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How to Pan Drums (Easy Guide)

How to Pan Drums (Easy Guide)

When you are mixing your song, panning the drums can either make or break the whole mix. Panning is really important to create more width and dynamic feeling between verses and choruses. Music production has come a long way and brought many new trends and technologies that allow us to create better mixes. When it ...

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How To Have Good Posture On The Drums

How To Have Good Posture On The Drums

Having a good posture on the drums is one of the first things you should learn as a beginner. Not only will good posture help you stay healthy, but it will also improve your technique. When playing drums you use the shoulder muscles, triceps muscles, forearm muscles, calf muscles, and shin muscles, among others. ...

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Is Stacking Acoustic Drums Bad for The Heads?

Is Stacking Acoustic Drums Bad for The Heads?

Drumheads generally cannot take constant pressure, as they are designed to stretch and revert back to their position. That being said, a lot of people stack their drums for storage and haven’t had any issues with the drum heads, other than some of them going out of tune, which is to be expected. For storing, and ...

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Why Do Drummers Sit Behind Screens?

Why Do Drummers Sit Behind Screens?

Drum screens, or drum shields, are large pieces of glass made of plastic or acrylic and mainly exist for two reasons. Firstly, reduce the volume of the drums so that they won’t overwhelm the volume of other instruments. Secondly, to prevent other microphones on stage from picking up their sounds. Drummers ...

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How Long Does It Take To Learn Drums?

How Long Does It Take To Learn Drums?

Learning to play drums can be a little intimidating at first, but, you quickly realize how fun it can be. It doesn’t take as much time as you might think to learn the basics. Playing basic patterns, fills, and learning songs can take anywhere from 2 to 3 months. After that, it will only go faster. Learning to play ...

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What Size Cymbals Should I Get?

What Size Cymbals Should I Get?

Cymbals come in many different sizes and forms. Choosing the right ones is a tough decision. The most popular cymbal sizes are 14”, 16”, and 18”, and in order to pick what works the best for you, you have to try or at least hear the differences between different cymbals. When you're a beginner drummer, choosing ...

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How to Keep Your Drumsticks From Breaking

How to Keep Your Drumsticks From Breaking

Drumsticks break, split, and chip away over time. There is nothing to keep your drumsticks to last forever. However, there are things that you can do to expand the life of the drumsticks, such as the technique you use and the choice of drumsticks. Many drummers have issues with breaking too many drumsticks. ...

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All You Need to Know About Drumsticks

All You Need to Know About Drumsticks

Your drumstick selection plays a significant role in your playing feel and sound. Whether you like thicker, heavier sticks, or prefer lighter, thinner ones in your hands, knowing some fundamental information about drumsticks is really beneficial. Drummers who are just starting might not realize the difference in ...

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How to Mix Drums – The Ultimate Guide

How to Mix Drums – The Ultimate Guide

Mixing drums is a process that involves balancing the volume of the different drum sounds, removing unwanted frequencies using EQ, applying compression to get tighter dynamics, enhancing transients, shortening decays, and using additional audio effects such as reverb and saturation. The drums are the pulsing heart ...

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