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How to Set Up a Drum Kit

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Tips for getting the best sound out of your drum set. Learn how to set up your drums for the best acoustics and clearest sound when playing with a band in this free series of studio recording videos.

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Tags: drum, set, tom, snare, band, kit, studio, drummer, cymbal, assemble, muffling, acoustics

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Summary: The drum is perhaps the oldest known musical instrument and its basic design has not changed in thousands of years. Far from today’s uses as a percussive foundation for pop music or for fueling marching band excitement, drumming has a more profound history as a method of communication, and as an implement of religious symbolism.

In this free video series our expert, David Pakman will show you how to set up a drum kit the right way, so that you get full and accurate sound from all of your drums and cymbals. You will learn how to position your bass drum, snare drum and tom toms, as well as the ride and crash cymbals. David will also demonstrate how to muffle your bass and snare drums to get that perfect sound for the studio.

About the Expert

Expert: David Pakman is a longtime drummer and political talk radio host located in Northampton, Massachusetts. Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pakman is trained in rock, funk, jazz, blues and music theory. He is a casual piano/keyboard player. Pakman has played with two alternative/modern rock bands based in the Massachusetts area. He has also played drums on college theater productions in Massachusetts.

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