I think the best counter for CTS, is proper warmups. Take 5-10 minutes AT LEAST to stretch.

WHAAAAAAAT? :/ That means I've been doing it wrongly this whole time. Usually I do some light tapping to get my consistency out, then stretch my hands and arms, before moving to full speed warmup with rudiments etc.

No lah HAHAHAHA!

Whoa. Fudgesticks. HAHAHAHA! Nice one mate Thinking of grabbing a Yamaha Mushashi at the end of the year.

Heh. If he wants to sell, panggil saya. I'm gonna get to play with a Pearl Brass snare for a bit while recording my EP. If you want to lend me your DW, I wouldn't mind also HAHAHAHA! Lawak aje.

Long time never see you around, overseas tour ka?

I played, my style lah. Rock version of Adele's Rolling In The Deep.

Internship kat mana? My school is sending us for work experience. I'm going to be working in a recording studio in early November, the after that, if you guys wanna cari me, I'll be in Music Master late November and December. First couple weeks of December going into the studio for recording

I think every drummer has their own style. Even when doing studio work, the way you play really shines through.
Most people know me as a hard-hitting rock drummer with bad timework la HAHAHAHA! But I've had to tone down a lot, since last year, after starting more studio work.

Here's a piece of advice la The softer you hit your cymbals, the more the tone shines through, and with a good contrast of volume on your plates and your drums, the drums will sound bigger. I read it in Modern Drummer, March I think. xD

I like incorporating a lot of accent and dynamic work on my hats. :/ I think that's a very pivotal part of my playing. I'm starting to move into more tom work and extrapolation on beats nowadays lah, thus expanding my drum vocabulary.

Yes, Music Master SS2.

Anyone know when the next Yamaha sale is? Gotta save up. HHX crash needed badly HAHAHAHA!

Ya meh? I haven't broken any cymbals (YET) HAHAHAHA!

The basic one is to mic your kick, your snare as well as a couple of overheads. And what do you mean the mics all over you? xD Clip your mics to the rims of your toms and snare la

Of course, if you have the equipment, you can mic everything up.

But yes, through the hall's PA system, or you could run through a interface or a mixer first if the hall mixer/PA does not have enough inputs.

I'll upload some pictures later of how I've mic-ed up a few kits in the studio with clips as well as my church kit So yeah. You don't have to always use stand mics like the one in your picture for the toms and snare.

Umm.. not exactly. xD HAHAHAHA!



As you can see, I've drawn circles around the mics. They're clipped like that. The snare one is clipped to the underside of the snare. Usually we've got one on top as well, a Shure SM57 or something but not in this shot.



Something like this, perhaps?
Just one of the many types.

Sell what mate? The mics or the mic holders?

Heh bro You have no idea. xD I'm going the other way around now. From all my drum equipment, now investing in more and more guitar stuff. This year haven't bought anything drum related yet. xD


RM800? The IVA mic set arh? I have used them before, they are okay, but if you have the cash, go for something a bit more expensive. I got this set when I first moved into recording drums, but the bass kick mic didn't work, the condensers gave me some problems..

Either ways, yes, if you have the cash, go listen to what you like, and see what you would like to use. I know someone who uses the Audix D7 set, and while expensive, they are really good mics.

For my last recording I used Audio Technica and Shure heavily, forgot what mics adi. The SM57 was my top snare mic, and I used a bass kick mic to mic the bottom of my snare. FAT SNARE SOUND YO!

Depends on your budget, and what you'll use them for
I suggest, for a starter kit, get the Samson mics at least, and maybe get a multipurpose mic like the SM57 that you can throw anywhere and use for anything.

That sounds like a very dark but punchy snare HAHAHAHA!

Anyone else entered the Battlefield Drums Snare Giveaway contest? THEY'RE REVEALING THE WINNER TOMORROW I THINK.


Edit: I'm thinking of starting drum lessons again, I need to get my theory in line, and improve my technique. Heh. Anyone here teaching, or recommend any teachers?

This post has been edited by isaacmiranda7: Oct 1 2011, 07:39 PM

In that case, I think you should save up a bit more. :/ Maybe you could get at least three good quality used mics, one for your bass, one snare and one overhead, at least for starters

I'd say they're okay la, but their prices are a bit above average. Service is good though.
*subtle advertising* I sell what they sell for cheaper too HAHAHAHA!

I don't use the slide technique for playing my kick but maybe Afiq or Wintersun could have something to say about this?

Take into consideration, you'll need an interface too

For a "good" one, at least a grand plus maybe?

Walao Then who's money arh? belanja me lah Shredder arh bro? xD I use ESP too. I've got a Mirage loaded with BKPs!

And by the way, as per your earlier question, I use heel down or heel up. Comfortable with both.

I go into a Behringer mixer and a Zoom R24 interface for monitoring and recording simultaneously. At the moment, I'm using Sennheisers and Shure mics la.

You still haven't said exactly what you want to use it for. Studio-level recording, home-recording, monitoring, jamming studio or what? xD

But with two thousand bucks I'd get a few used good quality mics, see what's on the market and a decent interface.

I got my set at a pretty good deal, so I spent about 3.2k on a mid-level kit. Then add in my Iron Cobras, about 1.2k new. Then my hats, crash and ride cost me a measly 1.2k, at 70% off. So you've got a decent kit with professional hardware and cymbals for about 6000 bucks.

Oh right HAHAHAHA! Sorry, must've missed it. Hmm... Honestly, all I can tell you to do is look for good bargain deals at around that price. Get a good interface, maybe a Zoom R24 or at least an 8 track interface, used if possible, and look around for good deals on mics. Some vocal mics can be used well on drums too. For around this budget, you can't really get the high end mic sets like the Audix D7 or stuff.

Maybe get a Samson mic set and a cheaper interface.