Hi sorry to hassle you just wanted to see if you could help since I could not find 1 video showing how to play along to music. I've an Apple ipod nano which has mp3 music and also an mp3 stick which also has mp3 songs. What do you do to play the ipod or mp3 stick with your favourite scenes ? Should the nano be plugged into 'aux in' and what about the mp3 stick ? Do I need to go to the menu & press a certain button or 2 , just not sure.Ive had it for 3 weeks so a newbie. Please reply when you can ? Saul

Greetings Ryan! I was not looking for this type of video, but there it was before me today, so I gave a listen. This marvelous snare drum has become my favorite snare drum, and I have a few others to choose from, but I truly love playing this snare drum with my Sonor Delite kit. I also have my Bass mounted Toms arranged as you do, and I also play just about the same cymbals, brands and all. Thanks and Blessings Ryan! (new sub!)

I liked how the drum sounds at medium tuning. At the high setting, I personally miss the high frequencies. Copper is a specific material for snare drums. Brass and bronze are more versatile.

Too heavy for my lightweight snare stands. It takes time to find the sweet spots in tuning. Sound guy prefers the beech 1.0 anyway, and I do as well, because it sounds well in any room (even glass and hard tiles) and it's very forgiving in terms of tuning. So due to its heavy weight I use this one in a rehearsal space.

Great sounding kit.. Clean drumming

Too bad it costs over $1200 🙁I do love 13” snares though. I’m using a Sonor Black Mamba and a Mapex Piccolo snare. They work just fine.

Nice video! I have one of these set up just like you have yours( p88, tapped butt plate) but with Aquarian heads. I really like the sound clips you did and I want to use them as a tuning exercise to see if I can get mine to sound similar to all of these tunings. Im guessing you are only changing the batter head tension. Are you changing the snare side tension? What about snare wire tension? Thanks!!

For me the Meinl Byzance Monophonic is the way to go especially blending in perfectly with small group jazz. Has that nice slightly trashy buttery type wash which the other two are lacking. Also the bell blends in beautifully slightly activating throughout the entire cymbol without sounding like an annoying ear piercing church bell.

I am planning to buy this,,, do you recommend this to record drums for tracks

I’m late to the party but appreciate your review! Just acquired a 90s Blackrolite and can’t wait to get it! I dig the finish, as it reminds me of the clear night sky (hence it’s Galaxy name) as well as the old dutch ovens in this finish. Just superb! But its versatility is what makes this drum so special. I don’t hit hard but its got enough crack to do pop and rock as well as funk and jazz. The tone is as good as drums 3x more in price. Acrolites rule, and the Galaxy is a special member of the family. Both low and high tunings sound great! Cheers, mate!

1:11 As a matter of fact, no, sometimes an aluminium drum is actually an ALUMINUM drum 🤷🏼‍♂️😉😜 Thanks for posting! 😄

Fantastic video!!! So well done!! But play it back at 1.25 speed. You’ll thank me later :)

Thanks for the video, unexpectedly, it's probably Istanbul this time

Great video Ryan, all 3 of those rides sounds lovely, always fascinating to hear how they each work in a musical context, wasn't one that worked best in all your situations for me, although the Mel Lewis is gorgeous...!

First one!

Promo SM 😞

Please sell this to me 😂. Great video. Now I’m looking for one!

A friend of mine just told me about this. Been checking out some of the videos and I must say it sounds absolutely horrendous. Do yourself a favour and just mic your kit properly. Don't be lazy about it.

I prefer lug designs that are small and minimalistic, and preferably machined instead of cast. So I gotta admit, I hate the Vintage lugs. I'm just not a fan of what looks to me like unnecessarily large pieces of hardware (DW turret lugs are another one). These lugs are so long, they have to stagger them on their shallower toms, which is a bit of an aesthetic annoyance for me. I especially don't understand why anyone would choose to use two single-ended lugs when a single double-ended lug arguably works better (tension from both ends mostly cancel each other out, so less stress on the shell), weighs less, requires fewer screws, etc. Other than that, it is a fantastic snare, sounds great. BTW, is the shell rolled and welded, or spun?

That is the nicest snare I’ve think I’ve ever seen love the look of it. Wood Tube lugs with the claws I love premier drums so beautiful sounds great. That head reminds me of a Remo Renaissance head I got on a used snare drum it’s got that same darker coating love the sound of the head. That makes sense if it’s some sort of orchestral drum head

All right brother you got me to subscribe, keep up the good work. Maybe throw some vintage drums into the mix

What a beauty!

Great video, cracking drum! Lovely tribute to Oz ❤

Great video Ryan. Quick question-any crackling noises from the trigger output on the module? I’ve replaced two from new with this issue. Cheers, more vids please!

I Like The Bass Drum Hole On The Middle Cause My Favorite Bass Drum Sound With Microphone On Middle Cause It Will Be Tremendously Good

EXCELLENT DEMO SIR - WELL PUT 2 GETHER AND COVERED ALL ASPECTS THX U

I like how you tuned it low (first sound in the video), and any idea what you tuned it to? How tight is the bottom head? I just bought one online and want to tune it to sound exactly the same. Also what brand model is the kit in the video? And what snare wires are you using? And it looks like you had a damper on the rim for Supra Low. What is the bottom head?

FUCK HOW DO YOU NOT WANT ALL THESE SNARES

It’s a nice looking and sounding snare. Great review Ryan🤘🏻👍14

i see now mics on your toms and cymbals.. Are you using a one overhead mic or any other digital triggers?

very useful review! thank you!!

What about the ambient sound without close a up mic? That's all I care about. Using mics and a mixer is not an honest assessment.

high with dampeners. nice work

Great overview! Thanks for this. I know what my next big snare purchase is going to be 🤘

I wish i had known these sti ks were available 5 years ago when you made this video. I love these sticks! People say theyre expensive, but theyre not more expensive than any other popular stick. I really widh they made nylon tip options though. By the way, now that its been many years later since you posted this video............whats your favorite stick?

This is the application I bought the EAD-10 for (live micing) and THESE are the questions I wanted answered! Thank you, Ryan!

They probably just need to incorporate that technology into a pair of overhead mics

woah. tips are a lot more different than i expected. Definitely like how smaller tips sounded than the bigger ones I think

How much is a drum like this from VK? Very low tuning was my jam haha

Ten years ago Ryan! Madness!! Hope you’re all good

Great review! Thank you! I just got an EAD. About to set it up. Am thinking about adding 2 overhead mics to ensure I get a good balance of drums vs cymbals. I also recently got an Avid MBox Studio interface and was intending on feeding the EAD and overheads through it. How did that go for you? We’re there any phase issues? Thanks again!

Could you rub a Roland on the bass as a external trigger for live? Metal drummer here, I really want this module because if all the features but I also want a trigger set up for those 220bpm bass runs, do you think is it possible to add that external or for example foot blaster with a connection on each pedal could you send those through the tom trigger imput but just change them all to be the same bass sample?

Vic Firth drumsticks are by far the best But I also love Promark I also love Zildjian and regal Tip and Vater

I’ve noticed that it doesn’t pick the cymbals up as much.. I was wondering if we can plug in overhead nicks into the brain?

Good review Ryna! Thanks! (Just bouth one and awaiting it to be delivered) 🙂

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Ryan , What batter head are you using? Thanks,Jim in the US California.🥁🥁

Would have been nice to do the Superkick II with them.

When you say 1/2 turn, full turn etc, are you talking about the reso head? How was the batter tuned roughly, how many turns? Cheers!

I have a tm2 and a gigster. Currently using a kick mic but agree it picks up a lot from the bass player. I quite like it but I have to set the gain quite low as it can overdrive the amp. Do you use a sample from the tm2 or your own?