Various_HorsesMakySee, everyone thinks its fun to play in odd times but unless you have a really good and competent drummer its almost impossible to do right. 90% of music can fit into one of four time signatures, and these usually have their own genres of music. For example most waltz are in 3/4 compound meter, while most music in general falls under 4/4, marches are usually 2/4 and foxtrot is usually 5/4.
Again, each person has their preference,but I feel most musicians would rather play in 3/4 or 4/4 time.
For me, the weirdest time signature I've played in is 9/8 (nine eighth note [3 groups of 3 eighth notes])
I'm by no means an amazing drummer, but what little 9/8 I've played felt more comfortable than for example 5/4, I think because I could divide it into 3s it all felt pretty familiar to 3/4 or 6/8. 5s, to a lesser extent 7s and similar odd times that didn't split into one of the familiar time signatures of 3, 4, 6 or 8 etc. were what really gave me trouble.
The one I had the most trouble with (and we never finished writing this song probably because of my struggles) was in 21 (think that was 21/8 but I can't remember, this was over a year ago and we never finished it) and that had me sweating because there was no way to comfortably divide it into chunks I was comfortable with (I'd played and become reasonably comfortable with 7/8, but counting sevens still felt awful, and counting 3 7s frustrated me). Could be a lot easier when playing original stuff though, I never played many covers.
how do you feel about double floor toms? I dont wanna be j mascic but I would love my drummer to play with that setup. I always liked that style, even the dodos ran that one out for ages until they went electric
[quote=Various_Horses][quote=Maky]See, everyone thinks its fun to play in odd times but unless you have a really good and competent drummer its almost impossible to do right. 90% of music can fit into one of four time signatures, and these usually have their own genres of music. For example most waltz are in 3/4 compound meter, while most music in general falls under 4/4, marches are usually 2/4 and foxtrot is usually 5/4.
Again, each person has their preference,but I feel most musicians would rather play in 3/4 or 4/4 time.
For me, the weirdest time signature I've played in is 9/8 (nine eighth note [3 groups of 3 eighth notes])[/quote]
I'm by no means an amazing drummer, but what little 9/8 I've played felt more comfortable than for example 5/4, I think because I could divide it into 3s it all felt pretty familiar to 3/4 or 6/8. 5s, to a lesser extent 7s and similar odd times that didn't split into one of the familiar time signatures of 3, 4, 6 or 8 etc. were what really gave me trouble.
The one I had the most trouble with (and we never finished writing this song probably because of my struggles) was in 21 (think that was 21/8 but I can't remember, this was over a year ago and we never finished it) and that had me sweating because there was no way to comfortably divide it into chunks I was comfortable with (I'd played and become reasonably comfortable with 7/8, but counting sevens still felt awful, and counting 3 7s frustrated me). Could be a lot easier when playing original stuff though, I never played many covers.[/quote]
how do you feel about double floor toms? I dont wanna be j mascic but I would love my drummer to play with that setup. I always liked that style, even the dodos ran that one out for ages until they went electric
Do you mean double kick drums? Personally I've never liked them, so much added weight and effort for what could be achieved with a double pedal, and personally I've never much liked those either (I took more of a jazz influenced approach with my kit, one up and one down for my toms, kick and snare w/ 4 cymbals my only indulgence (3 would probably work fine or even 2 with a really nice crash / ride).
On the other hand if you were talking about having two down on the toms (maybe 2 floor toms or one mounted via a cymbal stand) I've always quite liked that setup - it leaves you with a lot of room above the kick for cymbals, but it does make you more dependent on your right hand for fills and accents while you're playing a groove, and personally I like to involve my left hand a little more in those situations which is why I prefer a one up one down set up. If I were doing more prog-rock stuff then I'd probably go for a one up, two down set up - still got room for the ride on the right above the kick, but with the extra toms for those big fills.
Do you mean double kick drums? Personally I've never liked them, so much added weight and effort for what could be achieved with a double pedal, and personally I've never much liked those either (I took more of a jazz influenced approach with my kit, one up and one down for my toms, kick and snare w/ 4 cymbals my only indulgence (3 would probably work fine or even 2 with a really nice crash / ride).
On the other hand if you were talking about having two down on the toms (maybe 2 floor toms or one mounted via a cymbal stand) I've always quite liked that setup - it leaves you with a lot of room above the kick for cymbals, but it does make you more dependent on your right hand for fills and accents while you're playing a groove, and personally I like to involve my left hand a little more in those situations which is why I prefer a one up one down set up. If I were doing more prog-rock stuff then I'd probably go for a one up, two down set up - still got room for the ride on the right above the kick, but with the extra toms for those big fills.
BrockVarious_HorsesMakySee, everyone thinks its fun to play in odd times but unless you have a really good and competent drummer its almost impossible to do right. 90% of music can fit into one of four time signatures, and these usually have their own genres of music. For example most waltz are in 3/4 compound meter, while most music in general falls under 4/4, marches are usually 2/4 and foxtrot is usually 5/4.
Again, each person has their preference,but I feel most musicians would rather play in 3/4 or 4/4 time.
For me, the weirdest time signature I've played in is 9/8 (nine eighth note [3 groups of 3 eighth notes])
I'm by no means an amazing drummer, but what little 9/8 I've played felt more comfortable than for example 5/4, I think because I could divide it into 3s it all felt pretty familiar to 3/4 or 6/8. 5s, to a lesser extent 7s and similar odd times that didn't split into one of the familiar time signatures of 3, 4, 6 or 8 etc. were what really gave me trouble.
The one I had the most trouble with (and we never finished writing this song probably because of my struggles) was in 21 (think that was 21/8 but I can't remember, this was over a year ago and we never finished it) and that had me sweating because there was no way to comfortably divide it into chunks I was comfortable with (I'd played and become reasonably comfortable with 7/8, but counting sevens still felt awful, and counting 3 7s frustrated me). Could be a lot easier when playing original stuff though, I never played many covers.
how do you feel about double floor toms? I dont wanna be j mascic but I would love my drummer to play with that setup. I always liked that style, even the dodos ran that one out for ages until they went electric
Very rarely in Jazz we used double floor toms, almost never. I think it would be a waste of money but if your drummer is bent on using double floor toms, who am I to tell him its wrong?
[quote=Brock][quote=Various_Horses][quote=Maky]See, everyone thinks its fun to play in odd times but unless you have a really good and competent drummer its almost impossible to do right. 90% of music can fit into one of four time signatures, and these usually have their own genres of music. For example most waltz are in 3/4 compound meter, while most music in general falls under 4/4, marches are usually 2/4 and foxtrot is usually 5/4.
Again, each person has their preference,but I feel most musicians would rather play in 3/4 or 4/4 time.
For me, the weirdest time signature I've played in is 9/8 (nine eighth note [3 groups of 3 eighth notes])[/quote]
I'm by no means an amazing drummer, but what little 9/8 I've played felt more comfortable than for example 5/4, I think because I could divide it into 3s it all felt pretty familiar to 3/4 or 6/8. 5s, to a lesser extent 7s and similar odd times that didn't split into one of the familiar time signatures of 3, 4, 6 or 8 etc. were what really gave me trouble.
The one I had the most trouble with (and we never finished writing this song probably because of my struggles) was in 21 (think that was 21/8 but I can't remember, this was over a year ago and we never finished it) and that had me sweating because there was no way to comfortably divide it into chunks I was comfortable with (I'd played and become reasonably comfortable with 7/8, but counting sevens still felt awful, and counting 3 7s frustrated me). Could be a lot easier when playing original stuff though, I never played many covers.[/quote]
how do you feel about double floor toms? I dont wanna be j mascic but I would love my drummer to play with that setup. I always liked that style, even the dodos ran that one out for ages until they went electric[/quote]
Very rarely in Jazz we used double floor toms, almost never. I think it would be a waste of money but if your drummer is bent on using double floor toms, who am I to tell him its wrong?
bedroom noise rock project with my friend:
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I'm learning to play the acoustic guitar right now, hopefully I can get an electric guitar soon though (idk if its easier or not, I just prefer songs on the electric guitar)
I'm learning to play the acoustic guitar right now, hopefully I can get an electric guitar soon though (idk if its easier or not, I just prefer songs on the electric guitar)
HeadHonchkrowI'm learning to play the acoustic guitar right now, hopefully I can get an electric guitar soon though (idk if its easier or not, I just prefer songs on the electric guitar)
electric guitars are easier to hold and are much easier to play chords on
[quote=HeadHonchkrow]I'm learning to play the acoustic guitar right now, hopefully I can get an electric guitar soon though (idk if its easier or not, I just prefer songs on the electric guitar)[/quote]
electric guitars are easier to hold and are much easier to play chords on