monthly drum challenge?

[JD01]

I might be in on the next one. I'll have my drums finally set up again at home. No more gigs for a little while.

Excellent, can I submit 8 songs to next drum challenge?

[Greg_L]

Excellent, can I submit 8 songs to next drum challenge?

Sure, liv rong can paradiddle and ratamacue along with your phrygians and locrians. He knows drum theory, you know guitar theory, it's a perfect match.

[JD01]

Excellent, can I submit 8 songs to next drum challenge?

Sure, liv rong can paradiddle and ratamacue along with your phrygians and locrians. He knows drum theory, you know guitar theory, it's a perfect match.

[liv_rong]

I dont know much theory at all, I just do things that hit things

[Minerman]

Ok dudes, here's something of mine that needs finishing, especially some drums...Nothing special, just another 80's cock-rock thing I always seem to come up with...

The BPM is 130 (but I've also included that in the title of the mp3)...

130 BPM July-August 2017 - Rebel Monthly Drum Challenge.mp3

I'm hoping some of you drummer guys will give this a shot, I'd be pretty curious to hear your take on this...

[liv_rong]

Haven't listened yet but let's do it! Wjen is due date?

[Minerman]

Haven't listened yet but let's do it! Wjen is due date?

Whatever works for you dude, I'm hoping we'll have a couple more to participate too...


Be warned, this might not be 100% in sync with the grid, I used Jamstix for the drums & it has a push/pull/ahead/behind the beat feature ( it has the ability to speed up/slow down in milliseconds, so I was trying to make the feel like a real drummer (IE: play a little faster in the chorus, slow down a little for a verse, etc)...I tracked the guitars/bass to that "performance", so in spots it may vary a little...

I'm sure it'll be fine though...

Something I'm curious about is what you guys think of the guitar tones on this...

[Minerman]

Just a friendly reminder, this month's challenge due date is supposed to be Thursday, the 10th, but we can just let it slide until the weekend for you guys who are really busy with other stuff if that's ok with everybody...

[liv_rong]

Just a friendly reminder, this month's challenge due date is supposed to be Thursday, the 10th, but we can just let it slide until the weekend for you guys who are really busy with other stuff if that's ok with everybody...

Yeah that would be great, I probably wont have time to record it until Friday night or Saturday morning. I honestly havent even spent anytime on this, when I felt like drumming Ive been practicing band stuff.

[Minerman]

Just a friendly reminder, this month's challenge due date is supposed to be Thursday, the 10th, but we can just let it slide until the weekend for you guys who are really busy with other stuff if that's ok with everybody...

Yeah that would be great, I probably wont have time to record it until Friday night or Saturday morning. I honestly havent even spent anytime on this, when I felt like drumming Ive been practicing band stuff.

Dude, that's why I suggested to give it a few more days, I know everybody has stuff goin' on...I'm very, very fortunate to have free time like I do, & I know what's it like to try to fit everything in, it's all good dude...

[liv_rong]

Sorry, Im going to have to skip out on this one. Too much going on and little motivation for drums lately. Starting a new job tomorrow and working on a new board. Ill do the next one. Sorry again.

[Minerman]

Sorry, Im going to have to skip out on this one. Too much going on and little motivation for drums lately. Starting a new job tomorrow and working on a new board. Ill do the next one. Sorry again.

It's cool man, I was about to ask if anyone had a go at this...no biggie dude...

[liv_rong]

Post yours!!

[Minerman]

Ok, here's my version, warts & all...I did edit the midi in a couple of spots, but only to remove a foot pedal chick that triggers when I close the hi-hat & isn't supposed to be there, other than that, I played this from start to end...

Lemme know what you guys think, & if anyone else is involved, please, by all means post your version up, I'm pretty curious to hear what a real drummer would do on this...

[Greg_L]

Ok, here's my version, warts & all...I did edit the midi in a couple of spots, but only to remove a foot pedal chick that triggers when I close the hi-hat & isn't supposed to be there, other than that, I played this from start to end...

Lemme know what you guys think, & if anyone else is involved, please, by all means post your version up, I'm pretty curious to hear what a real drummer would do on this...

Ah, so that's how it goes. Lol. I DL'd your drumless tracks and I couldn't figure out how the riff/pattern/downbeats were supposed to go.

[rammer24]

Very cool, Miner. To be honest, I think I've heard you play better on earlier tunes. It's just a little shakey and not as solid as I remember you playing on some of the earlier tunes. Watch the bass drum, sometimes you rush it a bit. When you're in the groove and once you get into a verse or whatever, it steadies out. I find the intro a little weak, but then it gets better after that. By the middle of the tune, your playing is really good.

[Greg_L]

Very cool, Miner. To be honest, I think I've heard you play better on earlier tunes. It's just a little shakey and not as solid as I remember you playing on some of the earlier tunes. Watch the bass drum, sometimes you rush it a bit. When you're in the groove and once you get into a verse or whatever, it steadies out. I find the intro a little weak, but then it gets better after that. By the middle of the tune, your playing is really good.

I agree. Miner, you've done better. You do rush it in spots. It seems to me like you're thinking too much while playing. Lol. Just let it flow. No big deal, just keep practicing.

[rammer24]

Yeah man, for the amount of time you've been playing, you're miles...and I mean MILES....ahead of almost any other drummer I've ever known.

[Minerman]

Thanks dudes, I suppose you can tell I did a rush job on this, to be honest, I've heard it so much, I was tired of hearing it, & wanted just to get it over....hahaha

What did you guys think of the guitar tones on this??? I know this is the drum section, but I'm really curious...I'll go ahead & let the cat out of the bag...

All the guitars on that song were recorded with the 1w Marshall DSL1H, a Shure 57, & the home-made ISO cab I had...This was recorded in the summer of 2013, before my life reached the "shit hit the fan" stage...

Another confession, if you dig around on my Soundcloud page, this is a song I finished & posted at HR in 2013, called "Heart & Soul"...

The original programmed drums are way better than I could even imagine playing, way too complex & technical...I basically just dumbed the drums down to a level I could play, which is what I have to do, until I can get to that stage...It didn't work in parts (like the intro), but did sound ok in some parts...

To be honest, I've been watching to see if any of you drummer dudes would throw anything up, as I'd love to hear what a real drummer would do on it...I know I could combine my playing with my drum programming & make the drums on this much, much better, but I'm past the programming thing, to me, it's "cheating" just to nudge/edit a few notes here/there, as I wanna get better at drumming...The only way for me to do so is with my hands on the sticks & my ass on the throne behind the kit...

Thanks again for the compliments & encouragement dudes...

[Greg_L]

What did you guys think of the guitar tones on this???

I thought they were a little bright and fizzy in the drumless version. But once you put the drums-in mix up, I didn't notice it so much. I thought they sounded okay.

To be honest, I've been watching to see if any of you drummer dudes would throw anything up, as I'd love to hear what a real drummer would do on it...I know I could combine my playing with my drum programming & make the drums on this much, much better, but I'm past the programming thing, to me, it's "cheating" just to nudge/edit a few notes here/there, as I wanna get better at drumming...The only way for me to do so is with my hands on the sticks & my ass on the throne behind the kit...

Thanks again for the compliments & encouragement dudes...

I just couldn't figure out when and where and how to come in on the song with just the guitar tracks. Nothing I was coming up worked so I figured there was some weird half time thing going on or things probably happened on the ands and uhs. 1-e-and-uh-2-e-and-uh, etc. I couldn't tell where the downbeats were exactly. So I just passed on it. To be honest, now that I hear it with your drums, I wouldn't do it much different myself.