Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

hey guys I got a few beers in me and starting aactually adjusting 
some drum voices and goofing around and came up with a a track that 
i decided to throw up on my web site.  I'll probably listen tomorrow 
and wonder what I was thinking.  The reason I am asking U-Heaven to 
take a listen is because said user gave me some great feedback last 
time and I think I have smoothed out a little bit since then and i 
am seeking validation.  Of course If I haven't that's cool too, I 
just have to keep practicing and at this point practice is still 
fun!  Check out funky_for_fun.mp3 at www.mattdevlin.net/audio

Wow, Matt, there is some definate improvement in you keeping time 
correctly and coming in after fills.  Funky For Fun just sounds more 
musical than the other stuff you put up too.  Now your understanding 
the theory of keeping time every time.  Once you have perfected this 
art making more advanced pieces of your own is going to be extremly 
fun.  As long as you have a steady beat in your soul, playing 
whatever you want should come along nicely with dedicated practice.  
Congrats and welcome to a world whereever everything revolves around 
time and numbers.  To practice even when your away from your drumset 
try walking in a steady tempo, or pay close attention to the time of 
other drummers you like, wheather they're awesome or not.  Another 
fun trick I'm trying to master is the guessing of what time it is 
every so often.  A drummer must be aware and must know where in the 
measure of music he stands at all costs, just like in the song that 
are lives are, and your life will become, as a drummer.  Let us know 
when you post more stuff!  Maybe I should try a few beers 
sometime...funky!

-UN.H



--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "mhd31971" <mhdevlin@n...> wrote:
> hey guys I got a few beers in me and starting aactually adjusting 
> some drum voices and goofing around and came up with a a track 
that 
> i decided to throw up on my web site.  I'll probably listen 
tomorrow 
> and wonder what I was thinking.  The reason I am asking U-Heaven 
to 
> take a listen is because said user gave me some great feedback 
last 

> time and I think I have smoothed out a little bit since then and i 
> am seeking validation.  Of course If I haven't that's cool too, I 
> just have to keep practicing and at this point practice is still 
> fun!  Check out funky_for_fun.mp3 at www.mattdevlin.net/audio

Thanks again for the encouragement.   Now for more questions.  When 
it comes to music, I play by feel I dont understand "time" in the 
musical sense ie. what is 4/4 what is 2/4  where can I read about 
this or listen to samples.  I guess what I am playing is 4/4?

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "underneathheaven" <realvast@s...> 
wrote:
> Wow, Matt, there is some definate improvement in you keeping time 
> correctly and coming in after fills.  Funky For Fun just sounds 
more 
> musical than the other stuff you put up too.  Now your 
understanding 
> the theory of keeping time every time.  Once you have perfected 
this 
> art making more advanced pieces of your own is going to be 
extremly 
> fun.  As long as you have a steady beat in your soul, playing 
> whatever you want should come along nicely with dedicated 
practice.  
> Congrats and welcome to a world whereever everything revolves 
around 
> time and numbers.  To practice even when your away from your 
drumset 
> try walking in a steady tempo, or pay close attention to the time 
of 
> other drummers you like, wheather they're awesome or not.  Another 
> fun trick I'm trying to master is the guessing of what time it is 
> every so often.  A drummer must be aware and must know where in 
the 
> measure of music he stands at all costs, just like in the song 
that 
> are lives are, and your life will become, as a drummer.  Let us 
know 
> when you post more stuff!  Maybe I should try a few beers 
> sometime...funky!
> 
> -UN.H
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "mhd31971" <mhdevlin@n...> wrote:
> > hey guys I got a few beers in me and starting aactually 
adjusting 
> > some drum voices and goofing around and came up with a a track 
> that 
> > i decided to throw up on my web site.  I'll probably listen 
> tomorrow 
> > and wonder what I was thinking.  The reason I am asking U-Heaven 
> to 
> > take a listen is because said user gave me some great feedback 
> last 
> > time and I think I have smoothed out a little bit since then and 
i 
> > am seeking validation.  Of course If I haven't that's cool too, 
I 
> > just have to keep practicing and at this point practice is still 
> > fun!  Check out funky_for_fun.mp3 at www.mattdevlin.net/audio

--- "mhd31971" wrote:
> ...what is 4/4 what is 2/4  where can I read about 
> this or listen to samples.

There are many useful online resources. Here's a few from my 
favourites folder.

Drum lessons database (check out "time signatures" in here for an 
answer to your question above):
http://www.drumsdatabase.com/

Alan Harris' drum web:
http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/a_harris/

Dom Famularo's cyberlessons on Vic Firth's site:
http://www.vicfirth.com/education/drumset/domfamularo.html

Drummer's web school:
http://w1.1975.telia.com/~u197500572/dws/

The Drum Club
http://www.thedrumclub.com/

Tiger Bill's drum beat:
http://www.tigerbill.com/index.htm

Tomas Howie drumming web:
http://www.drummingweb.com/technique.htm

Web Thumper's drum lessons:
http://216.103.111.115/perl/drums/index.cgi

These should keep you going for a while!

Stewart

Hey Stewart,

Some of these sites are new to the group. Do you think they should 
be added to the Learning To Drum Folder in the Links section?

Ed

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "moosetication" 
<moosetication@y...> wrote:

> --- "mhd31971" wrote:
> > ...what is 4/4 what is 2/4  where can I read about 
> > this or listen to samples.
> 
> There are many useful online resources. Here's a few from my 
> favourites folder.
> 
> Drum lessons database (check out "time signatures" in here for an 
> answer to your question above):
> http://www.drumsdatabase.com/
> 
> Alan Harris' drum web:
> http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/a_harris/
> 
> Dom Famularo's cyberlessons on Vic Firth's site:
> http://www.vicfirth.com/education/drumset/domfamularo.html
> 
> Drummer's web school:
> http://w1.1975.telia.com/~u197500572/dws/
> 
> The Drum Club
> http://www.thedrumclub.com/
> 
> Tiger Bill's drum beat:
> http://www.tigerbill.com/index.htm
> 
> Tomas Howie drumming web:
> http://www.drummingweb.com/technique.htm
> 
> Web Thumper's drum lessons:
> http://216.103.111.115/perl/drums/index.cgi
> 
> These should keep you going for a while!
> 
> Stewart

Hey Matt, I uploaded a file to group called standard shuffler solo.  
This is an mp3 off a cd drum tool called "Turn It Up and Lay It 
Down."  The songs are drumless (how sad!) and we as drummers gotta 
tear the song up!  Ok, well maybe not all that, but the songs are 
very handy in practicing your own beats, fills, and time keeping.  I 
uploaded this particular sample for you because the song contains a 
few pauses in which the drummer must perform a fill and come back in 
on a count of one in which the music jumps back in as well.  I 
thought this would be good for you, since its a little different 
when all the other players go silent and its just you counting.  
Download it and try it out!  

I also wanted to tell the members of this group we're running outta 
space in the files section.  When I first tried uploading this file 
it gave me a nasty message stating "Due to this groups noisy 
atmosphere all space is being restricted!"  Ed, you need to get on 
this asap!


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "mhd31971" <mhdevlin@n...> wrote:
> hey guys I got a few beers in me and starting aactually adjusting 
> some drum voices and goofing around and came up with a a track 
that 
> i decided to throw up on my web site.  I'll probably listen 
tomorrow 
> and wonder what I was thinking.  The reason I am asking U-Heaven 
to 
> take a listen is because said user gave me some great feedback 
last 

> time and I think I have smoothed out a little bit since then and i 
> am seeking validation.  Of course If I haven't that's cool too, I 
> just have to keep practicing and at this point practice is still 
> fun!  Check out funky_for_fun.mp3 at www.mattdevlin.net/audio