Drums
What’s with the sudden surge of Female Drummers
For decades, if not forever before, the world has known of the female drummer Karen Carpenter (and even then primarily of her as a singer). Then suddenly, seemingly in 2026, there is this massive whopping surge of female drummers. I did not go looking; it flooded upon me. Is it swamping your youtube feed also? … Read more
1930s Slingerland Kit w Steve Smith
“Low boy” cymbals were the direct ancestor of the modern hi-hat. Early drum kits had a foot-operated pair of cymbals mounted very close to the floor, usually only a few inches high. The drummer pressed a pedal to bring the two cymbals together for a sharp “chick” sound. Because the cymbals sat low, near the … Read more
Drummer Rob Bruner – When you get blown-blown away
Check the fills from 3:00 in, it’s almost unbelievable the power, precision and speed. The Annie Oakley of drums? I mean: If this wasn’t recorded you wouldn’t believe it.
Rush – Full show First w Anika Nilles, Complete Audio with 100% Anika Cam, LA June 7, 2026
2:22:25 Wow! Love the crowds approval after she nails those fills. Okay, I’ll admit it, I cried when I saw this! Yeah, were NP around he’d likely choose her to ‘sit in’. Very happy for all! Interested to hear some new stuff and to see what she chooses as her alt kit It’s so so … Read more
Tuning with Bissonette
He mentions it from 1:59 to 2:35 – Find the Natural resonance of the shell, and tune the top and bottom heads to that pitch – for a straight cannon tom sound. NOTE: Tune the bottom head a minor third lower, for the classic ‘drop tone’ tom sound. (LPT: to find the natural resonance, take … Read more
Forget about Anika — This is The Guy, uh, Singled-Handedly Putting Drummers to Shame
One-armed TOM SAWYER! Where there’s a will, there’s an arm. Needs a fitting for attaching tambourine or vibra-slap?
Benefits of using the PureSound Concert Series Snare Wire C1412 (12-strand, 14″)
Snare Wire shootout / soundoff. BUY FROM AMAZONhttps://amzn.to/4p3ELvW When it’s the right pick Common tradeoff Will the C1412 work on a piccolo snare? Sound/feel: what it tends to do on a piccolo Piccolos are typically quick, articulate, and sensitive because of the reduced depth. (Pearl Drums)The Concert Series design goal is subtle response that doesn’t … Read more
Fast Brained
It is arguable that formation of brain – by wifi and chemical/drug pollution inescapable in modernity – enables this kind of mechanical perfection. The 64th note blast borders on physically impossible if not mentally so, perhaps for those not also raised on the alterants? Has this black magick been replicated yet? Just a thought. 120bpm … Read more
Syncopation
The amazing aspect of this stunning playing is that he ‘holds the notes’, meaning the hands / feet / sticks are not rebounded until needed. That seems counter-intuitive for speed, and does indeed go against basically all formal training, yet the proof is undeniable.Read more
The atto-second-thin ‘One’ — Every Note Micro-Flammed
Sharp comment on timing, flamming — 1 or 2 or 3 or any note is an infinitesimally brief instant, a marker, not a note. Because every note has an impact envelope that spans time, there is inherent blur – a ‘flamming by nature’ that is inescapable without sampled notes per SMPTE time-perfect synchrony. These are … Read more
Among the best Drum Tuning Howto videos I’ve seen
Dude, this video was what we all knew was awaiting us in the future when we were 7 and watching Mr. Rogers visit a toy manufacturer’s shop. I’m NOT a drummer but I’m super addicted to drums, as both a guitarist and engineer. Hell yeah, it’s so much a rescue to the depressed/disgruntled psyche to … Read more