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Drum Lessons: Drum Set Warm-Ups
Drum Set Warm-Up Exercises re you looking for simple drum set warm-ups that you can use at the drum set? In this video drum lesson, Jared Falk demonstrates four exercises that you can use to improve your drumming. They focus on hand to feet synchronization, and both single and double...
15 Stick Bag Essentials guide for drummers
As a drummer, your stick bag is your toolkit. It should contain everything that you need to play a gig or to get through a session, along with a small assortment of tools that might be needed for minor repairs. Here are my suggestions for a complete stick bag: 1....
Protect your Ears!
There’s nothing quite like the satisfying crack and thump of a live drum kit, the punch of bass and guitar amplifiers, and the energy of synthesizers and vocals over the PA system or powered monitors. And if a little is good, a lot is better, right? Especially if you’re playing...
What is the Difference between Echo and Delay?
Many engineers and musicians use the two terms interchangeably. But if you want to get tweaky about it, echo effects are a subset of delay effects, but delay effects can be much more than just echo. A basic description of delay is that it captures the source signal and time-shifts...
Acoustic Drums Buying Guide
How to Choose an Acoustic Drum Kit Choosing an appropriate acoustic drum kit for a studio, school, or church can lead to a number of questions. This guide will help you understand the fundamental characteristics of drums so that you can make an informed choice. As always, your BAJAAO Sales...
The 5 Best Budget Electronic Drum Kits In The World Today
Few areas of drumming have changed as rapidly over the last few decades as that of electronic kits. Go back a few years and e-kits were often sneered at, but today, everyone from the bedroom drummer to the stadium-filling session sticksman is using electronics, whether it be in a hybrid...
Cleaning Drums Video Blog
Cleaning drums is a pretty simple process, and it doesn’t have to cost you much. Even those rusty-looking drum hoops can be made to shine like new without a lot of effort (and expense). When it comes to cleaning your drum kit, you have three basic areas: the shells, the...
How to Take Care of Your Drums
Without a doubt, drum sets are visually catching instruments and it is natural for a drummer to see his or her set as the apple of their eye. You will want to see to it your drums are well maintained so that both they appear and perform like new for...
ALESIS DM6 USB KIT ELECTRONIC DRUM SET
It wasn’t too long ago that digital drums were for drummers with deep pockets and a more experimental bent. As with all technology, prices have tumbled over the years, and as a result, the electronic kit has rapidly become the beginners’ kit of choice.There are good reasons for this. They...
The Beginners Guide to Buying Drums & Percussion
Sometimes parents who discover musical ability in their children have pleasant fantasies of their prodigy performing sweet-toned violin concertos or mellow classical guitar solos. But those fantasies are often shattered once those parents discover their offspring aren’t interested in such things—they want a drum set and nothing else will do!...
How To Pick The Perfect Drumsticks
Choosing the Perfect Drumstick: Aligning Your Style and Stage Presence Selecting a drumstick that matches your playing style and reflects your personality on stage can be challenging. Often, drummers focus more on finding the perfect drum set or cymbals, overlooking the importance of drumsticks. However, drumsticks are far from trivial!...