When I have time after a session and the engineer is into it, I will record drum samples while the kit is set up and miked. I have a number of these available for free download on Sound Cloud. Have fun and let me know if you use them for any projects!

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Make your crashes count.  There’s no rule that says you have to hit a crash cymbal at the top of every section or bar. There’s no hard fast rule for this but think about why you are hitting a crash. Is it adding excitement or helping the song in some way? Or is it fighting with the

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This is a concept for playing drums (or any other instrument) more comfortably with a metronome or click track.  When you picture the sound of the metronome in your mind, imagine that it’s being made by another musician. Don’t think of it as a rigid grid. Imagine that it has an ebb and flow, and

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