Testing 5 Drum Hacks That I Saw on YouTube

[@rdavidr]

What are some other drum hacks you would want to see tested?

[@Dzwonek05]

The first one!

[@Drummer_Flo]

Ive heard of people, that put a Sandbag inside the Kickdrum für Dampening, because it adds Mass to the Shell. I would love to see that

[@hoochrocks]

You could put some buckshot inside of a snare and see what that does. You may have done it already.

[@lukeabrahamsen-collins808]

I just want to see you play more *METAL*

[@L0CV5T]

Honestly david those blast beats and double bass were pretty good. We need a cover sometime.

[@DrumBeatsOnline]

Dude, seeing my old videos is making me cringeeeeeeeeeee

[@DrumBeatsOnline]

Update: That was sick playing dude!! And I think my hack still holds up!!

[@rdavidr]

ahhh the good ole days 😂

[@Shalim_Kamran]

Ye Oldie Drum Beats Online

[@goodsum8293]

OMG I LOVE YOU DBO

[@tunizra]

Ilyyyy

[@yetixcoreRVA]

David doing double bass? it's almost as if he's operating at....a new level.....of confidence.....and power....

[@the_Kiwi666]

That's right!

[@AndimalDrums]

Such power

[@the6ig6adwolf]

New life in place of old life.

[@NintenDub]

Pantera reference. Yea I get it at least

[@MartinBellamyMBDrums]

Lmao, that comment wins the internet for today!

[@dennis_laz3256]

I never though I'd see this day! Dave laying out them blast beats!

[@lukeabrahamsen-collins808]

And good ones too!

[@schwarzerrogen930]

Pretty sure he mentioned once upon a time he was in a punk/hardcore band years ago. A lot of hardcore guys need to know how to blast

[@dennis_laz3256]

@@lukeabrahamsen-collins808 indeed, preety smooth if I do say so myself

[@dennis_laz3256]

@@schwarzerrogen930 that whould explain the amount of thrasher/vans stickers

[@blakecurtis7809]

I have requested that since the day I subscribed about 5 years ago.

[@mk_rexx]

6:23 Gonna appreciate EMC for actually going to Walmart. He definetly went to Walmart. Definetly.

[@sauzeeee]

and no guards were trying to chase him away. how does he get away with this!?

[@MDNDrums]

Been watching David for years and it has to be said, his actual drumming chops have come on leaps and bounds. He's always made great content, but it feels like in the past few months, his playing has become absolutely next level.

[@Mutantcy1992]

Seriously, there were some nice grooves in this one

[@alexanderlicalzi9447]

THIS GUY JUST DID A BLAST BEAT

[@guitarfox8316]

Time stamp for that?

[@guitarfox8316]

Never mind I found

[@tare445]

wheres the timestamp

[@alexanderlicalzi9447]

@@tare445 8:17

[@jj0dyw0ah..21]

Can we please appreciate how David’s technique IS EVOLVING ( not saying he was trash bc he was already pretty good for a not-professional drummer )

[@hansgrueber8169]

Pro tip when ordering from Sweetwater...if you just order candy, theres a Neve mic pre hiding in the box!

[@mal2ksc]

I remember ordering a single set of guitar strings (coated at least, not cheapies) and they had included the candy TWICE -- once in the bottom of the box, and again on top of the strings, as if maybe the person doing the packing couldn't remember if they had already loaded the box and just threw in another rather than taking the time to poke around and check.

[@beatfromjetsetradio8239]

@@mal2ksc And then you got a phone call a few days later, right? “Hey there: This is (so-and-so) from Sweetwater calling to see how you’re liking your new strings!”

[@mal2ksc]

@@beatfromjetsetradio8239 They could try, I've still got five of them on the guitar. The high E "only" lasted a bit over a year before I managed to break it. For a wall hanger or closet guitar that doesn't get handled much, but you still want it to work, I can highly recommend Elixir coated strings. You could easily have the same strings on there for ten, twenty years and have them not suck.

[@EyesoreJr]

When I was playing metal I did the coin thing with the bass drum but I used a half dollar and the hard side of a DW beater. It was super clicky! The half dollar was stuck to a head protector pad that was made from Kevlar. I soon found that you have to put a protector on the head, then the coin, then another protector because if you don’t, the edges of the coin cut through the bass head pretty quick. I also found out that a half dollar is not as strong as you think. I noticed after 3 practices and 2 gigs that it was bending where the beater makes contact. Yes, I bent a half dollar into a 45 degree angle!

[@jezusmylord]

Not gonna lie that rythm arround 5 minutes was the bomb

[@andrewcruz7595]

5:03 *Was sick*

[@kylelipp3170]

They were all fire

[@UncleRJ]

Not only we have EMCproductions cameo but also double bass David? I found my favourite drum video.

[@grazianodrummer]

don't forget his blast beat too!

[@eatmarth]

I don't think I've ever heard David play to a metal backing track until today! Not Bad!

[@Philipp.of.Swabia]

That double bass and blast beat section deserves a like itself. 👌🏻

[@Downedplague]

I never thought I'd see double bass or metal on this channel. It was an awesome addition imo

[@attempt58]

Never thought he'd play double bass. He has achieved a new level of powa!

[@plasterdesaster]

Anyone notice how freeeaakin good David's drumming has come along?! or am I the only one?? :D you're rockin dude! keep it up man

[@StephenGheen]

He is a great drummer

[@mat4410]

He’s really pretty good! I like his grooves for every insane occasion.

[@wilsonreardon4241]

david Cleary has been hitting the shed. love the low key whipping out the chops

[@jezusmylord]

Im suprised you even own a double bass pedal

[@rdavidr]

same...

[@robgraymusic3255]

David's drumming somehow keeps getting tastier! 4:46 is such a cool feel

[@MattMusicianX]

At first I thought the gaff on the head would defeat the purpose of the belt/no belt inside the shell. But on 2nd thought, it just proves that gaff tape is a much easier hack than putting a belt freaking INSIDE of the drum.

[@yungcadet.prod.5384]

Forgot about your channel. Just got recommended to me again, and I’m in love you helped me learn how to drum. Now I produce music. Much love

[@tymoteuszmuzyka]

that last hack is noticable on record, much better tighter sound with belt

[@craigstrickland1572]

I was just about to sue you and then you jammed the double bass pedal. Respect!

[@joachimekermann8267]

That ride though. Sounds amazing!

[@rdavidr]

its pretty versatile too!

[@Clinterus]

I'm impressed at the sound you're getting out of that Ludwig Rocker snare. Sounds great for the money!

[@oxfordbambooshootify]

Seeing your progress and improvements as a drummer has been truly enjoyable. Keep rocking on bro

[@ja60123]

The quarter thing f--ed up my bass drum head. Stretched out a dent but sounded cool on the way there

[@jetcitysinatra7300]

I love the sound that the foam inside the sock gives when the kick pedal hits the bass head. Nice, mellow and still audible.

[@praiseobahaiye1574]

Hey fam, amazing content you’ve got there. I love em. Please how do I get the song you played testing out the bass drum hack. The one with the amazing horns line. Thankyou🙏🏿

[@stevenarmstrong5364]

Dave making a drum hacks video? What a throwback, I love it

[@elisaacks08]

The pocket on that second hack, Gawd.

[@AndruJorj]

That flam/late snare thing you played around 5:20 broke my brain for a minute.

[@sordidsanctitythrash]

The beat at 436 is so jarring like a beginner trying to play to any song succeeded by such an awesome ride hat combo.

[@Jemanzanares640]

Honestly my favorite thing to see, is just how the KZbin/social media drummers are just collaborating so casually

[@dontpanicprod0]

I never realized how wide your knowledge of genres is, you sound great in all the different demos dude!

[@TonyVazquez8265]

Duuuuuuuuuude! My duuuuude! You is KILLIN IT on that Metal run! And BLAST-BEATS? Fkkkkkkkin YEAH! 🤘🤩🤘 I've been following your channel for the past couple of years, but lately you've been onto some Next-level wave! You're one helluva versatile drummer!

[@malachi_fgc4659]

The first hack is just using a fleece beater but in cursive

[@lukeabrahamsen-collins808]

Haha yep

[@arj446_]

I laughed. Good one 👍

[@JerridFoiles]

10:50 I also couldn't hear a difference, and perhaps the belt is just a good substitute for a factory muffler? Like if the muffler broke or is missing you can slap a belt in there and get the same effect.

[@lukechee69]

holy shit man i love how you transitioned from the soft piano intro while putting the sock onto the foam and put it on the beater to the song. sick transition man.

[@tomificationable]

I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. Well done! Make a Part 2.

[@teebee5236]

Your feel and chops are getting better all the time.

[@blujay9191]

I kind of liked the bass beater windscreen/sock hack for that sweet little bosa nova thing he had going on there. NIce.

[@pctips4all]

That snare sounds amazing with the belt. Dang! Sweet!!!! Thanks bud! Your kick sounded good with that first hack too

[@chaos.drummer]

BLAST BEATS!!!!!! I’m so happy

[@MrAlainpoudrier]

No comment on the drum hacks but I just wanted to let you know that your playing skills have really improved a lot since you first started making these videos. Thanks for posting these. They are very informative a refreshing.

[@djmaxamillionpdx]

Double kick didn’t surprise me as much as the attempted blast beat (love yr vids man)!

[@ryanmyers8160]

Dude, I'm absolutely in love with your drumming

[@MrLemacxes]

I love my first edition special dry ride. Is a great addition to my a custom ping 22"

[@tmorris7243]

Killin the double bass!!!

[@fritzmusic]

The Vinny Paul bass drum click can also be done with an old drumhead put over the bass drum batter heat batter to batter side and gaffer taped on. It has a more convincing sound to the ear without mics at least.

[@mattydread6618]

Since you sometimes play a double bass drum pedal try this hack. I have been doing this for years, but only have seen it one other time. Get a longer rod for your secondary bass drum pedal. This allows you to place the pedal to the outside of the high hat pedal. This keeps the high hat pedal in the primary position but you can still easily get to the double bass drum pedal. I guess it depends on how much you access the double bass pedal, but for me I get the best of both worlds. I get to play a double pedal when I want to, but also have my high hat in the traditional position.

[@stedankel]

Does that mean the 2nd pedal would be on the left of the hat stand rather than the right? Never considered this 🤔

[@AdamFaulkner375]

The god of Lo-fi playing blast beats. LOVE IT!

[@jpcampos]

Killed the Bossa Nova, my man! Sounded amazing!

[@rabbitfish999]

Ive never geeked out as hard as i did when you busted out the blast beats!

[@robertshollar7993]

Love the K Custom addition. My K custom 22 Dark Ride is my most complemented symbol. The price is up there, but the live sound is unreal

[@jonny555ive]

BRRRRRRRRRRO ! Your beats are SICK !!!!! What a fantastic player you are. Keep up the great work 🤘🤘

[@samcook1545]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video! I know you’ve talked about bass drum muffling in the past, but maybe you could do one with side-by-side comparisons of different muffling hacks… Like filling the bass drum up with watered up newspaper work he’s been folded up paper towels inside the heads…just for “kicks”

[@ajbambino]

I've tried it with gaffers tape, duck tape, duct tape, and mole skin. When you mic it up, I didn't really notice too much of a difference, but I felt like the feel of mole skin was the best where the others were too sticky and caused like the beater to kinda stick

[@ChipsNeeson]

Duck Tape is the best though.

[@joeshmoe7967]

Here are 2 snare hacks: 1) put several layers of newspaper under the top head. The way the paper vibrates adds to the snare sound. 2) for a way less ringy snare......wood shell.... The v belt thing made no difference. How about putting a belt around the outside? Way better chance of the belt squeezing the shell to dampen the ring. Again great playing!

[@dln_b]

The sock hack is something I wish I had used for a cover I had done way back in November last year! Also, please do a part two video! These are awesome!

[@SmokeBreakStudios]

Please do a video making your own double bass pedal.

[@dummerdrummer4802]

I got SO f*ckin hyped when u brought out the double bass.

[@Skeleton_Dork]

4:20 damn those dilla beats are smoooth

[@zbqb84a]

So it's been quite a while since seeing one of your videos. I don't remember you sounding so damn good! Well done, man.

[@nickferrence8593]

Wow Dave playing a double pedal?? Blast beats too?? Awesome

[@theguyver6397]

Loved that drum line!

[@just4thevids]

With a belt groove :😉👍 I’ve come to that shuffle a few times .

[@SlyHikari03]

I used to do the quarters thing. That metal jam was awesome.

[@kingcobra4277]

Hanging sand bags on top of floor tom legs is a hack I've heard of to reduce sustain but retain the tone that other dampening techniques can kill. Would love to see you try this!

[@evankerr3723]

Damn boss you absolutely killed the heavy metal section.

[@thefunkybeautiful]

Lovely bit of drumming as well as the usual interesting ideas explored. Nice job.

[@Catinthehackmatrix]

David is the king of elevator drumming too. Also a thick wool sock, if it stays in place. Thats double bass was good, very good DAniel son...

[@jaredcook3757]

Whoa dude! You leveled up your playing 5x! Great work!

[@jextzee]

When Dave brought out the double bass pedal I knew shit was getting real and that blast kicks in and I thought the flight I was on was gunna crash cuz it freaked me out

[@JCordoba1001]

I ordered an aa rock ride 21” in brilliant from sweetwater a month ago. I should be getting this in a week or two!

[@vaibhavvasishth4637]

4:49 idk that kinda sounded like the groove which vinnie paul played in the middle part of slaughtered

[@ZeBubba]

That double kick bit sounded great, don't be too humble. Cheers!

[@iMatty_2]

8:16 Yooooo David comin in hot being one blasty boi

[@alexhill_79]

g'day dave! also the double bass surprised me! nice video as always man.

[@vt6spd]

Kickin it with that Lofi beat man!

[@NikoFrederiko.]

You guys truly get good natural tones. Furthermore, y'all've been sounding good for a good while.

[@soupsoundsstudios5220]

its all in those badass earthworks and a great tuning job! nice channel too!

[@chrisggoodwin777]

I've been playing K Sweets for so long, I forgot how much I also like the Special Dry. Time to get the crash back into the rotation 😁

[@axelmallet1957]

I'd never thought you'll play blast beats... Amazing video, it helped me a lot!

[@markricher7362]

The belt inside the snare sounded pretty good, I could hear the difference. Now I want to go play my drums, thanks Dave. I can't think about any hacks I did to my drums, a Pearl kit with Zildjian cymbals. Hydraulic heads on the toms and a Kevlar snare head.

[@BlackBulletBeretta]

Funny that I came across this video since just a week ago I decided to use my Zoom recorder's windscreen on my pedals beater while using it with my cajon. I thought that the plain beater was too attacky against the cajon surface so I looked around my crib if there was anything soft I could wrap around it. Found my windshield and it just fit perfectly on the beater. Sounds nice and soft now and I don't have to fear that much that I'll break my percussion.

[@bryanharding4359]

when i was younger i used silver dollars on my bassdrum. sounded so good. The sound guys always asked me what i did playing live.

[@francisbombardier7189]

That ride sound amazing

[@RedeyePerc]

How are you liking that Vic beater? At first it felt weird, but I stuck with it and love it now.

[@Terjay]

That sizzle beat was amazing.

[@slipknot_santino7654]

Me watching Dave doing double bass was like me watching 66Samus playing jazz...its just beautiful 🤣🤣🤣

[@thomasdemaindrums]

Don’t know why, but at 3:10 it really made me laugh 😂

[@perpetualgrimace]

Man your playing during the cymbal sizzle segment was so tasty! Also loved you air drumming to Gabe's intro 😂

[@peijase]

genuinely impressed by the walmart bag trick

[@jameskirkbydrums]

one hack that used to work back in the day when i was using them cheap generic all-thread hi hat clutches for me was this: take one or two of the rubber gaskets from a grolsch beer bottle(s) (the red rubber ring) and put it/them under the felt thats under your top hi hat, that way then if your clutch comes apart mid song (or specifically if the screw-on base comes apart) your hi hats wont fall apart and you can carry on the song till you get a chance to screw it back together :)

[@madmaxx010]

Just a little tip on the bass drum quarter trick...Tape them to the inside of the head instead of the outside. I shattered a quarter on the outside at a show, and it sliced my kick drum head mid show. (This was pre Kevlar patch days though)

[@BadRonald1]

I like that pedal too as I have the Rolling Glide. So smooth with great response. The only thing I don't like is the Para Clamp II. They need to make something where you can just flip it and it locks in. Thats cool you got a sweet water endorsement

[@lemo_manda6076]

Dammmn that Double Bass part was sick!

[@Poppaneedsanap]

You win the no belt prize.