how good should my second drum set be?
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Wonderful. And why are you getting a second? If the heads are damaged, you can always replace them.
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Go to ebay and see what similar PCs are going for.  Consider the money you spent on your songs a lost, unless you can burn them to keep or sell locally.
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I wouldn't spend more than $300.  You don't want a very cheap instrument as they're too hard to play and she may get discouraged.  You also don't want to spend too much because she doesn't yet have the skills and knowledge to know the difference.  As a golfing buddy once said when I was first learning to play golf, "For the first few years it'll feel like you're hitting rocks.  Don't spend alot on a set."  Don't forget you'll need to buy an amplifier and a strap, too.\n\nYour best bet when shopping is to take along a musician friend and have them play the instruments at a music store.  In the absence of a musician friend, hang out at the bass department of of a store for 30 mins or so and ask someone to help you, preferably not a store employee but a customer.  I've done this for a few parents shopping for their kids and it seemed to work well.  The kids will respect this person's opinion more than yours and can be dissuaded from an inferior instrument just because of color, etc...\n\nGood luck!
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Frankly, with a CB5 kit the parts will probably end up costing the retail sale price on a new CB5 kit.  (That should be around $370.00).\n\nIt may be worth it to you to re-head the kit if you can get cheap parts, otherwise not really.\n\nThe hard part would be waiting to save up the money to get an upgraded quality kit made of impressive wood, while you play a somewhat busted CB5.\n\nYou should probably shop on Musician's Friend.com if you don't have a local, trusted music merchant.
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You can use either CTC Mix or Beaterator. My advice would be to start out with CTC Mixer first, then once you are completely finished with that, then you move on or step up to Beaterator. I have been making music on Beaterator for almost 2 years now. It is a great program for any and everyone.
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Any good music shop. You can get drum set "tattoos" as well. They are cool, just like stickers and you stick them on your drum set. I had barbed wire on my old set.
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I would check out the Ludwig Accent CS drumset.  For around $400, you get everything you need including cymbals.  If you go with the Pearl Export you'll end up spending around $800 with cymbals.  I'd say the quality of the shells is about on par with the Pearl Forum drumset, but the price is much better.  All of the entry level drumsets are being made in China (probably in the same factory), so you should just go with the best price.  I would stay away from the store brands, since they'll be much lower in the support/parts area.  If you ever have a problem with the Ludwig, you should be able to go to any Ludwig dealer for help.\n\nYou can find it online at major percussion retailers. \nhttp://www.musiciansfriend.com\nhttp://www.music123.com\nhttp://www.steveweissmusic.com
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Big fat Drums(bfd) is the best\nCubase might be better than cakewalk for what you want to do.
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Micro RhythmTrak\nZoom MRT3B\n\nVery compact, good sounding, drum machine that's useful for small studio/solo/small group use.
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well, i play the drumset, but i'm not hot!  (uggggllllyy)\n\nanyways, there are some out there, but they are few and far between.
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You could either buy an instructional book, CD or DVD. or do what I did let myself go on the set and teach yourself. Teaching yourself gives you your own drum personality and makes it fun to try and make up beats of your own. Also listen to music while on your drumset. Since most songs these days are 4/4 time it should be easy to figure out a beat.\n\nHOPE I HELPED!
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I've been playing the acoustic bass for about 7 years. I got better by learning other bands songs and then eventually writing my own.  Try to learn both easy and diffucult songs.  This will teach you how to move your fingers.  When listening to other music, listen for the bass and how it plays with the drums. Usually, the bass will hit each time the drummer hits a tom/snare drum. And as always.....practice.
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You should be very careful with your drum.  You don't want it to be stretched too tight, or unevenly tuned.\n\nUsually drums are pretty flexible, but it's best to be careful.\n\nAs far as tuning, the point to which you tune depends on your preferences and the situation you're in.  Personally I think lower tunings sound better and give you more options.\n\nTuning:  Start anywhere, tune in small increments (maybe start with something you percieve to be 1/8in.), then jump directly accross the drum to the tuner opposite the one you just turned, then go to the tuner to the left of the one you started with and repeat the process.  \n\nDiagram at link. (sorry for the confusion.)
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you can get a good fender for that price. I'd look at musiciansfriend.com or music123.com they have really good products and prices. That's where I got my Strat and my drumset.
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tell her that you might need, say, another drummer or something else that she'd be good at. but still feature her, so that she's not feeling like she was just put in the back for you to have all the glory. hope this helps!\n\n.:Lark:.\n\nlark_rose12@yahoo.com
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Drumset Assembly, Care and Usage    \nDiagram and Instructions  at the site below
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you'll need more than one amp if you want clean tone and sound from your vocals and guitar........i would concentrate on an amp for the guitar first......fender makes a great amp for the money....and stay away from crate and ampeg.....bad electronics.........but since your a beginner i would go to a pawn shop and play around till i found something that sounds clean and has great levels.......then you can haggle the price and take home a great amp for $250......you may even get a half stack if you can talk good enough.....lol.......more people quite playing guitar so fast that pawn shops overflow with some great equipment.......well i hope you find what you need.........hit me up if you got any questions and i will help you as much as a bassist can .....lol.......keep music as your salvation...peace