Matt Halpern's Periphery Drum Rundown

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Matt Halpern's Periphery Drum Rundown

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Periphery's Matt Halpern shares his insight on getting good drum sounds, the nuances of mix control for live shows, and shares how he worked to design his signature snare and cymbals to create his perfect tone!
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00:00 Intro
02:00 Pearl Masterworks Kit
03:26 Signature Pearl Snare Drum
07:29 Rock Locks
08:07 Evans Drum Heads
09:32 Meinl Byzance Cymbals
15:14 Signature Double Down Stack
19:15 Signature Double Down Crash Ride
22:30 20" Byzance China
24:21 ProMark Signature 2B Stick
25:50 Getting Good Drum Sounds
28:24 Pearl Redline Eliminator Pedals
29:46 Mix Control
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@JustinWilson01 2 ай бұрын

Great to hear someone say they don't need to change the heads a lot. I always think it's ridiculous when techs change out heads every show. Also nice to hear him talk about playing and mounting cymbals correctly to prevent breaks.

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

definitely lots of road tested wisdom in this episode!

@canoradam 2 ай бұрын

Isn't it!? Seeing the way some people play cymbals is just barf worthy.

@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power 2 ай бұрын

Each his own, but I play heads until I feel like changing to a different sound or look 😂 and sometimes that takes a year or two... or four....

@jamesstowe366 Ай бұрын

I 2nd this, alot of the time worn in heads sound better to my ears more smooth and not too clacky sounding

@zachmillerdrums Ай бұрын

the music industry loves wasting money and resources at almost every level

@julianmacchia5357 2 ай бұрын

Matt is my absolute favorite drummer to listen to. His creativity and groove make his parts sound so unique and fun to me. Great to see him on here and great video!

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad ya enjoyed it!

@glacier_official 2 ай бұрын

One of my favorite drummers, picked up his Pearl signature snare a few months ago and it's incredible. I like to switch out my snare here and there to mix it up but I've been consistently playing it every time I play since I got it.

@danthemanmillan 2 ай бұрын

so glad to see Matt on here!

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

took me a full trip around the sun, but i got him! 🦾

@50WTLYD 2 ай бұрын

Matt Halpern is one of the tastiest drummers on the scene. I use his signature snare drum and it’s got to be the best snare drum, hands down. Thanks Drum Rundown and of course Matt Halpern for this showcasing is drum set up.

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

very happy to do it!

@balkibeatbox1131 2 ай бұрын

This is the best drum rundown. Very thorough & insightful!

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

thank ya!

@cosmokramer1213 2 ай бұрын

Always love nerdy drum talk with Matt! Great rundown guys! ❤

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

@justingarzamusic 2 ай бұрын

the UV2’s are no joke in terms of durability

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

🦾🦾

@DevenKhanna-sm5mq 2 ай бұрын

Geez, I didn’t realize Matt was using 2Bs on his cymbals. I’m shocked because as he mentioned, some of those cymbals in his set-up are thin. Also, as a proud owner of the double-down stack, I’d like to add that the 17” crash is a great-sounding individual cymbal. I’m not a big fan of the 18” China when it’s outside of the stack. This mainly goes back to Matt’s point that the 20” traditional China is really the sweet spot from Meinl’s catalog of Chinas. Great video.

@CharlesShoemaker-yq3uq 2 ай бұрын

Gartska says the sweet spot in Meinl’s china line is the 18” equilibrium byzance

@DevenKhanna-sm5mq 2 ай бұрын

@@CharlesShoemaker-yq3uq I’m pretty sure the Equilibrium Byzance is a ride cymbal, not a China.

@ji_yink 2 ай бұрын

@@CharlesShoemaker-yq3uq i think the equilibrium china only comes in one size, 20". for me its basically a slightly drier version of the 20" traditional, while still being fully lathed (unlathed chinas just dont have that bite to them)

@DevenKhanna-sm5mq 2 ай бұрын

@@ji_yink Oh yes, that’s correct. For me, it’s more about the size of Chinas that Meinl makes. I personally don’t like any of their non-20” Chinas by themselves. It’s not that I think they sound bad, I just prefer the timbre from their 20” Chinas. I have found smaller Chinas that I think I liked from other companies.

@dalekay9ine 2 ай бұрын

Of all the drum run downs, his toms sound the best to my ears. Tuned very similar to how I personally tune.

@joshuaenyart5570 2 ай бұрын

Those floor toms sound amazing

@tobiaswinter1358 2 ай бұрын

Sound is so much better than usual, great!

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

changed it up and went with a simple room capture with a Zoom recorder. Seems like folks like this better than a board mix!

@HijoGris 2 ай бұрын

Audio is so much better on this one 🫶🏻 great stuff

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

⚡️🤘⚡️

@SuburbanNemesis 2 ай бұрын

Maybe an SM7DB to get an overall sound? Adjust the gain to not clip. That should do it well

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

we don't mic the kit, as it is set up for the show that night. for expediency, audio capture will be a Zoom in the room moving forward. Thanks!

@user-iu3ms5oj2h 2 ай бұрын

My inspiration through all the years. The goat to me. Ghost notes, fills, grooves, dynamics, technique... Everything is perfect. His own style is unique.

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

the movement is unmatched in rock!

@rippindrummer666 2 ай бұрын

He’s spot on about the meinl extra thin hammered crashes. I have a 20” one and it’s the perfect sounding crash.

@dalekay9ine 2 ай бұрын

I agree that 14x6" is the optimal snare size. I own a Tama Starphonic Brass and it's a 6" depth. Best snare I've ever owned hands down.

@camdendebruin6667 2 ай бұрын

Great to hear a shoutout to Anthony G here. Those two brothers are wild.

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

the coolest dudes fr.

@treypoluga4896 2 ай бұрын

Glad y’all got the audio figured out

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

gave up trying to explain FOH mixes and just went with the old Zoom in the room.

@treypoluga4896 2 ай бұрын

FOH is dog azz

@LouSassles 2 ай бұрын

Yall should do a vid on Jake Goss from LANY. I know their music isn’t heavier by any means but Jake low key has chops. His kits are super sick as well. DW and some Franklin stuff. The electronic elements also play a role too in his drumming

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

I'll keep my eyes on the tour calendar!

@devinthegreig 2 ай бұрын

Love Matt and shout out to Alex! Such a killer FOH❤

@muckduk13 2 ай бұрын

Great interview. Well done.

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🤘

@ernestomuyalemoujalli5314 2 ай бұрын

I was waiting for this episode

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

me too! lol

@janusterrasson 2 ай бұрын

Great video! I didn’t not understand the brand he uses to lock the tuning of his different drums. Thanks for help! Kudos again for your videos!

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

Rock Locks! They absolutely rule! www.rocklocksusa.com/

@janusterrasson 2 ай бұрын

@@drumrundown Thank you very much sir.

@jefflyon2020 2 ай бұрын

I want one of Matt's brass Pearl signature snare drums,with minor dings and little scratches on the shell perhhaps-reminds me of a ultacast and a black beauty merging together good video,

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

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@adriannott4596 2 ай бұрын

I always use a Heavyweight Dry on my Pearl Reference Brass snare drum

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

that's a pretty slick combo!

@TPSOTT 2 ай бұрын

Finally, a real drum sound!

@1990bluedevilDG 2 ай бұрын

Great rundown!! He knows that snare stands are adjustable right?!?😆 Just kidding but it was odd that he said that 6 1/2” drums “sit too high for most snare stands” but didn’t really expound on that too much. 6 1/2s are probably the most popular size for rock especially. 🤘🏽

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

I def agreed with him on this! I set my snare basket to the absolute lowest possible position, and even have tried to find ones with the lowest profile, and still find my 6.5's to sit just a smidge higher than I would like. I think the offering of a 6 inch snare gives a little extra room, without compromising a full bodied sound. This whole thing is a game of literal inches. It's wild to talk to all these drummers and see how nuanced things can really get!

@1990bluedevilDG 2 ай бұрын

👍🏽👍🏽. No doubt. I don’t sit too low, have been actually trying to go a little higher last few years so it’s never been an issue but I see it. Love the rundowns. Thank you. Keep em coming!!

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

thanks for watching! got some bangers in the queue!!!!

@taurus4205 2 ай бұрын

“…… a lot of drummers will break these…………” Best advice of the whole fucking video……

@victorserg1n 2 ай бұрын

Nice DFA shirt 😁👌🏻

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

⚡️🤘⚡️

@premierguitar 2 ай бұрын

🤘🤘🤘

@alex_the.mallett 2 ай бұрын

I've heard isolated drums and plenty of drum boosted videos of Periphery songs, but it feels weird to see him just jamming on his own. It feels more human seeing him playing like that instead of him in the huge mix that is Periphery

@jaymeramirez7435 2 ай бұрын

Hi hats: I copied a favorite drummer of mine, Paul Mabury. (Top) 16” K thin dark (btm) 16” A custom projection. They sound so clean. Check his stuff out. He uses those hi hats on 90% of his stuff.

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

nice! Will do!

@Drumtrooper11 2 ай бұрын

Which cams he using on those redlines? I’m currently using the reds and love them.

@dalekay9ine 2 ай бұрын

For newer drummers- please heed his advice and try different ho hat combinations. I've landed on using a Paiste Twenty series 14" Light hats BOTTOM and a Paiste Signature Dark Energy 14" hats TOP and to my ears, this is the best hi hat combo I've ever heard. I truly believe that if Paiste were to create and release this combination as an actual hi hat offering that it would sell very well and garner some great attention and feedback. Interesting enough the dark energy bottom and twenty series top, while they still sound pretty cool, don't sound as great as the pair I'm using as my mains.

@jethrudemendina9084 2 ай бұрын

Bro, you look like Jeff Grosso of Van's love letter to skateboards hahaha! Peace, I love your channel!

@RBDrums 2 ай бұрын

i suppose my petition was approved?

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

with expedited delivery even! LMAO

@andrewlauchengco7923 2 ай бұрын

You can really tell he has OCD with his drums/sound just by listening to how detailed he explains why each piece exists in his setup and how he wants/needs them to function. At the same time, the way he explains it isn't too technical, so his explanations easily make sense. Following him and Nolly greatly influenced how I treat my drum setup.

@YearleyDrummer93 2 ай бұрын

So what size are the crashes?

@bsrob1 2 ай бұрын

Awesome! Do Lars ULRICH! He has a staple of a signature drum sound

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

Great suggestion!

@bsrob1 2 ай бұрын

@@drumrundown he is like a pioneer of the classic metal kick sound and his drums have always sounded punchy and meaty. Plus his snare drum is as metal as it gets. Would love to hear about how his tech tunes his kit. And even how it sounds to the ear!

@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power 2 ай бұрын

Damn, Matt, I almost thought you were gonna add some _significant_ double kick 🙄😂😂 ...I love that stack, though....

@BM-gq3fb 2 ай бұрын

JAKE FROM FOUR YEAR STRONG PLEASE

@ShrinkRaptor Ай бұрын

Every drummer gets the chicks @ 13:12

@AnthonyGhazel 2 ай бұрын

LFG

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

👏👏👏

@YearleyDrummer93 2 ай бұрын

18x16 is the greatest floor Tom of all time

@Not_Andrew_Huberman 2 ай бұрын

First!!

@AtTheSourceStudios 2 ай бұрын

Definitely could use some work on the audio end IMO curious what the mic setup is but it sounds very minimal. I think the OH placement is getting more cymbals than anything. I think a stereo pair or single condenser a few feet in front of the kit will get a more balanced drum sound IMO . Bottom line though, way too much cymbals, way too low drum volume. Just trying to help. Thanks for the content!

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

This is simple room capture with a Zoom recorder. Those mics on his kit are for the live mix at the venue after filming.

@AtTheSourceStudios 2 ай бұрын

@@drumrundown ahhh that explains it. Zoom always have a lot of high end. But yeah still - lower placement maybe level with the top of the kick and only a few feet in front I think would improve. Might not hurt to do a light compression in post if possible but I think changing the position of the zoom can help a lot.

@stevenfederico2594 2 ай бұрын

I’ve been noticing a lot just a random observation artist that play meinl always have such a wide assortment of byzance cymbls Whether it’s traditional /extra hammered/ polyphonic/ even jazz crashes. And always all kinds of different high hats. But when it comes to Zildjian it always seems to just be custom A not much variety at all. Is custom A that good or is there just not enough variety?

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

I think its all down to preference! With Zildjian A Custom family there are medium, medium thin, projection, rock, fast, custom fast...but it does seem that the Projection Crash is the favorite of a lot of Zildjian artists. I also see a lot of preference for the Kerope series, which I have a few for studio!

@stevenfederico2594 2 ай бұрын

@@drumrundown thanks for taking the time love your content

@PotatoWagon 2 ай бұрын

Hearing how his drum sounds in a Live Mix, I was kinda disappointed at how his kit sounded in this video. :(

@HugoStiglitz88 Ай бұрын

2:45 ive always suspected that Matt has ADHD. that wasnt exactly a confirmation but theres multiple reasons ive suspected it (constant ghost notes, hi hat pedal going any time double bass isnt being used, the way he uses his crashes much more than most drummers) First time ive heard him mention it but he does a lot of stuff that reminds me of my own playing. Except matt seems to have been able to channel it into the drums while i still let it cause me all kinds of problems and make constant mistakes. Got a long way to go

@kevongordon2675 2 ай бұрын

Some say over time his deep V got less and less deep the harder he grooves

@joedrumsmapex 2 ай бұрын

I think Matt sounded better on the Mapex kits IMO.........I haven,t really heard Pearl drums that I like.........the Reference kits sound really boxy....again....my opinion

@the6ig6adwolf 2 ай бұрын

The Mapex kits sound better but Pearl is a much larger company and gear is easier to come by out on the road or touring different countries. The switch makes sense from a "business" standpoint.

@feathodrums 2 ай бұрын

100% agree, he's the reason I went Mapex. But I also agree that Mapex are hard to get bits for. Been waiting on two saturn evo floor toms and a bunch of stands for nearly 6 months.

@Patriots-Inc.1776 2 ай бұрын

I agree! The old school Pearl kits were amazing! After the reissue of the export it was not the same. I played a Pearl masters kit on stage and it sounded decent, but it was tuned by the owner. I’m sure I could have made it sound a bit better, but nothing like the Mapex and Yamaha kits sound. I really dig the DW kits these days, but I’m looking for a used Sonar kit from the 90’s.

@TunnelJumper 2 ай бұрын

It feels as though everyone in Periphery is a businessman at the end of the day. When Matt speaks about his signature snare drum, he makes sure to remind you of what it ships with if you buy it. You get that special Evans head that he designed. They make amazing music but it all seems to come down to money and selling things, which is totally fair. They've figured out how to make a living in this complicated industry and that is commendable, especially because of the creative control over their music. 17 Minute opening track? There's no label telling them they can't do that. 12 and 11 minute closing tracks? Why the hell not?! In the early 2010s, I found this beautiful set of arctic white/black hardware Saturn shells including a custom 20x20 kick in a drum shop in Ottawa and had to have them. I still love those shells to death to this day but obviously Matt playing Mapex had lots to do with my purchase. I'm sure a lot of us are quite bitter about purchasing a similar set or a Wraith snare because Matt seemed so passionate about their drum kits and then seemingly overnight, it was as if he'd never been with the Mapex to begin with. That's business I guess and Pearl is the obvious choice from that standpoint. Lesson learned.

@warrenoids 2 ай бұрын

He left Mapex because his AR guy there passed away.

@TwoandaHater 2 ай бұрын

probably a 22" diameter not circumference- hahaha.

@thatguyinaband6341 2 ай бұрын

you guys gotta get a better sound engineer for this channels, drums sound weak all the time, your doing a disservice to the amazing people!

@drumrundown 2 ай бұрын

what are your notes on the audio this time...

@feathodrums 2 ай бұрын

I'd love to hear your drum mix on your channel

@thatguyinaband6341 2 ай бұрын

@@feathodrums here's something I mixed, the bongo's alone sound bigger than this drum set kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p7Cgeqagv5rIpKc.htmlsi=dOrAqIHzxpw-Xg4q CC is English! Cheers!

@thatguyinaband6341 2 ай бұрын

@@drumrundown it needs more bass man, sounds like the whole kit is high pass filtered, a single well placed Behringer B-2 pro would sound better

@thatguyinaband6341 2 ай бұрын

@@feathodrums dunno what happened to the link I posted but here it is again the bongos sound bigger than this whole set kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p7Cgeqagv5rIpKc.htmlsi=dOrAqIHzxpw-Xg4q CC is English! Cheers!

@YearleyDrummer93 2 ай бұрын

Cymbals sound much better than those drums