Snare Sampling - How I did it

my take on drum why drum fills are so important.

This is how I teach the Purdy shuffle To my beginner to intermediate students. of course no one can teach it like the master: https://youtu.be/T1j1_aeK6WA

Snare sampling isn’t always the most popular choice these days, but I think it’s certainly a good choice for certain genres and songs. This is how I blended a snare sample on an R&B track.

The most influential Drummer. Roger Hawkins. https://youtu.be/9l-XZceLK2U. https://youtu.be/WIvenWN9TQE. https://youtu.be/2dMZ8vzbOFM

One of the most influential Big Band / Jazz drummers, Gene Krupa played his last gig on this day in 1973 with the Benny Goodman Quartet. Reach me at [email protected]. https://youtu.be/Nu1teeixmpw https://youtu.be/j9J5Zt2Obko

All to often we work on the flash. We watch you tube and work on a fill or chop and forget about the song.

A short tribute to the underrated Ricky Lawson. https://youtu.be/hXoJz78LN50 https://youtu.be/PXq2BbasjkQ.

Make yourself valuable as a drummer. Keep those skills sharp. Do the 10x30 challenge. 10 minutes per day for 30 days. singles, doubles, paradiddles. Don’t get fired!

On this episode, I take you through the process of sampling Craig Parton's 7x14 maple Shelby edition snare.  I recorded it with low, medium, and high tuning.  Check it out on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B8e3mJhnKic/ This snare is based on the 1960's Shelby Cobra by Ford.  Amazing Snare.

I found a drum track I recorded sometime back, and wanted to give the snare that classic 80's Gated Reverb effect.   This is about my process