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so we all know that pitch is related to the frequency of the longitudinal wave produced by hitting a snare head. so this pitch, lets call it 400HZ (i know that number is ridiculously off) is the fundamental or the 1st mode of vibration for a single tap. my question is: if i single stroke at a frequency of 800HZ (another ridiculous number) will the drum sound an octave higher? because you are forcing the drum to produce a longitudinal wave at 800HZ but if its natural vibration was at 400HZ then it would not return to its original position in time for your next stroke. so what would happen? sorry if this is in the wrong fourm...
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Ok so as you can probably tell just by looking at my avatar here, I used to be very much into drumming and I kind of fell off the page. I got into college with my chops alone, and I can still play pretty nasty compared to most drummers. The thing is, I don't know what to practice right now.
I don't want to start playing on cheeses and whatnot again, because although I can do them, I fear my technique may be suffering by playing hard things. I can start on paradiddles...but that's pretty damn lame practice for me you know?
I've been off for about 2 years. I've still hit the pad like 2 or 3 times a month, along with the occasional drumset jams.
What would you guys recommend? I want my speed to get back up, as well as my dexterity. I don't watch my stick heights anymore. I know I should. Where would you start? I know this is drumlines.org but I'm definitely headed towards kit playing. Of course, my greatest advantage on a drumset is my rudimental playing.
While off, I've also gotten pretty good at counting and feeling odd times, so take that into consideration with your recommendations. I've been slowly working through Stick Control again, but it's getting quite the boring.
Also I have my realfeel pad, a gelpad (absorbs like ALL the bounce), and two generic remo pads that can be tuned. Should I ditch the gelpad for now? Should I have seperate practice time on it just for the sake of speed and power? Should I keep playing with marching sticks for the same reasons? I definitely need to develop a good touch with jazz/combo sticks so I've been using these oldschool weckyls.
Tell me what you think please!
Thanks a lot in advance!
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Is there any easier way of getting the q bible?
my adobe is acting all funky
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Im looking into getting a Pearl Carbonply and i was wondering what heads i should use. I was thinking Evans Hybrid for both top and bottom. And what should i do about tuning the snares so that i can get an almost dry sound but with alittle snare out of it. Oh and putting the heads on how to get the head even i have the biggest problem with that sometimes. haha. Thanks
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my winter line had its first ever indoor drum line competition yesterday (first in class with a 74.5, out of 2) but we assessed 6.5 points in time penalties. we have a smallish pit and all of it amplified and about 20 or so 8 by 6 props on wheels as well as a floor. our total time was 12:10 as opposed to the allowed 9 min. after loading the trailers up we returned to watch other guard and drum lines and saw that after every performance about half the bleachers got up and folded there floor and helped with stuff. we assumed this was there guard. is there a way to clear with out this help? we have like 20 of us including parents that can actually help. and suggestions as to how we may get rid of these time penalties?
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I'm pretty sure we all know that a gock (hitting snare head and rim simultaneously) is a lot louder and more penetrating than a normal stroke. My question is why. Obviously it has to do with hitting the rim as well as the head, but why does that make it so much louder and piercing?
I'm kinda of looking for a detailed response here. So maybe there are some acoustical engineers or something that can help me out on this one.
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