Ginger Floof it's mostly pressed double stroke rolls,your drum has to be super tight to get to his speed,the weak hand has to be somewhat worked to do it
Bill Mint if your head is loose the stick won't bounce,that's all I'm saying I'm a Rock drummer and my tuning is loose so I can only do those type of pressed rolls on my snare,Tom's are not tight enough,that's all
The playing in this video is just ridiculous. The amount of accuracy and musicality in your “jamming state” is unreal. Also that snare sounds incredible. Time to practice!!!
The sound of the kit, especially that snare, is mind boggling superb. Playing, as usual is nothing short of stellar. But man, that snare...that snare...that snare.........😰
So much control. Your technique is nice, so efficient, not over-playing or hitting unnecessarily hard. This is what I like to see. Clean, well-versed, different approaches and just pure drums no flash. That ending roll was insane as well
Even, if those drums would sound like a crap, you want to buy these, after listening him playing on those drums. My kit sounds horrible. One my friend, drummer, visited me and played on my kit. Now i believe, everything is possible.
Me: "I play guitar, bass and drums...." Me after seeing this: "I play guitar and bass" Me after seeing Davy 504 "I play guitar" Me after seeing Igor Presnjakov "Fuck this i'll just listen to music from now on"
God damn, the way you play really makes that head sing. And don’t even get me started on that monstrous bass drum sound, this is just great all around.
Whenever I want to relax now, and want to dream of what can be done on the drums, I watch a Carter “demo”. In no way do I ever expect to have this kind of feel and skill, but that doesn’t bother me anymore. This is just pure love for and enjoyment of the task.
Mastery of many dynamic levels of rhythm, tone, attack, color . . . . . Reminds me of one night back in March of 79, when I witnessed Tom Brechtlein play in Whitman's basement pub at Stony Brook SUNY. Beautiful, I hope you go really far!
You play like the way I’ve been aspiring to play. No joke. I’m 45 years old next week and about 4 years ago I fell out of love with metal drumming and gravitated towards blues funk rock and Fell in love with John Bonham’s play. I started taking lessons in 1984 and that went on until about 1987 from there I just took what I learned and enjoyed playing drums. But now I want to reallylearn retrain my brain to play how you’re playing I love it it’s got so much rhythm and soul and funk it Hass to feel good to bust out those rhythms and I want to know what that feels like as well I guess enough practice and I’ll get there I’ve made improvements but I’m nowhere near the level that you’re at thank you for this video I will watch this one often and subscribe of course. Could you give us a breakdown of that beautiful kit? Thank you!
I love Carter playing jazz. So unbelievable Smooth.i love those Elvin Jones style Fills off the ride cymbal. A little like Bill Stewart to. Carter is incredible. Luv those Beautiful sounding Ludwig's
Killer playing... The key is always play relaxed, fluid, precise and confident... It's what's gotten me through and my rules of thumb I've learned through my lessons when I was young... This is just incredible, Cheers to you, Sir
Perfect, oustanding and beautiful snare sound! Absolutely in tune , sensitivity and protection. Your a master tunner! I can play whatever with this snare. Wow
Mr. Mclean your rolls are very clean!! beautiful heads ,they sound really great. But your playing is doing so much to make it sound like this! Killing vid/demo...respect.
Head responsiveness and tone on the snare is amazing. Toms sound very pleasing with harder hits and resonates very well. Toms have full tone and seems to have the same responsiveness as the snare. Overall great sound my only complaint is the tuning of the base drum sounds very flat and seemed to carry the echo when the snare was on. In my honest opinion that snare sounds amazing and you are truly a technically sound drummer keep up the great work. I did notice the set as a whole did not seem to be mic’ed and thus impressed me even more. When I played it was all remo heads and even then I never had the quality I hear from these. Ps just side note I watched this on a crap iPhone and still was blown away.
The sound is phenomenal. I used calf skin heads a long time ago and they sounded better than any mylar head I ever played but they were a bear to keep in tune. From what I can remember the change in pitch was due to how humid the air was and the temperature combined.
Yes, I think that why the Remo heads have the 'weather king' title for so many years. A reference to overcoming the challenges that weather presented for natural materials.
Came for the drum head demo.. stayed for the drumming
Came for the heads demo, stayed for the musicianship AND the cymbals.
Same thing with me 😀... (I just came up for the drumhead demo and stayed watching and listening to the playing).
Leon Drawbridge me too
No kidding, great playing
THANKS YALL!!! Had no clue this many people would dig this. I would have dressed up if I had known ha ha
Non-drummers: can you play a drum roll?
Me: of course I can play a drum roll.
(Watches this video)
Me: man, I really can’t play a drum roll.
Ginger Floof it's mostly pressed double stroke rolls,your drum has to be super tight to get to his speed,the weak hand has to be somewhat worked to do it
@@scottsmothermon63 it doesn't need to be SUPER tight if you have good technique, but it helps
Bill Mint if your head is loose the stick won't bounce,that's all I'm saying I'm a Rock drummer and my tuning is loose so I can only do those type of pressed rolls on my snare,Tom's are not tight enough,that's all
@@scottsmothermon63 I do these rolls on my floor time 😈 jk
@@scottsmothermon63 i can do these things on a floor tom. But its easier on a tight drumhead
The playing in this video is just ridiculous. The amount of accuracy and musicality in your “jamming state” is unreal. Also that snare sounds incredible. Time to practice!!!
Bro he sounds even more amazing when you are in the room with him, love your content as well
Ayeeee Brandon Scott, your drumming ability is also really good, and yes it is time to practice
Word. Jazz cats are the dopeness. Ive been playing close to 20 years now and that quick jazz still blows my mind
Jesus christ your rolls are out of this world
JMM
YES!
Incredible
I read this in the wrong context and I'm now dying
JMM the rolls are the least impressive it doesn’t take much to roll his rytheme sorry for the spelling and choice of fills are amazing
Seth’s Life no the rolls are really impressive
sorry but anybody who practices a lot can do this. im not far from this and i never practice. the thing i never learned was hi hat on 2 and 4.
Drumhead demo? I'm outta-this-world inspired by your playing.
I’ve literally come back to this weekly for the past year to be inspired and motivated. From a drum head demo... 😂
The sound of the kit, especially that snare, is mind boggling superb. Playing, as usual is nothing short of stellar. But man, that snare...that snare...that snare.........😰
It sounds SO GOOD.
Is that the 20s ludwig you demoed. NOB ?
Cleanest drum video ever, but still doing it dirty 🐒🐒
This comment right here yo
Yes I'm buying me one the sound I been looking for it got a lot of reverb
Bass drum is insane, everything this guy plays is amazing!
And the snare, and tomss..the cymbals are increíble
Yeah, it's my first time here and OMG with the sound of his bass drum.
No damp on it that's why.
It has no dampening, that's probably why
@@maidenaholic ff jo kb🎤😘💋💕💘👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋
Carter McLean... more like Carter McClean
They.....sound the same.....
Carter M. Clean
Arter McClean
Okay Michael Scott
The C in Carter also stands for clean
So much control. Your technique is nice, so efficient, not over-playing or hitting unnecessarily hard. This is what I like to see. Clean, well-versed, different approaches and just pure drums no flash. That ending roll was insane as well
hahaaaaaa, THat was the first thing that came to my mind tooo, :D soooo much controool!
Love that wide open kick, dry cymbals and overall sound of this kit. Just a thing of raw beauty.
That’s more than just drumming, that’s finesse
Geez.... that's one of the nicest sounding kits I can even imagine... somehow I can "hear" that they feel fantastic too.
Yeah man well tuned jazz kits feel so nice to play
the greatest youtube recommendation ever. hands down
Nice to hear well tuned drums. Love the tone.
Even, if those drums would sound like a crap, you want to buy these, after listening him playing on those drums.
My kit sounds horrible. One my friend, drummer, visited me and played on my kit. Now i believe, everything is possible.
if anyone asks me what "beautiful" drumming sounds like, im straight up just sending them this video. amazing work
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
You may THINK you can snare roll,
But this man can, too.
My god, those rolls.
Honestly, I’ve been playing for 3 years since 5th grade and my rolls are about the same
Yes, his rolls are so good
@@whacktom8190 prove it
A jazz Drummer highly doubt it
Perfect tuning and perfect touch, this is drumming.
came for the head, stayed for the drumming.
wow so good
A haiku:
Wow, that snare sounds good,
I was not expecting this,
Dear god, that left hand.
yes
This has to be transcribed and turned into an exam piece
Playing a musical instrument should never be turned into an exam of one's playing ability. That's why too many people quit.
Benjamin Kelley that’s crazy bro but im pretty sure it was a joke
Me: "I play guitar, bass and drums...."
Me after seeing this: "I play guitar and bass"
Me after seeing Davy 504 "I play guitar"
Me after seeing Igor Presnjakov "Fuck this i'll just listen to music from now on"
Nah, just learn from em. It'll work.
How are you not a famous drummer? I love your style and I always end up going down to my basement to play drums after watching your videos.
dude he plays Lion King in broadway
He just did a week as guest drummer on Late Night with Seth Meyers. He's pretty famous. Haha.
We're all here watching him aren't we haha
Joseph Smith IG if I was “famous “ would it make a difference? I’m just here to play that’s it. No infomercial
@@cartermclean True musician mentality right there
The snare is amazing and the kick is punchier than usual, sounds perfect
God damn, the way you play really makes that head sing. And don’t even get me started on that monstrous bass drum sound, this is just great all around.
That short groove at 6:12 is just exquisite 😍
And this is how a random drum head demo video became one of my fav drum videos on YT...
now that's how a snare should sound. i love those older snares with single-flanged hoops. lets the drum sing.
Love it man, that tone is really something special and your playing accentuates it perfectly.
Holy crap. Such a gorgeous sound. Warm, resonant, dark, breathable, ... they all SING!
Sounds unbelievably good. Tasteful rudiments!
One year later, still jams. Love that snare, the second you let the snares rattle is when it gets special
I mean... it's perfect. Technique and art. Great sounding kit too.
top of the line drummer, one of the cleanest and most spectacular demos I've ever seen!
Magnificent sound; magnificent technique; utterly musical. A inspiration to us all.
the sound of the bass drum and the snare drum are out of this world.
I know your playing is everything, but this is really well recorded. Honestly one of the best snare sounds I've ever heard
The dynamics of his playing and the quality and sweetness of the sound. OMG!
What a control over the drumming bro!😍😍😍
Your grooves are like pillows. So goddamned soft and comfortable, It's very kind on the ears!
This thing got me hypnotized
Whenever I want to relax now, and want to dream of what can be done on the drums, I watch a Carter “demo”. In no way do I ever expect to have this kind of feel and skill, but that doesn’t bother me anymore. This is just pure love for and enjoyment of the task.
Jesus that swing had me groovin, what a drummer !
This is a music producer's / samplers paradise. Amazing grooves and tones.
I love metal, the tuning is different I know, this was an awesome demo of control and top level skill, 10 out of 10! Loved this! Wow! Sounds great.
Nice lil drum-kit. I love the sound of the snare. It sounds quite unique. The Toms sound really nice as well.
Paper tearing slowly on those press to double rolls. Good god, man. Love those new heads. Must have.
Mastery of many dynamic levels of rhythm, tone, attack, color . . . . . Reminds me of one night back in March of 79, when I witnessed Tom Brechtlein play in Whitman's basement pub at Stony Brook SUNY. Beautiful, I hope you go really far!
Your playing is so clean and crisp it's like ASMR
I love the style and stick buzzes on the outer part of the snare. Awesome !
That's the cleanest roll I've ever heard holy shit
Virtuosic playing amazing dynamics. Tuning is perfect. Whole thing is like a drum lesson :)
You play like the way I’ve been aspiring to play. No joke. I’m 45 years old next week and about 4 years ago I fell out of love with metal drumming and gravitated towards blues funk rock and Fell in love with John Bonham’s play. I started taking lessons in 1984 and that went on until about 1987 from there I just took what I learned and enjoyed playing drums. But now I want to reallylearn retrain my brain to play how you’re playing I love it it’s got so much rhythm and soul and funk it Hass to feel good to bust out those rhythms and I want to know what that feels like as well I guess enough practice and I’ll get there I’ve made improvements but I’m nowhere near the level that you’re at thank you for this video I will watch this one often and subscribe of course. Could you give us a breakdown of that beautiful kit? Thank you!
That is the perfect demo for these skins! It tests exactly what I need to hear
This some of the tastiest drumming I’ve ever heard
I think this is a fantastic example of successfully achieving a sound the player wants to hear. ...Glad I could listen in....
4:21 WOWZERS! that fill!
wonderful drumming and musicality ! So relaxed and groovy
Great touch Carter....pleasure to watch....
I love Carter playing jazz. So unbelievable
Smooth.i love those Elvin Jones style
Fills off the ride cymbal. A little like Bill Stewart to. Carter is incredible. Luv those
Beautiful sounding Ludwig's
Clicked on this video by accident, stayed intentionally
you've got that perfect swing that i've benn looking for the longest time
My face scrunched up on the first few sections of the full set being playing. Enjoyable! Funky!#StankDace
Killer playing...
The key is always play relaxed, fluid, precise and confident...
It's what's gotten me through and my rules of thumb I've learned through my lessons when I was young...
This is just incredible, Cheers to you, Sir
I'm in love with that snare.
Perfect, oustanding and beautiful snare sound! Absolutely in tune , sensitivity and protection. Your a master tunner! I can play whatever with this snare. Wow
That snare sounds amazing!
Overall great sounding kit
the proficiency. I hope I'm not the only one who's appreciating that unbelievable groove and feel
Shit..... you always blow my mind. Flawless technique . Super inspiring man. Vids like this make me work overtime in the practice room. 👏
It's the mastery of the light hand, the light grip on the sticks while maintaining complete control. Beautiful to behold.
This is sound snare is very good!! I like very mutch
Mr. Mclean your rolls are very clean!! beautiful heads ,they sound really great.
But your playing is doing so much to make it sound like this!
Killing vid/demo...respect.
Sounds great on my phone speakers 👌🏼
Wow... That sounds awesome! I really like your sound in general carter. Keep doing what you do!!
Magnifique, précis, musical, merci.
Screw the "head demo" .... You've got some smooth skills man! Nice job on those rolls too by the way, really enjoyed listening to you play
That was some of the best drumming I’ve ever seen 🔥
2:15 the bass drum is so sick
It ain't
Annalisa Meyer yes it is. It resonates a ton.
Annalisa Meyer you're just used to them being stuffed with old sweaty pillows.
@@annalisameyer9260 get ratioed
Great demo-. Wonderful technique,, love the jazz tuning-- awesome.
Probably the best touch I’ve ever seen.. insane
Dimsunk material
Ben Helmuth yesss!!
Came for the heads, stayed for the chops
Absolutely amazing
I am in love with snare sound
How do I always come back to this vid
This is amazing.
This clip brings me pure joy Carter! Awesome! Keep it up
Wow that snare sounds fantastic!!
Your rolls! It’s hypnotic watching you play, and it makes me want to do one of two things: practice or quit lol
YOU ARE A FREAKING LEGEND!
Great drumming & those drums sound fantastic
Holy sh*t those Tom's sound incredible
Love that snare, head is great
Head responsiveness and tone on the snare is amazing. Toms sound very pleasing with harder hits and resonates very well. Toms have full tone and seems to have the same responsiveness as the snare. Overall great sound my only complaint is the tuning of the base drum sounds very flat and seemed to carry the echo when the snare was on. In my honest opinion that snare sounds amazing and you are truly a technically sound drummer keep up the great work. I did notice the set as a whole did not seem to be mic’ed and thus impressed me even more. When I played it was all remo heads and even then I never had the quality I hear from these. Ps just side note I watched this on a crap iPhone and still was blown away.
Joshua Buckingham shut the fuck up what u have a doctorate in sound engineering or something just put your head phones on enjoy what your hearing
Echoing all of the other comments but you have some of the best and most consistent rolls I’ve ever seen, I had the biggest grin watching this.
すごいいい音。
俺もこんな風にドラムをたたけるようになりたい。
Just beautiful......he must be just as amazing with a set of brushes
The sound is phenomenal. I used calf skin heads a long time ago and they sounded better than any mylar head I ever played but they were a bear to keep in tune. From what I can remember the change in pitch was due to how humid the air was and the temperature combined.
Yes, I think that why the Remo heads have the 'weather king' title for so many years. A reference to overcoming the challenges that weather presented for natural materials.
Excellent 👍 Best sounding kit on TH-cam..👍
You ever heard of ASMR? This is it
Your Vid on BOVID, was a nice break from COVID.
I guess you can say these heads are a different animal compared to mylar heads