Equipment & Setup

While finger drumming can make life in your home studio a lot easier, the first steps to take before you can get started can be a bit overwhelming for beginners. Here you'll find everything you need to make the purchase and setup process go as smoothly as possible. For most of you, simply going through the lessons in the beginner course will be the best thing to do. I dedicated a bunch of lessons just to buying stuff and setting things up. If the info in there doesn't cut it and you have very specific needs, perhaps some of the other articles / videos mentioned here will help you out.

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