The bass drum, which many know as the kick drum, plays an important role in music. It stirs emotion in the audience, making them want to dance as it thumps through their bodies. This is of course, what it’s supposed to do but if the kick drum is mixed incorrectly, it will leave the audience [...]
Why do guitarists put drumsticks on the dash of their cars?
… So they can park in the Handicapped spot!
Lame, I know - but I kind of started a theme here with these drum beat templates and I didn’t want to let you down. So seriously now… I’ve been working on another beat template which uses [...]
What are the last words a drummer says in a band?
…”Hey guys, why don’t we try one of my songs?”
As you should know if you read my previous beat templates post, Hydrogen Drumbeat Templates - A Non-drummer’s Best Friend, I have been creating beat templates in order to help non-drummers write better songs in Hydrogen. [...]
Okay, by now you should have a drum track recorded in Ardour as the first step for your recording project. If not, check out Audio Recording in Ubuntu Studio - Part 2: Recording a Hydrogen Drumbeat. The drum track really is the backbone to your recording because it is often filled with the most emotion [...]
How do you know the stage is level?
…the drummer is drooling out of both sides of his mouth.
Yeah, yeah… I’ve heard them all. I know as a non-drummer it is very difficult to think like a drummer. Especially when most non-drummers reckon that drummers don’t have the capability of thinking much :). However, to make [...]
