Techniques – Low Volume Drumming https://www.lowvolumedrumming.org Acoustic drumming under difficult circumstances Tue, 16 Mar 2021 00:35:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://i0.wp.com/www.lowvolumedrumming.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-noimage_th.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Techniques – Low Volume Drumming https://www.lowvolumedrumming.org 32 32 157045107 Play drums at room volume with Silent Sticks https://www.lowvolumedrumming.org/play-drums-at-room-volume-with-silent-sticks/ https://www.lowvolumedrumming.org/play-drums-at-room-volume-with-silent-sticks/#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2020 00:21:42 +0000 https://www.lowvolumedrumming.org/?p=355 [...]]]> 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 Adoro make this possible. And thanks to innovative design features they provide an authentic feel and defined sound.

With Adoro Silent Sticks you can play drums much quieter than you ever thought possible – and without having to compromise the way you play! Adoro Silent Sticks are specifically designed to preserve the feel and sound of conventional sticks as much as possible, but at a significantly reduced volume.

Robust but lightweight high-strength materials include a hollow polycarbonate shaft that reduces the amount of energy transferred to the heads, while the tip of two twisted nylon inserts (Dual-Twist Reflex Tips®) simulate the rebound feeling of “real” sticks.

This concept works so well that Silent Sticks let you play without compromising on technique or feel, even on normal acoustic drums. Silent Sticks are not only suitable for a quiet practice at home, but also for all acoustic concert situations, as fellow musicians and singers need not play or sing louder when their drummer uses Silent Sticks.

Compared to rods or brooms, Adoro Silent Sticks sound more defined in terms of attack on the drums. This definition is also clearly noticeable on cymbals. Plus, Silent Sticks enable a transparent drum sound that makes even fine ghost notes dynamically audible.

Facts

* individually handmade in Hamburg, Germany

* much lighter than conventional wooden sticks

* due to light weight, extremely low volume is possible

* feel and rebound like “real” sticks

* clearly defined sound on drums and cymbals

* stable and playable without signs of wear

 

 

Published by www.sticks.de
Silent Sticks can be purchased at www.silent-sticks.com

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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 full and warm even when played low volume. This does not end with shells and drum heads, now they focus on yet another factor: the drum sticks.

As much as drummers love to bash – there just happen to be situations, where the drums cannot be quiet enough: singer-songwriter at a living room concert, background music in a bar, supporting a choir in a church, just to mention a few.

It might not be suitable for everybody to get a dedicated drum and cymbal set for such situations, so the drum sticks – of course together with adjusting your  velocity when playing – is the most common starting point. As addition to lighter sticks, rods, brushes, Adoro now offerts the Silent Sticks.

Made of transparent polycarbonate, anti-slip rubber X- grips and our Dual-Twist Reflex Tips®, Silent Sticks are ideal for lower-volume playing.

The Silent Stick is very flexible, in combination with the reflex tip, absorbs a majority of the energy instead of passing it on to the drum head. You can really mehrere silent sticksplay extremely low volume with these sticks, with a bit thinner sound than you get from a wood stick, which can be seen as advantage regarding reduced and perceived volume.

The cymbals keep their brilliance, and the stick shoulder produces a quiet but distinct ride bell sond. When playing with more velocity – the Silent Sticks are capeable to play rimshots with – they still are considerably less loud than their wooden siblings. It takes some time to get used to the 12mm thin sticks. But the only 25gram and 42cm are so well ballanced, they still rather feel like a drum stick thans a chopstick in your hands.

How you finally manage to adjust your volume to every situation is your own job. With the Silent Stick Adoro certanly adds a great option you should consider trying out!

 

To be purchased via www.silent-sticks.com

From: DRUMHHEADS! 
Author: Christian Svenson (translated)
]]> https://www.lowvolumedrumming.org/how-quiet-can-you-play/feed/ 0 319 The Touch – Low Volume Drumming https://www.lowvolumedrumming.org/the-touch-low-volume-drumming/ https://www.lowvolumedrumming.org/the-touch-low-volume-drumming/#respond Thu, 14 Feb 2019 11:25:52 +0000 https://www.lowvolumedrumming.org/?p=127 [...]]]> 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. Learn how to reorient your thinking to relax your technique and be able to play softer than you ever thought possible. Leave a comment and let me know if this was helpful! Check out Episode 2 if you enjoyed this!

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