Play drums at room volume with Silent Sticks
Originally published May 2020, Sticks Magazine (Germany). Translated and edited for clarity. Playing drums at room volume? On a normal drum set? Silent Sticks from […]
How did drumming get so DAMNED LOUD?
When you go to a gig and the band is wearing in-ear monitors, the audience is stuffing plugs in their ears, and the chap running […]
How quiet can you play?
The goal of drum manufacturer Adoro Drums was and is to build high end drum set that work well in an all acoustic setting, sounding […]
Warm Tuning: what it is, and why you want it.
TL;DR: Warm tuning means you tune your resonant head about a third higher than the batter head, resuting in overtones an octave below the fundamental […]
The Touch – Low Volume Drumming
This is Episode 1 of my lesson series on “Low Volume Drumming.” Here I’m going over the basic touch I use for low volume drumming. […]
Drum Volume Problems: The Case Against Shields and Enclosures
My parents always told me, “Just because everyone’s doing it, doesn’t make it right!” That wisdom rings true with how to solve drum volume problems […]
Low Volume Drumming Blog
Hello Drummers, welcome to our blog about how to play drums low volume. Everybody can play loud, but we all know these situations when we […]