zwar wrote:hey
no question, B.
C. would not sound good, because of a bad relation from skin-diameter and bodysize to the applied pitch. the high pitched 12" drum will be much louder than the low pitched 11".
better get used to that 11" as central drum.
A. Works quiet well, but is no usual set up. for learning "traditional" 3set playing a conga-quinto-tumba setup is common.
by the way, qinto-conga-tumba setup like it is played by some known players does not mean, the conga was the most employed drum.
anyway, you will have to be able to play on 11" sized drums. why not start right now?
greetings
zwar
thomas newton wrote:You are a new player right?
Forget multiple drum setups, play one drum 'til you are getting some decent sounds out of it imo.
conguera2 wrote:I am also a beginner; I've only been playing since mid January. I Also have to agree with Thomas and Tone74 I think it's best to start out with just one drum. I've improved so much in the past two months and I think if I had tried to start out with two drums I would have been overwhelmed. It's amazing how many sounds you can make out of just a conga. What's important in the beginning is getting the right tones out of your drum and you don't really need two drums to do that. When you can make one drum sound like several imagine how amazing you'll be when you start working with more.
As far as tuning goes it comes with time. I was really concerned about tuning when I first got my drums, but then I decided to just focus on learning how to play. Now I can tune my drums to a key that sounds right to my ears and be satisfied each time. I think I had kind of a mental block because besides drumset I also play bass and piano and both of those instruments are tuned to specific keys. However when I tried to tune the conga to a specific key ( C Major like some people suggested) I wasn't happy with the way it sounded. I found the best way for me to tune my congas was to set up the conga and the tumba and play Guaguanco when the two drums are the right distance apart for that rhythm I always like the way they sound. Anyway keep practicing and congratulations on your new drums.
JConga wrote:Is there a reason why your using a towel???...U may want to just cover the head with a T shirt like pull it over the whole head rather than lay a towel on it , if u have to practice that way...do u live in an apartment?...."JC" Johnny Conga
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