Ride and hi-hat in stereo panorama Number of crash cymbals Crash cymbal and bass drum
Videonummer: DE0301 |
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Buying drums: Size of the drum kit (09:46)
Larger kit for more number of possibilities Stereo presence Crash cymbal and stereo panorama Splash cymbal for accentuation Buying a gong drum for the kit Four toms and sense of rhythm Double bass drum China crash cymbal with unusual sound Size and kind of drum stand Arrangement of hi-hat
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Buying drums: Electronic drum kit (09:01)
recording with sequencer ( Home recording ) Drum quantization for beginners Composing with drums Playing with headphones at home Metronome and integrated patterns Alternating sounds Alternating steel and brass shells Changing the sounds in the song later on No crosstalk problems Buying drums and synthetic heads
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Buying drums: Pedals (02:00)
Playing drums and using the pedals Bass drum pedals Setup mallet resting position Setup spring tension Linear and progressive pedal setting
Videonummer: DE0606 |
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Buying drums: Double pedal (04:14)
Playing drums and double pedal Rod joint Pedal for fast beats Alternatively two single pedals Imitating double bass strokes
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Buying drums: Sticks (03:16)
Learning to play drums with optimal sticks Weight and strength Wood Felt tipped sticks and brushes
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Buying drums: Taped sticks (01:24)
Playing drums with taped sticks Taping sticks with ducked tape Feeling stick motion
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