If you have been drumming on your acoustic drum kit for a while now, you might notice that your drums are starting to sound weird or that they no longer seem to stay in tune. Often, these are signs that you’ll need to change your drum heads. You’re probably here because its the first time … Read more
You’ve probably seen drums that look like this before: What’s with drummers who cut holes in their drum heads?! First up, those are not just any regular holes. They are called ‘port holes‘. lol These port holes are usually found on the resonant drum head of the bass drum or kick drum. And you do … Read more
Jump straight to the differences Did this happened to you to? After happily purchasing your first drum set, you’d get around to setting it up. Setting up a drum kit is pretty logical and easy until… You realised that something feels off. “The logo on the drum head is supposed to face up right?” “But … Read more
Just set up your first drum kit? Congratulations! But…hold up! Before you go crazy with those sticks, you’ll want to tune your drum kit first! An out-of-tune snare will kill your interest in drumming faster than you can say “drrrruuuum”. And this is what we’re covering here (click to skip to section): Physical Drum Tuners … Read more
Learning to play the drums without an instructor may be fun and relatively cheaper. However, without proper guidance, it is easy to pick up bad habits that may hinder our drumming. Here are 5 important tricks that all new drummers must know: Section 1: Beginner Techniques 1. How to hold your drumsticks Knowing how to hold … Read more