Translation & Subtitles: thoseguiltyeyes | scandal-heaven.com Today's video is being brought to you from the rehearsal studio.
I'm at the studio for solo practice today.
As usual...
Oh wait, is this working?
Not sure if it is.
I'll get things set up.
For years now, the four of us have been rehearsing every Wednesday,
but today I'll be practicing by myself.
When the four of us practice...
We practice songs we want to go over.
We do things that the four of us need to do together.
It feels different to use your time as you'd like when you practice alone.
I'm out of breath, even though I haven't done anything.
I can't decide at all which angle to go with.
Maybe I'll leave my face out of frame. (I will)
First...
The first thing I'll do...
is to put my twin pedals together.
I've been using twin pedals for several years now.
I don't really use them a lot during songs, especially intense ones, though.
Since we have a lot of fast songs,
I use them mainly to do fills.
Also, it's really tough to make loud sounds with just one leg.
Twin pedals help.
I have a lot of things at my feet.
My set is pretty spread out.
I actually don't want it to be too crowded up top.
I don't want it to look too crazy, visually.
Earlier, HARU and I did a live radio appearance from home,
for a Hiroshima radio station.
It was a lot of fun.
It went by in a flash.
Doing remote radio appearances has become the norm now.
It's amazing how fast humans get used to things.
My unskillfulness is being exposed.
Is this angle working out?
In the beginning,
like I didn't...
I really didn't know what kind of setup would suit me.
I always had it done for me,
though I did have them teach me about it.
But little by little,
I started to learn what setup suited me and what sounds were necessary.
That's why I think one of interesting things about drums
is that you can customize it to your own settings more and more.
You can do that for the guitar as well.
Since this is set up now,
I'll be putting these at my feet.
This is what I do on tour:
I take this pedal
and put in the pedals I just put together.
Since I use only one tom drum,
I will be taking off this other one.
I'm borrowing these drums from the studio.
They're not Pearl drums.
Will they get mad at me for that?
I of course use Pearl drums when playing live. (Desperately doing a follow-up)
I sometimes gets comments like,
"I want to start playing drums. What should I be doing?"
It's true that it's really hard to know what to do in the beginning.
When I started, I didn't have anyone teach me,
nor did I take a class for it.
That's why I really understand not knowing what to do.
At any rate, just try a few out.
I'm filming right now, but...
Like...
There are times when this instrument feels like an uphill struggle,
not knowing what's best to do.
But that uphill struggle...
Hold on...
I'm out of breath.
It might be better to pull back a bit.
Or rather...
You'll be like, "Oh, that's how it is."
In the beginning,
when I first played drums in the studio alone after the band formed,
I was really surprised at how loud it was.
I was making those noises myself,
but it was so intense and resonated within me.
I felt a little embarrassed to be playing such loud sounds.
I vividly remember that.
That was at a studio in Osaka.
Like, I couldn't drum well and...
I was embarrassed to be playing such awkward rhythms.
But I think that by playing the drums,
you'll know right away if it's the instrument for you or not.
It'd be nice if those who'd like to try it out just go ahead and do so.
There's really no right or wrong answer for setting your drums,
so if you feel good with it,
or it feels like it's easier to drum,
or it suits your height...
Just go with your intuition.
Change things little by little and adjust them.
First, for me...
I guess I'll just go with whatever the person before me set it as.
I don't get this at all.
But I think things like that are completely fine.
It's okay to do whatever you want.
You'll learn things like at what height is it easier for you to hit the cymbals.
So it's totally fine [to do whatever you'd like].
The seat's too high.
This is so difficult!
Things like that are typical when setting up,
but like...
The part you have to twist is really tough.
Like, what height was the person who used this before me?
Though this is a typical thing.
They're usually up really high.
It's not coming out.
I'm going to turn the snare a little towards me.
This isn't my own set, so all the sizes are different.
Maybe like this.
I'm using my own drumsticks.
(Adjusting what I need to)
I bought a tripod with me, but it's really hard to see from this angle.
I don't really know what to do.
I apologize for that.
It's kind of dark.
(Can't believe it gets even darker)
Is this going to work?
Tuning...I think tuning is really hard in the beginning.
I really didn't know what to do.
The screen's pitch black. Oh well.
We formed in Kyobashi, Osaka, and always rehearsed there.
There were musicians playing on the street in front of the station in Kyobashi,
and I remember asking them what they do for tuning.
That was so crazy.
They were probably surprised to be asked that.
They kindly said that it's different for each person,
and to just do it as you'd like.
That definitely is true.
It's a little too dark here.
I think it's totally fine to do tuning first.
Totally by intuition, I'm doing things like tightening things,
raising the pitch...
For me, when we play concerts, my roadie sets up all the sounds
and I just play the drums after that.
In the beginning, I really didn't know what to do.
I'd practice without tuning anything.
Little by little I began to learn things
like sounds that would clash with HARU's singing.
If you stick to something, you can pursue it endlessly.
When you first start out, don't overthink too much.
Just go with your gut.
If you don't know what to do,
just go with the same tuning that the person before you at the studio had.
You'll get a grasp on things intuitively.
I've gotten DMs asking me what they should practice first.
First... What did I do at first?
Maybe I learned to play an eight-beat rhythm.
It's really like this...
Just tap it with your right hand.
Start off with just your right hand.
One, two, three, four.
That's it. Just keep doing that.
Then on the first beat, add in the kick drum.
One, two, three, four.
That's it.
Then on three, add the snare.
One, two, three, four.
I think this was the first thing I tried learning.
Split them up. Just focus on one at a time.
Add each little by little.
I think that's a good way to go about it.
This has become more of a lesson.
I can't explain things well at all,
so this might be hard to understand.
So yeah, this is what it's like at first.
Now let's add in some kicks.
Do that one, two, three, four...
That might be hard to follow.
And then add in two kicks.
Keep repeating simple things like that in the beginning,
and I think you'll have fun.
That's how I started out,
and I think it's probably the same for everyone else.
There are days when you can't do something
but then will be able to do it the next day.
I think doing things like this would be best
so that you can continue doing so for a long time without coming to dislike it.
Keep doing it until you're able to do it.
Everyone is definitely able to.
Repeating things little by little is good.
That's about it for today.
Since I came here to practice...
I'll be drumming while playing along to the recorded songs,
and will be doing that until I get it right.
That's largely how I spend my solo practices.
I can't post videos of me drumming [to our songs] on YouTube.
It has to do with copyrights.
A little while ago during rehearsals,
I was recording for YouTube and thought it'd be okay to include some of the song,
but in the end [YouTube] got mad at me for that.
I'm being tripped up by our own copyright.
But that is an important thing.
Please come out to a concert and enjoy my playing in person!
So yeah, today's vlog was about me going to the studio to do solo practice.
It would make me happy if those starting out drums
found this video enjoyable, and that it'll help them continue playing for a long time.
You'll be fine--you'll totally be able to do it.
If you stick with it, you'll be able to do anything.
We're playing concerts in Fukuoka and Hiroshima this weekend.
I'm really looking forward to them.
I love both of those cities, so I'm really happy.
If you'd like to see us and come out to a concert,
and it fits in with your schedule,
I'd love for you to come out.
Let's see each other!
We'll be waiting!
That's it for today's video.
Thanks for watching until the end!
See you at the venues! Bye bye!