Testing VIRAL Instagram Drum Hacks

[@rdavidr]

Which was your favorite?? I love them all, but that pin toy on the floor tom is money 👌

[@dissidentagressor7397]

The home-made spaghetti-o tension rod washers was visually appealing.

[@simmsdn]

I want to put the pin toy on a snom.

[@kawaivandenelzen4019]

What are the hihats

[@Polished_Perspective]

The pin toy on tom reminds me of a cheap 90's midi hand clap sound in the best kind of nostalgic way

[@wipemysmile]

I'm gonna have to make the horror sound FX one

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

I think that chain mail cymbal will also come in handy if you're ever in a flood of arrows. You know, it moves with you while you storm the castle, etc.

[@rdavidr]

Im working on a full body suit made of zbts at the moment for that exact occasion actually.

[@searchBLOC941]

Not sure if ZBT's will work.... try the Meinl HCS. 🤣

[@timm1139]

"Have fun storming the castle!" -Miracle Max

[@adderon]

Scimitars

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

@@adderon I think we're on to something here...

[@hannahmartin6151]

To answer the perfect pitch question, the notes in order on that one cymbal, from largest to smallest, are E, Eb, D, F#, D, F, F#, F, and Bb. I was surprised that the notes weren’t progressively higher. Probably just how the overtones interacted with each other.

[@sgeggbub1008]

As someone with perfect pitch, this is correct

[@gabococaXD]

I hear some pitch diference when he puts tapes on it

[@hannahmartin6151]

@@gabococaXD yeah, for sure. I only really listened for the first round pitches

[@eiwdice]

Personally I would have said ; E, Eb, D, F#, D, ! E !, F#, F, and Bb. Resonance in D

[@gabococaXD]

@@eiwdice I got similar notes

[@maldenfoster]

The metal pin toy floor Tom lowkey would be a great sound to use in acoustic rap drum beats could be used almost as a gun shot effect as well

[@maldenfoster]

Gives me space ghosts purp production style vibes

[@jonathantitterington6221]

Sounds kinda like old school video game punching sound effects

[@maldenfoster]

@@jonathantitterington6221 fr that’s kinda what I was getting at I forget which mini clip game it was but they only had one punch/gunshot sound it sounded like that

[@_uohaloran]

The chainmail hi-hat is pretty bad ass. Sure you could achieve a similar sound through effects, but it's a crunchy and mean sound ready to go. The heat shrink on the hat clutch was such a good idea, never even considered that for different hat stacks.

[@The_Great_Whodini]

The chain mailed cymbal might make for an interesting stack. Remember a couple years ago when everyone was obsessed with stacking every combination of cymbals?

[@davidbaines7330]

Looks like a good way to ruin a perfectly good expensive cymbal 🤷‍♂️

[@perpetualgrimace]

Stacks 4 lyfe 😂

[@DavidOakesMusic]

And now everyone is seemingly obsessed with playing two rack toms - but having the smaller one on the right. . . . Now you've read this you'll see it everywhere.

[@TempoDrift1480]

Yep and that was the birth of the manbun.

[@perpetualgrimace]

@@TempoDrift1480 You're confusing correlation with causation 😂

[@dissidentagressor7397]

Completely analogue sound hacks that are giving digital effects some competition. Nice.

[@jackoff6746]

Analog sfx will prosper they are 110% better then digital

[@4bidn1]

Most digital effects are based on real analogue techniques and processes so I'd say it's the other way! The analogue vs digital debate get's way overplayed though IMO, if a piece of equipment or a plugin motivates and assists you in being creative then it's a good thing regardless!

[@joshuawhitley5819]

@@jackoff6746 nothing is as versatile as digital 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@joshvandruff1790]

I like the pin toy on the tom. Very interesting and cool sound to it. Almost like a thump and clap. Keep up the awesome work! 🤘🏻

[@tokamak42]

It sounds like a gunshot

[@nathanielgreer2764]

I thought it sounded like a electric snare from the 80’s.

[@drew_the_drummer]

The floor tom with the toy on it was my favourite one. I think I'm going to buy a pin toy so I can try this out. Great video David! Always love watching everything you make

[@thingnumbertwo2]

The pin toy on the tom sounds really good; would make for a great lo-fi hip hop kit and it's one I'd love to try for myself. That was by far the best hack imo. The chain mail high hat top was pretty decent too. The timpani floor tom was interesting, but it seems pretty impractical.

[@ShadrachsGuitar]

The drum processing on this sounds amazing! You gotta do a video on how you processed the drums on this video!

[@Michael-hu2fb]

The chopped up cymbal bell thing would actually be sick for multi-percussion setups

[@justfuntimedoingnothing8477]

Also it would a nice dark/ritual ambient material

[@utubeutube4761]

The horror sound effects cymbal segment was killer 👍🏻

[@jakeklossing4352]

Why do I find myself always watching your videos on the toilet? Ever since you played drums in Casey's bathroom, man.

[@AustinHillJD]

“Slipknot mask vibes” cracked me up. 😂

[@gamingwithtor1802]

Man, appreciate the production value here bro. Lots of time and effort put into that and it shows with quality. Thank you!

[@Luindir22]

The floor tom snare thing was legit. A sample of that would be awesome. Second is the floor tom tabla

[@YourBrothersCovers]

Imagine getting to hangout with rdavidr for a day and trying out all his crazy creations from over the years and getting to mess with his plethora of cool drum toys. Sounds like a dream come true!

[@veiledAutonym]

That pin toy sound is amazing, like an emulation of a crowd of people clapping together. A clap version of a marching machine!

[@vrushabhshah4291]

The content on this channel never fails to amaze!!!

[@robthedrummer5190]

I bought one of those metal pin toy things just for drums, after seeing your vid. It has potential. The pins are a bit sharp, so I'm a bit concerned at scratching rims and scoring/cutting drum heads, but there are ways around that. Definitely an interesting sound to experiment with.

[@ogelpeace4610]

The collaboration beat at the end was beautiful. Loved the “hihat floor Tom” and “pin drop Tom”

[@ClericsofOhm]

I love this channel. I'm barely a drummer (I'm a guitar player who "plays drums"). The only kit I currently have access to is an electric kit. I know nothing about wood working or metal working. But I am still glued to these videos, because I love the way you look at music juuuust a little bit differently with most of the projects you do.

[@bobobrenner1540]

First time seeing one of your videos, this is great man - really appreciate the work you put into it! Subscribed That last one reminds me of the talking drums from West Africa

[@DaDsJacksonsDad]

This is one of the most fun videos that I have watched. The hand-pin thing was my favorite.

[@Artroomrecords]

13:10 is the soundtrack to my nightmares. Lol.

[@locomangenius]

it's cool to see such a range of attempts at making new drum and percussion sounds! I gotta say the most interesting one was the pin toy setup, but the first one with the roto-tom head was also pretty cool...the others were not so good

[@Mewse1203]

That pin toy on the floor Tom sounds like a super low snare drum. I loved it. The delay effect was cool too.

[@jdcoslow]

How does David not have like 2M subscribers? Such great videos man! Please never stop! Best drum channel on KZbin!

[@TheYeetusLord]

That outro combining all the sounds was fire!

[@tomeverett9762]

You crushed the ending, excellent beat you had going with the stop/start video. Wish you did more of that! Love your videos, very entertaining. Thank you.

[@ynotw57]

“Slipknot mask vibes” 😆 take my like, you silly drummer.

[@pfunnk14]

This is the greatest video ever made. No hyperbole.

[@g0sth4ck3d]

The bit at the end with the rhythm that sounds very techno like ... can be a good sample for a banger

[@DrRusty5]

Just wondering if a smaller roto-tom frame would work better or differently. More space to hit the head.

[@simmsdn]

I've done that with an 8" roto tom frame...also used the black part of the frame as part of a cymbal stack.

[@rdavidr]

yeah a smaller one def would be easier to hit the snare. I was just scared of it bouncing around too much

[@joeland87]

That “tom snare” sounds like the gated drums of the 80s. Pretty cool.

[@michaelthornton7002]

Great finish to the video. I love the chain mail cymbals.

[@whoisharo4689]

That first try with the roto frame on the snare and reverb mic had a great sneaker pimps vibe. 1:55

[@professerjeeves]

The chain mail cymbal follow by the pin head tom snare...

[@matthewcox9636]

I feel like one of the reasons the weird bell-cut cymbal wasn’t great was because a cluster crash has really focused hammering in a few places around the cymbal. A more traditional cymbal I think would have been better

[@jorymil]

I liked it - kind of a tongue drum effect. I wonder how it'd do on a Paiste or similar more uniform pressed cymbal.

[@ericstearns170]

Most of these are really good, the chainmaille hi-hat thingy...not so much. I remember when Remo just sold the bottoms of roto toms as Spoxes. Terry Bozzio was a big endorser (he may have even been behind them); love that someone decided to bring that concept back a bit.

[@daPWNisher123]

You went so hard making that shattered cymbal. Pretty satisfying to see, awesome video

[@dixonqwerty]

Best drumming channel ever!!! I love your videos bro!

[@famitory]

rototom frames on their own are called spoxe and at one point in the 90s they sold em seprately for this exact reason. they sound great as a pair on a hihat stand.

[@TK-eg6vp]

Yup. Totally remember that

[@thebreakfastmenu]

That ending jam was cool af

[@leswhite3524]

"Then I read the directions...." LMAO!! Love that tom snare thingie way most yes double good...

[@frankcianciarulo7823]

Cool stuff. Thanks for your videos. I always enjoy them. I liked the pin think on the floor Tom and the cut up high hat best. All the best!

[@jorymil]

The tunable floor tom is actually pretty cool. I'd enjoy having one of those.

[@jasonsams4258]

My heart kinda sank watching that beautiful K cymbal get cut and drilled.

[@markitux]

that bass drum is killer!! greetings from Chile, mate

[@patrickwayne9074]

Haha! That modded cymbal with the different bell pitches gave me a Nutcracker vibe. Awesome 😎

[@benrayborn9146]

The timpani has potential. I used to blow in to the air hole on my floor Tom while playing it and it sounded really cool. The hi hat stand seems to have the opposite affect as it’s pulling the head down instead of pushing it up.

[@ryanwilson5936]

The end was the best. And the sliced up cymbal really nailed the creepy vibes.

[@ChevronQ]

that pin toy on a standing tom is cool! I love the thump it has, and I love the beat you used to showcase it. Kinda thinking of using this at some point 😁

[@brooksilg]

I'm just discovering this vid now, but that pin toy + floor tom combo sounds great, and my first thought is how this might sound pitch shifted up closer to a snare tuning - perhaps even higher and it could be a great drum n bass sound/sample

[@951258tike22]

pin toy beat was super sick, what a neat snare effect!

[@MetalDave98]

Studio looking hella fresh

[@rdavidr]

ayyye thanks 👌

[@Little_wildrift]

Awesome video! Loved all of them, especially the roto tom one!

[@Noteven0]

6:20 it sounds just like a broken cymbal!

[@crankygunreviews]

The pin toy hack sounds like a digital drum from the 80's- pretty cool

[@m0r32us]

its very rare to add a new subscriber, even rarer on the first vid i see of them. excellent job mate.

[@ARSZLB]

that ending 🤣 EVERYTHING TOGETHER IS ALWAYS MORE BETTER

[@dougmcpherson2045]

"...serious Slipknot mask vibe.." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Aldertonartco]

1.45 - I have perfect pitch. Those notes were my favourite; H, I, J, K. Makes for a great PRO PEVEL chord progression as well!!

[@jeffbridges6110]

the floor tom snare thing was awesome. I'm gonna try that.

[@creamyhummus]

Your drum videos never cease to entertain me!

[@Philipp.of.Swabia]

That floor Tom thing with the little metal sticks is actually pretty amazing.

[@nicholaswood821]

hey rdavidr, you really know your stuff! you've got lots of tools and I'm not really sure which tools I need to work on my drums myself. I'd love to be able to mod around like you do. would you tell us what all workshop tools we need to be able to do what you do? i'm not very handy haha

[@presterjack9764]

The important question is what mods you want to do. I would recommend a 20v cordless drill, Dremel rotary tool, clamps/vise, and don't forget safety goggles. The angle grinder is a very powerful tool and more dangerous, so I went with a rotary tool for cutting cymbals and would recommend the same. Make sure to watch safety videos

[@aTF2player]

@@presterjack9764 this is very correct. Angle grinders are NOTOROUSLY deadly.

[@Lucidbkeo]

@@aTF2player angle grinders are arguably the most dangerous tool in everyone's shop.

[@aTF2player]

@@Lucidbkeoeither that or a router in my opinion. Both can and will change your pronouns to was/were in the blink of an eye

[@Lucidbkeo]

@@aTF2player not gonna lie, made me laugh

[@davidcudlip6587]

Love the stapled up Frankencymbal.

[@alsdrumhang]

The bit at the end with everything all together was actually quite cool.

[@ryukisai99]

Cool tricks! And the final sequence gathering all of them was great!

[@vahisli]

Dude your drumming ist always so tasteful. Your grooves give me Benny Greb vibes

[@BirthquakeRecords]

A “hack” video where everything is legitimately cool? Unheard of. Keep it up!!

[@DavidOakesMusic]

Ironically only the cymbal was hacked. Everything else was a tip or hint or trick.

[@michaelkemper3993]

A lot of fun ideas. The franken cymbal has a nice Tim Burton feel. Old blues players got away with a rolled up newspaper and a box or a counter.

[@TylerAFE]

The cymbal turned multitone something or other that you used for the horror movie fx, money. Those fx sounded awesome dude.

[@alveydoug]

A foot-tuned floor tom (14” and 16” ?) was on the market about six months after Iron Butterfly’s Ina-Ganda-da-vida record came out. It had a light-weight version of a standard tympani tension rod bell-crank system. I haven’t heard one. Iron Butterfly used single head drums and moved the microphones in and out by hand. A pitch-shifter could be used in recording Post. I did see “Iron Butterfly” (two or three of the originals and a few pick-ups) about six years later. I didn’t hear any pitch changes on their finale piece.

[@hawkeye2816]

Your emjmod cymbal honestly sounded like hitting a wrought iron fence with a stick. Honestly funny.

[@psychedelicsoundsinc.9493]

That was really great dude!! For the last hack with the timpani-like floor tom, I think the head could use some more tension. It seemed kind of loose so the effect wasn't pronounced

[@rdavidr]

I tired a couple tuning and loose seemed the best. anything too high was kinda choked, but of course it could be the head/drum/clutch etc.

[@jonrpearce]

Probably wanted a thinner head with more tension. Timp heads are generally pretty thin.

[@256k_]

the chain mail cymbal one was amazing. the pin toy on the tom was also nice but can get tiring fast. but a sweet accent sound.

[@ziiofswe]

Fun Fact: The 19" front wheel (aluminum) from an early 80's Kawasaki 1100 sounds pretty close to the intro bell in Hell's Bells. Perhaps a bit more high pitched, but... pretty close. Without a tire of course... Discovered this when changing brake rotors and fixing a flat tire on my trusty old iron horse.

[@desperanto.]

Loved the Pin Toy! Already have seen that Roto Tom Frame on Snare a few times. Btw, your drum kit looks fantastic. Is that a Royalstar in Brazilian Grain? Sometimes you can find them for a pretty fair price, but I wonder if they sound any good? Edit: Just watched your video on them! Good stuff!

[@instrumentalplay]

I like in the end how you combined them fun!

[@mikaoleander]

YO that floor tom with the pin toy sounds ridiculously amazing

[@jeffreymorris5815]

The roto tom frame on the snare was pretty nuts, great old school hip hop vibe

[@chrisggoodwin777]

I liked the pins for the snare effect, that was my favorite

[@hardbasslife1284]

im so happy i found this channel even tho i hardly know anything about drums

[@NoName-jy9fg]

Oh man that floor tom pin toy combo is so cool.

[@adamrook2760]

The pin toy sounded AWESOME!!!

[@mogmason6920]

14:12 Gordon Ramsay wants to know your location

[@gabrielgoodloe6262]

These are some SICK sounds!!

[@AnimalWhisper007]

Awesome Loved all the Different sounds !!!

[@ARDrummer]

Epic upload...I can only imagine the time it took to finish this one...nice work!

[@fede170493]

The modificated cluster crash sounds like something Neil Peart would have in his 70's drum set.

[@saltypopcorn250]

I liked how the pin one didn’t only sound cool, but also looked cool

[@mypetdrgn]

the chair attacking the floor tom was my favorite!

[@doknox]

Rototom frame on the snare goes super hard. Straight hip hop snare

[@Chamomileable]

The pins one was actually really cool. It's like someone made a 90's 808 clap into a drum head.

[@elhasmusic]

The snares (especially the pin toy one) just sound like the snares assigned to high MIDI notes in Cubase.

[@Personxd_7271]

The last one is cool i love your video tnx

[@krelnarb]

I got all the parts, I am so making a Timpi-tom!! Thanks for the awesome channel Dave!