DRUMS

[Meowsiick]

I wish there was a rocksmith for drums. Anyone have any suggestions for learning drums with a digital drum kit? Or good apps for recording or connecting it to my computer? Thanks!

[HenoGarvey]

Before I started on Guitar, I played drums for 10-12 years, in bands and otherwise. Drums aren't really something you'd need software for. You can learn the basics simply with a pair of sticks. There are loads of youtube tutorials on that. Start practicing rudiments, which are important to help you separate your hands.

The great thing I found about drums was that you didn't need much technical knowledge to get started. You just smack the skins :) Look up the basic rock beats and start tapping them out with a pair of sticks, just imagine where the bits of the kit are if you haven't got one.
http://tampabaydrumlessons.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/basic-drum-beats-2.jpg
Don't get scared of the notation, it's simple. Top notes are High hats, Middle is Snare, Bottom is Bass/Kick drum. Use the high hats as your pulse and add the different bits in. Separating each limb is the key to drumming, that, and good time keeping/understanding.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et9hU7QMDYU

[grimlog]

Originally posted by HenoGarvey:

Look up the basic rock beats and start tapping them out with a pair of sticks, just imagine where the bits of the kit are if you haven't got one.

Using some SW for this might be more fun though ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJM4K-JC6pY

[HenoGarvey]

Originally posted by grimlog:

Originally posted by HenoGarvey:

Look up the basic rock beats and start tapping them out with a pair of sticks, just imagine where the bits of the kit are if you haven't got one.

Using some SW for this might be more fun though ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJM4K-JC6pY

This is also an option that's possibly more fun. http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/11/11/13596886/air-drumming-motion-gadget-freedrum I'm probably just old fashioned. Never had software when I was learning. Although now I want to get a set of freedrum sensors.

[johnmc]

I still have my old xbox360 with rockband on it hooked up w/Midi to my edrums. Search on youtube for an example of gameplay...and if you are interested, you can find everthing used so should be a pretty good price.

[mikedavies]

I have got a Roland TDK-15V kit. Their V-Drum tutor software which was about £60/$80 is pretty good. The point is there isn't that much on it as samples but it does contain a few basic groves and rudiment practice stuff. The strangth in it is writting your own stuff. I have done this in Sibelieus. I then take stuff into V-Drum tutor. This means I can find stuff from anywhere.

For example my son came back and said his schools rock group were doing Green Day's 21 guns this time around. So it was easy to go onto Songsterr find out what the groove was, write it up on Sibelius and then practice the thing, changing fills if needed to something he could handle. Easy to drop the tempo down a bit for sections with the click of a button and stuff like that.

I guess it depends how serious you take things and where you want to get to and how much you value feedback which highlights for example where you might be dragging or pushing sections. For some people being there or there abouts is enough, others want to be a bit more forensic and analyse stuff.

The key is does Rolands software respond to any midi kit? I know it asks for the kit name and sets up a profile from memory. But that might be as simple as knowing how many midi units. A few searches and I am sure there is someone without a Roland kit who has worked out how to get around it.

[Mephiston]

You can use your TD-15KV with a program like Phase Shift, to which you can import guitar hero and rockband songs, and play through that. I do that with my Alesis kit, and it works great.