{"id":417202,"date":"2020-04-04T14:00:12","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/?p=417202"},"modified":"2020-04-15T13:27:50","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T11:27:50","slug":"5-things-to-do-with-or-without-drums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/inspire\/5-things-to-do-with-or-without-drums\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things to do With or Without Drums"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Guitarists, bassists, singers, violinists, harmonica players etc. have it covered: They usually have their instrument(s) and gear at home and can practice whenever they want to. This is not the case for many drummers out there as they don&#8217;t have the space (or the patience of their family members or neighbours) to have drums at home. So what to do when you can&#8217;t get out of your house and go to your rehearsal space where your drums are waiting for you? Here are 5 easy tips what to do with or without the drums.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">?????<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">1. Practice Pads<\/h2>\n<p>If you have nothing to do you can just take your <strong>practice pad<\/strong> and start nailing those <strong>rudiments<\/strong>! You can never practice enough rudiments or stick control and after you have you will immediately notice how much your <strong>playing has improved<\/strong> when you sit behind your kit again.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-417202 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/knee-practice-pad-300x252.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-417019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/knee-practice-pad-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/knee-practice-pad.jpg 715w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-417019'>\n\t\t\t\tThomann Knee Practice Pad\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/practice-pad-2-300x249.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-417020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/practice-pad-2-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/practice-pad-2.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-417020'>\n\t\t\t\tMillenium R1 12&#8243; Metronome Practice Pad\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/practice-pad-300x222.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-417021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/practice-pad-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/practice-pad-768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/practice-pad.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-417021'>\n\t\t\t\tEvans RF-12G Practice Pad\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>And if you don&#8217;t own a practice pad then one good and effective way is to play the rudiments on a <strong>pillow<\/strong> or <strong>couch\/chair cushions<\/strong>. For example pillows are far <strong>softer than a practice pad<\/strong> or a drum head so they have <strong>much less rebound<\/strong>. This translates to your <strong>muscles working harder<\/strong>\u00a0and you&#8217;ll <strong>enhance your strength and stamina<\/strong>. Trust me, it&#8217;s worth it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"PGlmcmFtZSBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUtbm9jb29raWUuY29tL2VtYmVkL0hqaWRHcjRVSGM4IiB3aWR0aD0iNTYwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjMxNSIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbj0iYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuIiBkYXRhLW1jZS1mcmFnbWVudD0iMSI+PC9pZnJhbWU+\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-c brlbs-cmpnt-cb-youtube\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/2\/brlbs-cb-youtube-main.png')\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-play-button\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\">\n<p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">You are currently viewing a placeholder content from <strong>YouTube<\/strong>. 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Dry practicing<\/h2>\n<p>We think it&#8217;s safe to say that all drummers have started their career as air drummers before getting a real kit. Air drumming works for everyone <strong>from beginner to pro<\/strong> as your arms and brain don&#8217;t care if you&#8217;re hitting real drums or not.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Muscle memory and coordination:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So for these exercises you <strong>don&#8217;t need any equipment<\/strong> (even though sticks won&#8217;t hurt), because our goal is not to train the control, rebound or finger movement. You want to train the <strong>muscle memory<\/strong> and <strong>coordination<\/strong> of your arms and legs. Just take a song or a sheet of music, <strong>imagine your drums in front of you and start playing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>One of the important things in air drumming is <strong>to concentrate exactly where the individual drums are<\/strong>. So keep in mind where your <strong>snare<\/strong>, <strong>hi-hat<\/strong>, <strong>ride<\/strong> and <strong>crashes<\/strong> are and <strong>try to hit the same place every time<\/strong>. Otherwise your brain won&#8217;t memorize the location of the individual pieces of your kit.<\/p>\n<p>Great tip is to visualize the drums in front of you in different ways like <strong>painting them in to pieces of paper<\/strong> or even into <strong>a wall<\/strong> like this guy did:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"PGlmcmFtZSBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUtbm9jb29raWUuY29tL2VtYmVkLzBPSjI0WUFLdUdvIiB3aWR0aD0iNTYwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjMxNSIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbj0iYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuIiBkYXRhLW1jZS1mcmFnbWVudD0iMSI+PC9pZnJhbWU+\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-c brlbs-cmpnt-cb-youtube\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/2\/brlbs-cb-youtube-main.png')\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-play-button\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\">\n<p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">You are currently viewing a placeholder content from <strong>YouTube<\/strong>. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-provider-toggle\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-show-provider-information role=\"button\">More Information<\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-buttons\"> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Unblock this content<\/a> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-accept-service role=\"button\" style=\"display: inherit\">Accept required service and unblock its content<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Muscle strength and stamina:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although air drumming develops muscle memory and coordination, it develops your <strong>strength<\/strong> and <strong>stamina<\/strong> as well. For example drumming the ground is <strong>beneficial for your leg muscles<\/strong> and the ground works like a pillow: The ground offers <strong>little rebound<\/strong> so you&#8217;ll feel your ankle, shin and thigh muscles after <strong>just few minutes of playing<\/strong> which is<strong> a sign of progress<\/strong> and makes you a lot <strong>faster<\/strong> when you move back behind a real kit.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an example of air drumming like a beast! <strong>Andrew W.K.<\/strong> plays air drums along to the <strong>entire Napalm Death&#8217;s &#8220;Harmony Corruption&#8221; album<\/strong> and wears <strong>2.5 pound<\/strong> weighted <strong>gloves<\/strong> on each hand for added intensity:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"PGlmcmFtZSBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUtbm9jb29raWUuY29tL2VtYmVkL1ltaGR2dENUZkpJIiB3aWR0aD0iNTYwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjMxNSIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbj0iYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuIiBkYXRhLW1jZS1mcmFnbWVudD0iMSI+PC9pZnJhbWU+\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-c brlbs-cmpnt-cb-youtube\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/2\/brlbs-cb-youtube-main.png')\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-play-button\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\">\n<p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">You are currently viewing a placeholder content from <strong>YouTube<\/strong>. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-provider-toggle\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-show-provider-information role=\"button\">More Information<\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-buttons\"> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Unblock this content<\/a> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-accept-service role=\"button\" style=\"display: inherit\">Accept required service and unblock its content<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">3. Hum and clap to enhance your timing<\/h2>\n<p>No drums, no practice pad, no sticks, <strong>NO PROBLEM<\/strong>! One really important thing for drummers to practice is <strong>timing<\/strong>. You can never practice that enough.<\/p>\n<p>This method doesn&#8217;t develop your muscle memory but timing. So just <strong>take a song<\/strong> and <strong>clap along that song while humming<\/strong> (or even singing if you can) <strong>over it<\/strong> and <strong>pay attention to your timing<\/strong>. Humming and clapping are pretty simple things to do and to combine and they enable you to <strong>erase the muscle memory<\/strong>\u00a0so you can <strong>focus on the timing only<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also <strong>rise the difficulty level<\/strong> by changing the clapping to a <strong>paradiddle<\/strong> (RLRR LRLL) on your thighs or a table and <strong>hum your favourite song over it<\/strong>. You can even use <strong>a metronome<\/strong> and really try to <strong>keep everything together<\/strong>. This is a great way to enhance your <strong>timing PLUS coordination<\/strong> at the same time!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/obWh8XqeiaT8A\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">4. Clean and tune your drums for once<\/h2>\n<p>This is one habit many drummers often lack. Or maybe you tune your drums often but clean them <strong>once or twice a year<\/strong>&#8230; If you have drums in your house it&#8217;s advisable to <strong>clean them once in a while\u00a0<\/strong>beacause of hygiene and well&#8230; <strong>the looks<\/strong>! When you clean and polish your drums once in a while you&#8217;ll feel <strong>motivated<\/strong> to play when your drums look good.<\/p>\n<p>Ok looks are important, but do you know the feeling of <strong>good sounding drums<\/strong>? That&#8217;s what you get when you <strong>tune your drums<\/strong> and you will <strong>feel motivated yet again<\/strong>! There&#8217;s no better feeling than those <strong>toms singing like a choir of angels<\/strong>, right? And remember to <strong>change those heads<\/strong> if they are beaten to death&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/l4Epb1CQA1c5M3aNO\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also if you like those <strong>cymbals shiny<\/strong> we advise you to use a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/search_dir.html?ref=intl&amp;shp=eyJjb3VudHJ5IjoiZ2IiLCJjdXJyZW5jeSI6MiwibGFuZ3VhZ2UiOjJ9&amp;reload=1&amp;sw=cymbal%20cleaner&amp;smcs=82eebb_6143&amp;viewMode=block\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>cymbal cleaner<\/strong><\/a> to do it. But what if you don&#8217;t have cymbal cleaner? Well you can buy it, but one surprisingly <strong>effective household trick<\/strong> is to use <strong>ketchup<\/strong>! You have ketchup in your fridge, right? Use it <strong>on your cymbals<\/strong> and the <strong>stick marks<\/strong>,<strong> finger prints <\/strong>and<strong> other nasty stuff <\/strong>will come<strong> right off<\/strong>. Then celebrate the result with some french fries. Check out this <strong>tutorial <\/strong>to see the difference:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"PGlmcmFtZSBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUtbm9jb29raWUuY29tL2VtYmVkL29ndC1rLXpiZWw0IiB3aWR0aD0iNTYwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjMxNSIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbj0iYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuIiBkYXRhLW1jZS1mcmFnbWVudD0iMSI+PC9pZnJhbWU+\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-c brlbs-cmpnt-cb-youtube\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/2\/brlbs-cb-youtube-main.png')\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-play-button\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\">\n<p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">You are currently viewing a placeholder content from <strong>YouTube<\/strong>. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-provider-toggle\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-show-provider-information role=\"button\">More Information<\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-buttons\"> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Unblock this content<\/a> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-accept-service role=\"button\" style=\"display: inherit\">Accept required service and unblock its content<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">5. Samples and backing tracks in order<\/h2>\n<p>Are you using <strong>drum samples <\/strong>and\/or<strong> backing tracks<\/strong> at your gigs and performances? If yes then this is a perfect time to get your <strong>samples <\/strong>and<strong> backing tracks in order<\/strong> and <strong>ready to go<\/strong> when you can play on stage again.<\/p>\n<p>If you use a sampling pad like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/roland_spdsx_sampling_pad.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Roland SPD-SX<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/alesis_strike_multipad.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Alesis Strike MultiPad<\/strong><\/a> or similar, assemble your <strong>sets<\/strong>, <strong>samples<\/strong>, <strong>sounds<\/strong> etc. on them and make <strong>everything ready<\/strong> for the future. Your bandmates will thank you!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-417202 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/spedex-300x206.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-417031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/spedex-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/spedex-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/spedex.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-417031'>\n\t\t\t\tRoland SPD-SX\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/alesis-300x231.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-417030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/alesis-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/alesis-768x592.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/alesis.jpg 779w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-417030'>\n\t\t\t\tAlesis Strike MultiPad\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>If your band has a complex <strong>backing track setup<\/strong> to <strong>back up your live set<\/strong> and you run them i.e. from <strong>Ableton Live<\/strong> now you have time to set up all your tracks and maybe <strong>talk about them with your bandmates<\/strong> via <strong>Skype<\/strong> and plan your next big concert. There&#8217;s nothing better than just going to the gig, looking professional, pushing the button and <strong>everything working like a charm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/XyB8Cs6K4efC0\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What do you do at home with or without drums? Do you have other practicing methods than just practice pads or air drumming? Have you worked on your samples? 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