Double stroke: moving around the set?

[starkeydrums]

yes i did search about it, but no threads really answered my question specifically.

i can get my double stroke roll going pretty fast and fluent on a single drum, but when i try to do a fill going around the drum set, i can never keep it fluent and the doubles end up sounding like a buzz roll on each drum.

is there any method to getting it going around better without having to actually going around the whole set for 10 mins? because its too loud in my house and it bothers my family

[tom2zip]

Try not to rely on the rebound. You can get more precise strokes rather than a roll.
I hope this helps! :D

[larryace]

is there any method to getting it going around better without having to actually going around the whole set for 10 mins? because its too loud in my house and it bothers my family

Not that I'm aware of. That's like saying, is there a way to learn the unicycle without getting on one?

[Sera]

yes i did search about it, but no threads really answered my question specifically.

i can get my double stroke roll going pretty fast and fluent on a single drum, but when i try to do a fill going around the drum set, i can never keep it fluent and the doubles end up sounding like a buzz roll on each drum.

is there any method to getting it going around better without having to actually going around the whole set for 10 mins? because its too loud in my house and it bothers my family

Get reboundeless silencing pads.

I used them sometimes in old house, when my drums were upstairs.

First I used just pieces of rubber, but then I bought "real" silencing pads, and I liked them. And so did my wife.

Only minor problem was that when I tried to play something for real, it took about two or three days to finetune motorical system again after 4 month practise with those pads.

I don't think it was long time to adjust system back to rebounds, but remindable thing anyway if you for example to try to show-off to somebody who has come at short notice to watch you're playing and you just throw pads in corner.

[trysthedrummer]

You need to start practicing on different surfaces really. Well what I do is usually layer up the practice pad with some cloths, obviously the more you put on it will be harder so you aren't relying on the fingers to do most of the work with lots of rebound.

[dairyairman]

i agree with that. you need to practice on surfaces with less bounce because toms, (especially floor toms) don't have much bounce compared to snare drums, and they bounce a lot less than practice pads.