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Sounds Like A Drum An ongoing multimedia series focused on drum and percussion sounds- tuning methods, tips, tricks, hacks, and more.

05/20/2025

New Cymbal Sounds Episode: https://youtu.be/6nRhdNjZyig
If you go back and review photos and footage of a handful of jazz drummers through the ages, you may notice something odd about their hihat cymbals- sometimes they don’t match in size. In fact, sometimes the difference between top and bottom cymbals was as much as an inch. While this creates some potential issues with stick wear, we decided to do some experimenting of our own with a couple sets of mismatched hihats to see what we thought and we’re VERY glad that we did.

If you go back and review photos and footage of a handful of jazz drummers through the edges, you may notice something odd about their hihat cymbals- sometim...

05/13/2025

New episode: https://sladl.ink/Episode343
There’s a good chance that you spend quite a bit of time practicing alone and, as a result, listening to your drums on their own without musical context. Certain overtones may stick out to you and drive you to muffle the drums to “fix” the problem. But how does this impact sound within a musical performance? We’ve got a whole collection of demonstrations for you to illustrate how context molds our perception of drum sounds.

There’s a good chance that you spend quite a bit of time practicing alone and, as a result, listening to your drums on their own without musical context. Cer...

04/29/2025

New Episode: https://sladl.ink/Episode342
Does it pass the test? Get to know a snare drum like we do and take the guess work out of it altogether. Even if you’ve owned the drum for years, do you really know what it can do? Shopping for a drum? You’ll definitely want to go through these steps before handing over your hard-earned $$$.

Does it pass the test? Get to know a snare drum like we do and take the guess work out of it altogether. Even if you’ve owned the drum for years, do you real...

04/08/2025

New Episode: https://sladl.ink/Episode340
You can recreate any snare sound you want or at least get incredibly close. We’ll share our method for analyzing a sound and working with whatever drum you’ve got to recreate the acoustic sound with nothing more than your ears and a drum key.

You can recreate any snare sound you want or at least get incredibly close. We’ll share our method for analyzing a sound and working with whatever drum you’v...

04/01/2025

New Episode: https://sladl.ink/Episode339
Let’s say you’re looking for the perfect combination of power and dynamics out of your toms. You want full tone, good attack and excellent dynamic range out of the softest rolls to the most aggressive. Your favorite drummers’ kits speak with this kind of authority so you want that for yourself. But you’re not totally sure how each of the parts of the drum contribute to this final sound. Do you need more muffling? Do you need a certain interval between the two heads? Or a specialized batter head to get there? If you’re not sure about any of that this is the video for you.

Let’s say you’re looking for the perfect combination of power and dynamics out of your toms. You want full tone, good attack and excellent dynamic range out...

03/25/2025

New episode of Cymbal Sounds: https://youtu.be/RDhTngbfRdE
We like thinking outside the box with our gear and this particular concept using an X-hat arm seemed right up our alley. Part stack, part sizzle ride, part hihat- this experimental setup is actually quite practical for lots of musical scenarios.

We like thinking outside the box with our gear and this particular concept using an X-hat arm seemed right up our alley. Part stack, part sizzle ride, part h...

03/18/2025

New Episode: https://sladl.ink/Episode338
Tuning a snare drum is a bit like solving a puzzle. If you don’t understand how the puzzle works, it can feel impossible. Today, we’re demonstrating how to experiment in a methodical fashion. This will help you understand the cause and effect of changes in a single variable. As you experiment on your own, patterns emerge and it becomes easier to predict the outcome of a given action. This is the fastest, most comprehensive way of gaining control of your drum sound.

Tuning a snare drum is a bit like solving a puzzle. If you don’t understand how the puzzle works, it can feel impossible. Today, we’re demonstrating how to e...

03/11/2025

New Snare Spotlight: https://sladl.ink/SoniqueBubingaSpotlight
There are a ton of instruments out there that are built to the specs of fine furniture. They look beautiful, but they have no business actually being performed with. When we unpacked this snare drum from Sonique Drums, we were absolutely stunned by the appearance but we had no idea what we were in for when we tuned it up.

There are a ton of instruments out there that are built to the specs of fine furniture. They look beautiful, but they have no business actually being perform...

03/04/2025

New Episode: https://sladl.ink/Episode337
It’s high but controlled. It cuts through the mix. And somehow, it doesn’t totally thin out. The snare sound common within gospel drumming can be a bit of an enigma but there’s lots to learn from a particular approach and how to customize it to meet your needs.

It’s high but controlled. It cuts through the mix. And somehow, it doesn’t totally thin out. The snare sound common within gospel drumming can be a bit of an...

02/25/2025

Cymbal Sounds Episode: https://youtu.be/K6m96XzLqX4
Stacking cymbals is a concept that's existed for decades but has managed to not become overly dated. Of course, cymbal companies have come out with a variety of stack sets but that doesn't mean you can't put your own together out of cymbals you already have. We'll demo four of our favorites and talk about how to pair cymbals for stacking.

Stacking cymbals is a concept that's existed for decades but has managed to not become overly dated. Of course, cymbal companies have come out with a variety...

02/18/2025

New Episode: https://sladl.ink/Episode336
We feel like we may have left some of you out there feeling stranded while we focus on hyper-specific details around tuning. So today, we’re taking a step back and approaching this with a different kind of video. For those of you who are more adept at tuning, this might not be for you or maybe it’ll offer a good refresher.

We feel like we may have left some of you out there feeling stranded while we focus on hyper-specific details around tuning. So today, we’re taking a step ba...

02/11/2025

New Episode: https://sladl.ink/Episode335
Producing an excellent, open, full bass drum sound can be daunting and, at times, even overwhelming and super frustrating. The truth is that if you understand how the batter head, resonant head, and muffling work together, you can bend this instrument to your will and make it do whatever you want. We’ll go through each of these components, isolating the so that you can hear the impact on the overall sound. Be sure to use decent headphones for this one!

Producing an excellent, open, full bass drum sound can be daunting and, at times, even overwhelming and super frustrating. The truth is that if you understan...

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