I really am not one to kick off Christmas early despite the shops being full of festive tat in October. But then I did hear Maria Carey talking to Zoe Ball on Radio 2 this morning as they played her big hit.
I just finished the jazz course on Drumeo that was really useful to me. I have tried previously to play some swing, but did not really know what I was doing. The instructor was Ulysses Owens Jr and he managed to make it less intimidating that you might expect. I was thinking that I ought to practice this on some songs and Drumeo delivered with this appropriate backing track.
This was just a single take recording with no real practice, so do not expect wonders. The audio mix is not great, but I just had by speakers turned up loud to compete with the drums. I really need ear protection for longer sessions as I value my hearing.
The drums are Tama Club Jam and cymbals are Zultan Caz. Recorded on my Motorola phone.
I may eventually get some better recording equipment. The Yamaha EAD10 is a neat solution with a microphone module that attaches to the bass drum to record the whole kit and a controller that can add effects or samples as well as mixing in backing tracks. It is not cheap, so I shall be saving up.
Rock on!
Ah the Christmas tunery!! Splendid stuff
Ear protection is a must, tinnitus lies in wait at every turn!
Yeah, these things are loud. It's a good thing we're detached.
That's cool that you are learning some swing music! I don't usually do Christmas too early either, but as you will see by my post tomorrow, we made an exception this year.
Practice makes perfect!
And definitely get ear protection, these things can mess your hearing up big time.
I know. If I'm playing for longer then I'll protect them.
It’s never too early if you ask me😆
Very cool stuff :)
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STOPNice display.
The way you talked about covering your ears, I was thinking you played it very loud and disturbing. Lol😂
It's hard to play drums quietly, but I wasn't disturbing anyone. I do have ear plugs.
Eyahhh, I grasp