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Older iPads can be relatively cheap these days. I picked up an iPad in the UK with the required bluetooth in a 2nd hand shop for only £70, with extra memory and a good battery. I spent a fair bit of time looking at the irig website for the level of bluetooth required, then got the oldest iPad...

I searched for this after years of reaching over and doing the iPad page turns by just tapping the screen, I think there must be a better way for drummers. - A drum pad, SPD would work but are too big, who wants to carry something like that for something as simple as turning a page forward +...

I made a blog post about in-ear monitors for musicians. Talking about which brand, how many drivers, vented vs unvented. It's something I've had to learn about after putting it off for years - so many bands now are specifying to bring in-ears and the non-custom ones weren't cutting it. These are...

Hi, for the context of the music you're playing (you mentioned verses and choruses), it sounds like you need to work on listening skills like others have said. If you have the inclination to, learning the tunes a bit on piano, guitar or bass should help to get this working.. or at least singing...

Yes thanks I think it should be ok for the job. I couldn’t find a straightforward answer on the output level, it’s a balanced xlr line out, which seems to be ’hotter’ than a DI output (which is what they have asked for), so I think Markbass for preamp then DI box should hopefully do it. I’ll be...

Hi Jimmy, you could think about it another way.. if other bass players don't read, more gigs for you! It's nice to have a niche. I actually saw an old post from you on Talkbass earlier today, I was googling sending my Markbass F1 Line Out to a musical, without having a speaker connected. I do...

I think he makes a good point, have definitely heard the Charlie Parker saying a lot. But I was a bit distracted by the good looking bloke sitting next to him.. who happens to be my husband :love:

I followed this thread before Christmas and respect you just turning the next one down. One of my regular gigs involves doing whole sets on just snare and brushes, so I tried to make the point that it's a good challenge trying to convey the same rhythms, intensity etc at very low dynamics. That...

Just wanted to add.. sometimes in older recorded music the kick didn't come through very well in recordings, so we just aren't aware of what was being played. Ferenc Nemeth played a really good example during a clinic of Tony Williams playing uptempo swing on a recording, and then boosted the...

Then they go into swing just to keep everyone happy.. Flim and Have you met miss Jones, haha this really is eclectic.. something for everyone :D

Just for context if it's not clear to everyone, this is a cover of an Aphex Twin tune - I've got this album somewhere. Exploring electronic music using acoustic instruments seems fair enough.

I liked this post and think if you're financially further down the food chain (like with no parents college fund) this is worth considering. Definitely if you can afford it, just go to the best music college you can get into - you'll get better, have a great time, and probably have family to...

Should add, I left school early and did a free 2-year full time music course at a local college instead of final school years. My comments about planning for music college are more about conservatoire level courses - with big fees, living expenses, and where you'd ideally want to have time to be...

Yeah our head of jazz did say that you want to be the least good player in the college, as then you get the most out of it. Totally agree if you can afford it. My perspective is you want to hit the ground running before you set foot in music college so that you can play with the best people and...

I don't have too much to add, there has been such a change that I'm feeling quite out of touch with how things are for school age drummers, who can be experts in social media, marketing etc. All I wanted to add is sometimes it's a good idea to go to music college a little later. I know a few...

I usually include the snare when tuning, to make an arpeggio. I just do it by ear depending on what suits the kit / sizes and room, and the music we’ll be playing, and usually don’t use a tuner to get exact notes. Here‘s a nice example from Ari Hoenig for this kind of tuning: I haven’t had a...

Hi @Rob Wallis - do you know the answer to this? It looks a bit more like furniture to me than cajon.. like something that'd hold flowers or an ornament. I like the idea that a whole drum book can be done with no drum in sight :) I used to practice on a big wooden jewellery box as a kid before...

Thank you Alain. I think your answer to the sticks question could answer my question about the pad too - maybe it really is just a block of wood he’s playing on. It’s the right size, polished and with a flat surface, I wonder if it was custom made for practising on or if it’s just a perfectly...

I've just started with this book - I love it! On the videos, Steve plays with a practice pad that looks like a shaped block of wood. Does anyone know more about these - is it maybe just a free-standing custom made block of wood?! I'm interested in what type of wood, where you can have one made...

I think the time off kind of depends where you are from as well, what's 'normal' changes considerably around the world. During this time I was in the middle of doing a drum project with American drum teachers who have kids, and got a glimpse into what life as a musical parent is like. I was very...