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Oh so this system is actually a collaboration between Evans (who designed the hardware) and Sunhouse (who did the software). The system is the video is exactly what I have. Re: 10 zones, yeah it definitely increases the possibilities (right now, a bit beyond what I'm using at the moment), but...

Thank you! To be honest, while I haven't had a chance to play on any of Roland's newer pads/cymbals, everything I've seen leads me to believe that the digital snare/hats/ride are probably the best emulation of acoustic kits on the market when it comes to feel and playability. I think the...

Of course. I have allocated time to practice, but I'm wondering - what do you think the optimal duration for practice is? I'm currently doing 30 minutes a day, five days a week, but I'm curious to know how much that can be increased before you get diminishing returns. I don't mind doing more...

Yeah! They're actually really small microphones that capture the sound of the drum and are able to detect which part of the drum was played, and there's ten different kinds of strokes/areas they can capture:

After a lot of research, I recently put together my own electronic kit and I'm really pleased with how it came out! This uses acoustic shells with Evans db Zero heads, with Sunhouse's Sensory Percussion v2 sensors on the snare and toms, and Footblasters on the bass drum pedals. The Sensory...

That's an interesting idea re: ankle weights. For me, the biggest issue that comes with faster speeds is not the ability to move my foot that quickly, but my ability to control the rebound of the beater. I'm not sure how effective ankle weights would be with that part, but it's probably worth a...

That does make sense. So far I've just switched directly from a check pattern to what I'm targeting directly without much success, but I'll try this out haha, thanks!

Hi all! I've been playing double bass for years but only ever practiced specific parts for songs I needed to learn (usually just short bursts). Focusing on technique now (and following the routine in this video: ) and after a few weeks between 100-120 BPM, I'm struggling for consistency at...

The footblasters are pretty decent! I had a little bit of trouble at first figuring out the optimal position for them, but once they're set, they work quite smoothly. I haven't had any issues with mine, but I will say that support seems a little sparse (I emailed them for a clarification about...

I'm using Sensory Percussion sensors from Sunhouse, and yep a 22" bass drum. Triggering isn't an issue since I'm using pedal-mounted footblaster triggers, but I'll go ahead and muffle and tighten it anyway. I can certainly mess with the trigggering settings for my snare, but I'm trying to...

Hi all, I recently changed the heads on my acoustic kit to mesh and attached triggers to them, and I'm having issues with the snare and the kick (attached links to videos for both). This is my first time using mesh heads on an acoustic kit with triggers and a patch, so I'm a little unsure of...

Thanks for the tips!! You were right @mrfingers - I left the springs alone and realized that the beater angles were off, and fiddling with that fixed it, thanks so much! @bud7h4 I didn't notice the grooves before, thanks for pointing that out!

It looks like I've been able to make it better by adjusting the second spring below, but I didn't adjust it at all before switching beaters, so I'm wondering what else I should have changed.

Hi all, I have a set of speed cobras that I've been using for a while. Recently, I set them up with the Drumeo Quiet Kick practice pad, and since the beaters there were reverse angled, I had to adjust my settings. I'm trying to put the regular beaters back now and I can't seem to get them to the...

Here is my foot position when attempting to bury the beater with both feet - as you can see, the angle is quite sharp and this starts to pressure my calves. Below is the position I'm trying to maintain by allowing the beater to rebound (left foot needs more work though)

I have this issue too, to some extent - I had no problem sitting down and playing 180+ in short bursts, but it doesn't feel as controlled as I would like, and I wasn't able to do that at all consistently below 160. I came across this video! Certainly helped. I think part of the reason I was...

That's super interesting, thanks for letting me know! I'm curious: do you rely on your ankles or your legs more for each stroke?

Hi! I'm a prog drummer who's been playing double bass for 10 years now, but it's been pretty sporadic over the last 2-3 years so I'm trying to get into a consistent practice routine for the first time (I've previously only practiced with the songs I needed to play), and I'm having some issues...

Hi all! I’ve owned a set of Tama Speed Cobras for about ten years, and over the years, I’ve disassembled them maybe 2-3 times and lubricated the bearings based on this video: I thought I was due for another clean, and I was just reading the comments and saw that someone mentioned that the...

I've been doing a ton of research lately on buying a mid-range drum kit (only real requirement is a 20" bass drum) that I will be using almost exclusively for recording, and have almost completely settled on the Yamaha Tour Custom - it seems like a great kit for the price and has the...