Re: Aerodrums - BS or Viable Practice Option?
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2019 9:32 pm
A dedicated Aerodrums channel sounds a cool idea...
Wolfgang wrote:Thanks for your support. So we are at least two.Ringowig wrote:^^^^^^^^Totally agree with all this!..
Nice you have reposted the John Riley's “Last Week” video. I would like to do a classified YouTube channel about Aerodrums and your video needs to be in there.
I’ve send you a pm.
Would you guys be willing to share any of the kits you have made? I try sometimes to move drums around and then it just gets too frustrating. I know it is my slow computer.Ringowig wrote:No I’ve never played a stand up kit...so that would be basically an Aerodrums ‘cocktail’ kit ...I guess it all depends if the camera can pick everything up within a wider area?.
HiRingowig wrote:so that would be basically an Aerodrums ‘cocktail’ kit
Sure it’s possible, I’m doing this very often. I have Aerodrums installed on different computers with the same samples and kits on each one. Under Windows you can find your samples (if you have any) in the elements folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Aerodrums\data\elements and your kits in the drumkits folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Aerodrums\conf\drumkits. And thanks to the new camera stand this is reliable, I don’t feel any need to re-place things.Ringowig wrote:Not sure what you mean with ‘share’ a kit....Im not sure of any means to export kit settings within Aerodrums...maybe that’s possible?
Most of the time I was using Aerodrums in graphics mode 3 with an over 10 years old HP ProBook bought 2014 for 50€ with a Celeron P4500 1.87 GHz processor, Intel Graphics with 4GB of RAM and a Behringer USB sound-card for 20€. No latency!Ringowig wrote:I use a 4-5 yr old Windows laptop. I’m actually thinking of upgrading purely to run Aerodrums faster and smoother...but on the whole it works fine even on my old tiny Windows 8 Netbook with 10” screen.
Me too. Last week I’ve sampled the snare pad of my YAMAHA SL1 kit (a silent drum set I’ve used for some years a long time ago) and I created an element file for Aerodrums. Now I even have a practice pad in Aerodrums!Ringowig wrote:I sometimes set up a kit which consists of just a snare drum..that way there’s less distractions and I enjoy working through stickings, technique, reading..I.e the Buddy Rich book or something similar. Sometimes even just a regular practice pad can be too noisy in certain situations or time of day etc.
If I understand your English words, it’s not only your impression, it’s also mine. Before starting to work with Aerodrums I was a little afraid if air-drumming wouldn’t make me playing harder on real drums. Finally it’s the contrary, I’m able to play more softly with better control. I have the impression that something I have mastered on Aerodrums I could play on each surface and in every volume I want with just little adaptation. I think it’s because we are used to work with our own rebound independent to a real surface.Ringowig wrote:I also think that Aerodrums give you the muscle ‘facility’ to be able to play ‘off’ the head rather than digging into the drum.. this is just my own personal thought though..
I understood that condordontsurf had his problems being in 3D mode, so he wouldn’t see the performance indicator.Richard wrote:If the small rectangular performance indicator in the top left corner of the drumming screen is green (and reads 125 FPS) then everything is working optimally. If it is red then your computer is not performing well enough to keep up with Aerodrums. If the performance indicator is green but you still experience latency while drumming, this would indicate an issue with your audio device setup.
For testing performance problems I start Aerodrums 3D in windows mode and place the two windows that I can see the performance indicator behind the 3D window. I can confirm that it can be very hard to move drums around in the 3D mode if you are running on a low-spec computer, I destroyed some kits like this. Just in going to the menu button elements will glue on my sticks and more I try to fix, worse it gets.condordontsurf wrote:I am using Aerodrums on a Mac mini, so moving drums around is pretty frustrating, at least with the 3d software.
I have no problem sharing a kit, but I don’t think it’s a good idea, you won’t be happy with it. Like Richard says, you should find out if you have performance problems. If your computer isn’t capable to run Aerodrums 3D, I would consider to use the 2D mode. Better having something less beautiful but more useful. Have you already tried to run Aerodrums 3D on a second computer or the Android/Ipad/Iphone App connected by network to your Mac mini?condordontsurf wrote:Would you guys be willing to share any of the kits you have made? I try sometimes to move drums around and then it just gets too frustrating. I know it is my slow computer.