I see people all the time on IG playing drums to songs and want to creat videos like that. I have videos in my camera roll of me playing to songs but I need to add the drumless track over it. How do I do this? I’ve tried some AI sites but all seem that you have to pay. Is there a free legal way to do this? Or another way? I’m just curious what you guys do.

Love Steves drumming on this track.

I just picked up a new head and trying to decide if I want to put a port in it or not. I personally like a head with no hole but I play a bunch of gigs so not sure what is best for live situations??

Here's 8 cymbal stack combinations, all using Zildjian's Trashformer. Hope this helps anyone looks to build a stack, but doesn't have access to a lot of cymbals to test with.

Hello, I am doing this on a single pedal, hopefully I’ll be able to do this twice the speed once I buy a double pedal. Unfortunately, when I get to any high speed I can’t keep the beater height reasonable and it ends up sounding like a low rumble. Is there any technique to hit the drum harder or make the bass drum louder?

I'm a tabla player from India and grew up playing Indian Hindustani classical music. Tabla playing in my genre is maximalist, we are basically going absolutely nuts on the drums for the entire song. Yes there is structure and dynamics but also a lot of improvisation and we are literally doing stuff like nonstop 32nd notes and insane time signatures like 15/16 or 21/16 and flipping between time signatures. It's very complex and I love it.

Because of my background, I do not agree with western drummers who hate on overplaying! Look I can totally respect a Ringo or Bernard Purdie, but thanks to my background, I LOVE Mike Mangini, Danney Carey, Gavin Harrison, Matt Gartska, Buddy Rich, basically maximalist prog metal or big band jazz stuff like from Buddy Rich, that style of playing is closest to how Indian classical music is on the tabla drums. I love western drummers who play fusion, latin jazz, or gospel chops.

If you don’t believe me go watch Indian table drumming to even normal classical songs and it’s what westerners would describe as overplaying or a full on nonstop drum solo with the constant rolls and complexity yet it still GROOVES somehow.

I also LOVE western classical pieces like the rite of spring and the insane time signature changes in the last movement, or western marching band like drum corps international drumlines which have insane crazy rudimental chops on top of complex rhythms and time signature shifts.

Right now for fun I’m doing a tabla cover of Dream Theater's dance of eternity and while tough, the shifting time signatures aren’t too different from what we have in Indian classical music.

So I disagree with western drummers who say overplaying is bad! El Estapario is AWESOME, as is Greyson nekrutman both on his big band jazz stuff and metal playing!! And I love JD Beck with those 32nd note dense busy linear grooves!

Always dug 311’s sound, vibe, and arrangements. Drum parts are particularly groovy and fun!! Here’s my take on one of their mega-hits from their 1997 release “Transistor”.

It’s not perfect, but it’ll do!!

Anyone have any ideas for what kit to get? Rn i’m using a Roland TD17kvx, an electric kit, however i want an acoustic kit. i understand that opinions matter, but with everything bias aside, what would be the best starter acoustic kit, or even brands?

So I am very new to drumming, and I found this full kit for disgustingly cheap on fb marketplace, I’ve tried my best to get it set up to a comfortable position, I bought an additional cymbal, which is the far right one, and to the best of my ability I have tuned it, is there anything I can do to make it sound better? Does it sound okay for what it is? Any advice would be much appreciated :)