The most efficient way to play the drums quietly is to use electronic drums or practice drum kits. If you want to make your acoustic drums quieter, you won’t get the same result, but you will be able to reduce the sound by using mesh drum heads or drum and cymbal mutes. You can a...
It takes some practice, though. Old habits die hard. I’m so used to taking in a deep breath and holding my breath before I unleash fury that it takes a bit of willpower to just keep breathing normally when the sneeze reflex kicks in. Swallow Before Sneezing TSL member Rafael Ibanez ha...
I had to play them so quietly that they simply never worked properly. It was like owning a Ferrari and driving at walking speed. Photo: Now that's what I call loud! The gigantic 1400-watt "loud hailer" loudspeaker on the side of this Sea Knight HH-46D helicopter was designed for use...
One thing that needs to be remembered in the path of Pratyahara; Pratyahara is bothabhyasa(practice) andprakriya(process). It means, the Pratyahara is not just about sitting quietly (abhyasa– practice) but rather it’s a ‘prakriya– process’ too which goes on all the time in our da...
Also play a bit of hand drums occasionally, darbuka mainly. As I’m often house/sofa bound I’d like to pick something up I could do quietly like you would picking away with an acoustic guitar , but wrists grrr…. and keyboard doesn’t interest me at all. Woodwind is my natural vibe...
If this isn’t possible, move amps so they face away from you, and place them in front of the drums. This might make it harder for you to hear the music, so if you aren’t able to play quietly, it’s worth investing in in-ear monitors so you can hear everything clearly and ...
“You’re missing the opportunity of actually learning the performance practice aspect, which is rooted in thinking of music as speech,” Kwapis said. (Performance practice is the study of how music would have been performed in its composer’...
in your software sampler, to modulate the volume at which the samples play back. You can even add a low‑pass filter too, setting it so that lower‑velocity notes sound duller than higher‑velocity ones, mimicking the softer timbre you get when playing a real violin more quietly. ...
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Bathers are expected to slip gently into the water (no diving) and mill around quietly -- no swimming, splashing or rough play allowed. Many onsens have areas for napping, eating or just socializing after getting out of the bath. In addition to onsens, there are also public bathhouses ...