i didn't have the patience to read all of the other thread, so i apologize if there's redundancy here: but, for mechanical isolation from the kick drum pedal, a friend of mine with a set of V-drums built a small platform, and then set the platform on an air matress. it's a little squishy to sit on a...

i think i have an idea that might work for a fairly analog way to do it. it's a simple oscillator using a Schmitt-trigger NOT gate. there's a capacitor and potentiometer in the feedback loop to control the frequency of the oscillator. the oscillator drives a transitor (level shifter), which drives a...

can you post the schematics? or point me to a copy or something?

I am having a problem with noisy neighbors playing music too loud. I heard there was a device that would generate interference on audio or electronic equipment. I can't seem to find any information on the web. Can anyone offer suggestions? it's a technique called noise cancelling. basically, it's a...

A very wise old man at my local audiophile equipment dealership said this to me one day: I think the reasons I like vinyl are the same reasons everyone else doesn't. I enjoy the ritual of taking a record out of its sleeve, dusting it, and setting the needle in the groove. I enjoy the fact that I ha...

The whole Jane's Addiction reforming thing. NO, no, no, no, no. Old men wandering around seaside towns amongst broken businesses and ruined lives with shit encrusted trousers and imminent painful death upon their withered shoulders have so much more integrity than Perry Farrell's 'triumphant' retur...

Thomas Edison pushed DC because he didn't know calculus (required for AC analysis). someone else pushed either for or against ac or dc to spite so and so something something electric chair. Edison was trying to get DC accepted as the standard for power distribution. Tesla was pushing AC. In an atte...

the drummer from 'shotmaker' also used to sing and drum. his drum lines were heavy as hell, but not too complex. he sang/yelled and held down the tempo like it was riveted to the stage. good stuff. i used to do background yelling stuff and drum as well. my tempo was all over the place at the time. i...

Redundancy: Drummers dont really need lessons or a lot of thinking to do well as with piano or guitar. All drummers really need is lots of constant and consistant practice, and a grasp of tuning. For the most part, I agree that lessons aren't essential to learning to play the drums. However, I took...

just start playing anyways. drums are ridiculously fun. i started playing drums in 1988, and haven't stopped since. my grandfather played, and so did my father. then my brother and i both had kits in the basement, so i felt like i had a slightly easier time picking up playing then most seem to. the ...