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"
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!
Hey Carter, not sure you see this given the number of comment you have, but I give shot. I think your 'sound aesthetic' is one of the best I heard in a long time ... It really resonates with my ideal drum sound. It's subtle, rich, and we can hear many nuances. The drum sounds good, for sure. But all drumers know: the drumer makes 90% of the sound. Well, just I love your sound man, that's all :)
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.
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
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!
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.
These double strokes is something that I wasn't able to master until today. Like I am able to play double strokes in different velocites with different techniques, but I can't smoothly transition between them. It's about time and I'd feel very honored if you would do a Carter McLean technique tutorials series :)
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
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.
New viewer here....am loving your channel. I so dig your chops. Your mastery of the fundamentals/the rudiments is what makes your playing so refreshing. You’ve put all of your time and energy into making a great “cake”. No need for “frosting”...esp the kind that you want to scrape off with your fork. That’s what makes your playing so dynamic and refreshing. I love your fluid style, stick control & dynamics. You had a damn good teacher and you are a damn good student and player. But then again you already know that. No need for smoke and mirrors. You have the soul and playing ability of a pure drummer. You continue to inspire me to work on my skills (rudiments!) and I’ve been dreaming for a very long time. This is great energy you are bringing forward.into the Universe.
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.
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
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.
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
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
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... 😂
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
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 ?
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🎤😘💋💕💘👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋
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!
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
Love that wide open kick, dry cymbals and overall sound of this kit. Just a thing of raw beauty.
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.
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
That short groove at 6:12 is just exquisite 😍
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.
the greatest youtube recommendation ever. hands down
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
came for the head, stayed for the drumming.
wow so good
if anyone asks me what "beautiful" drumming sounds like, im straight up just sending them this video. amazing work
A haiku:
Wow, that snare sounds good,
I was not expecting this,
Dear god, that left hand.
yes
now that's how a snare should sound. i love those older snares with single-flanged hoops. lets the drum sing.
the sound of the bass drum and the snare drum are out of this world.
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!
One year later, still jams. Love that snare, the second you let the snares rattle is when it gets special
4:21 WOWZERS! that fill!
Holy crap. Such a gorgeous sound. Warm, resonant, dark, breathable, ... they all SING!
Clicked on this video by accident, stayed intentionally
What a control over the drumming bro!😍😍😍
This thing got me hypnotized
Magnificent sound; magnificent technique; utterly musical. A inspiration to us all.
I mean... it's perfect. Technique and art. Great sounding kit too.
The dynamics of his playing and the quality and sweetness of the sound. OMG!
That's the cleanest roll I've ever heard holy shit
Hey Carter, not sure you see this given the number of comment you have, but I give shot. I think your 'sound aesthetic' is one of the best I heard in a long time ... It really resonates with my ideal drum sound. It's subtle, rich, and we can hear many nuances. The drum sounds good, for sure. But all drumers know: the drumer makes 90% of the sound. Well, just I love your sound man, that's all :)
Thank you so much!!!!
And this is how a random drum head demo video became one of my fav drum videos on YT...
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.
The snare is amazing and the kick is punchier than usual, sounds perfect
Does anyone else search this video up from time to time just to relax?
I know your playing is everything, but this is really well recorded. Honestly one of the best snare sounds I've ever heard
top of the line drummer, one of the cleanest and most spectacular demos I've ever seen!
Love it man, that tone is really something special and your playing accentuates it perfectly.
This is a music producer's / samplers paradise. Amazing grooves and tones.
That snare sounds amazing!
Overall great sounding kit
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
Sounds unbelievably good. Tasteful rudiments!
Your grooves are like pillows. So goddamned soft and comfortable, It's very kind on the ears!
I'm in love with that snare.
I'm so glad this almost has 2 million views.
Jesus that swing had me groovin, what a drummer !
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!
This some of the tastiest drumming I’ve ever heard
Love that snare, head is great
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 !
Paper tearing slowly on those press to double rolls. Good god, man. Love those new heads. Must have.
the proficiency. I hope I'm not the only one who's appreciating that unbelievable groove and feel
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 jazz sound.
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.
Virtuosic playing amazing dynamics. Tuning is perfect. Whole thing is like a drum lesson :)
Probably the best touch I’ve ever seen.. insane
Dimsunk material
Ben Helmuth yesss!!
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.
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
These double strokes is something that I wasn't able to master until today. Like I am able to play double strokes in different velocites with different techniques, but I can't smoothly transition between them. It's about time and I'd feel very honored if you would do a Carter McLean technique tutorials series :)
You ever heard of ASMR? This is it
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
Great touch Carter....pleasure to watch....
I think this is a fantastic example of successfully achieving a sound the player wants to hear. ...Glad I could listen in....
I am in love with snare sound
A rolling stone may gather no moss, but a smooth drum roll gathers subs.
Sounds great on my phone speakers 👌🏼
Best sounding kit I have ever heard
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
How do I always come back to this vid
I guess you can say these heads are a different animal compared to mylar heads
wonderful drumming and musicality ! So relaxed and groovy
This is amazing.
New viewer here....am loving your channel. I so dig your chops. Your mastery of the fundamentals/the rudiments is what makes your playing so refreshing. You’ve put all of your time and energy into making a great “cake”. No need for “frosting”...esp the kind that you want to scrape off with your fork. That’s what makes your playing so dynamic and refreshing. I love your fluid style, stick control & dynamics. You had a damn good teacher and you are a damn good student and player. But then again you already know that. No need for smoke and mirrors. You have the soul and playing ability of a pure drummer. You continue to inspire me to work on my skills (rudiments!) and I’ve been dreaming for a very long time. This is great energy you are bringing forward.into the Universe.
This is sound snare is very good!! I like very mutch
Nice lil drum-kit. I love the sound of the snare. It sounds quite unique. The Toms sound really nice as well.
Holy sh*t those Tom's sound incredible
Man, those singles. Those doubles. Those rolls. Those grooves. That stick control. And yes, those crazy heads.
Wow that snare sounds fantastic!!
Came for the heads, stayed for the chops
Absolutely amazing
4:03 is godly
Your rolls! It’s hypnotic watching you play, and it makes me want to do one of two things: practice or quit lol
Shit..... you always blow my mind. Flawless technique . Super inspiring man. Vids like this make me work overtime in the practice room. 👏
you've got that perfect swing that i've benn looking for the longest time
The snare is really nice but the bass drum tho 😑🤤
It's the mastery of the light hand, the light grip on the sticks while maintaining complete control. Beautiful to behold.
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。
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.
My face scrunched up on the first few sections of the full set being playing. Enjoyable! Funky!#StankDace
I'm a drummer and I don't want to just watch a drummer playing.
So, why could watch this guy all day?
4:47 Calm down, Dave Weckl.
Beautiful drum sound .. Your playing is always also beautiful ..