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How to Design Your Own Virtual Drum Set

Virtual drum sets are interactive flash movies developed and played on the Internet. Users mouse over images onscreen or tap keys on a keyboard to hear the varying sounds of a complete kit. Virtual drum sets are excellent educational tools for those who want to learn about each component of a drum set. Aspiring drummers can hear what a hi-hat sounds like or listen to the resonance of a floor tom. Designing a virtual drum set is as easy as navigating to a virtual drum set website, adjusting the default settings and customizing the drums and cymbals to your own style and needs.

Instructions

  1. Design Your Drum Set using VirtualDrumming.com

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      Open up your Internet browser. Navigate to the virtual drumming website VirtualDrumming.com.

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      Choose your drum set type. For instance, do you want a jazz kit or a rock drum set? Would you like to play a replica of a certain drummer's kit, like Jon Bonham or Dave Weckl? VirtualDrumming.com allows you to choose your kit based on such options.

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      Assign keys to the individual drums and cymbals. Clear the default settings by selecting the "Reset All" button at the bottom of the drum kit you selected. Click on the drum or cymbal you wish to modify. Press the key on your keyboard that you would like to assign to the drum set element. Once you have made your modifications, click the "Play" button.

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      Play your newly designed virtual drum set. Use the keys you just assigned to play the different drum elements.

    Design Your Drum Set using Drumnuts.com

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      Add color and decals to your virtual drum set to jazz it up!

      Open up your Internet browser. Navigate to the virtual drumming website Drumnuts.com.

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      Click on the "Drum Games" button.

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      Click on the "Virtual Drums" button.

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      Select the "Virtual Girls Drums" button.

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      Color your virtual drum set. Click on the color you like from the color swatch menu below the drum set.

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      Add custom decals to your virtual drum set. Use your mouse to click and drag the decals you want and place them on the corresponding drum set component. You can even click and drag a cowbell to the drum set and place it anywhere you like.

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      Play your newly designed virtual drum set. Mouse-over the various drum set instruments to play the drum set.

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