Few drums are as distinctive and regularly used as the snare, which is why so many drummers hunt forthe very best snare drumthey can find. Whether they’re looking for something warm and resonant, or something that’ll replicate a thunderclap, there’s a lot to choose from, including some...
The bass resonant factory drum head is, in most cases, really solid and the same goes for toms, while the snare drum has a different story. Some companies have a number on a snare resonant drum head like 300, 500, and so on. The bigger the number, the thicker the drum head. If yo...
She riffs with sticks that start with clicks which turns rapidly into drumming, personal verve and then to simple, resonant, pure sense. Later on, she taps the snare. I think then she’s not drumming: she’s looking for the glimmer and echo of her movement on the drum. I forget how ...
There is no hard and fast rule to choosing the right drumhead, but there are certain characteristics that you should keep in mind before making your choice. Drumheads can be single-ply or double-ply, coated or clear and resonant type. Single-ply heads are thinner, more sensitive, but less...
The sound of a flute player’s embouchure, the rattle of a snare beneath a drum-skin, the blare of a trumpet as it sounds the charge, even the squeak of a timpani foot-pedal – tiny details like this are what makes a piece of music truly alive. Do your speakers pick up on the ...
The pads are built to full acoustic sizes, including a 14" snare, 18" ride cymbal and 14" stand-mounted hi-hat. And for the purposes of gigging, you can get serious stage presence from a full-size bass drum with all the details: a white Pearl head, multi-ply wood hoops, claw ...
this music communicates exhaustion around existing in a world where Black death is an accepted part of the daily news cycle (“Black’s snare is a firefly dancing in grief / leave us alone” begs guest poet Joshua Idehen on powerful closer “Black”), but Kojey Radical’s howls of “I ...
My Tuning: I tune both batter and resonant heads to the same pitch, I try to tune them high enough to give me a mid-range “crack”, as well as giving me a good stick response. On the resonant head I tune the lugs closest to the snare wires about 2 turns tighter than the rest ...
This makes it far louder and more resonant than a kit with equally sized head dimensions. The snare is highly responsive, allowing for expressive playing. It comes with a P930 Demonator pedal, which is a fully adjustable, non-slip, single driven chain pedal which features a Powershifter long...
Stop-start chords introduce a spotlight on Miles’ trumpet, punctuated by unison lines between trumpet and sax. Carter’s bass and Williams’ subtle snare accents add depth, Miles’ tone soaring powerfully. Hancock takes the lead with a piano solo that ebbs and flows, gaining intensity, driven...