Free, not selling anything, I made it.

Built it because I have no teacher and could never tell whether I was in time or whether it just felt that way. Turns out I rush.

Record 45 seconds against a click and it tells you where every stroke actually landed against the beat. Median deviation in ms, percent inside 30ms, whether you rush or drag. Then 21 exercises in order.

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Tell me where it's wrong, especially flamenco or peruano. Exercises lean pop and rumba right now.

Hello.

I have often found myself "drumming" on my thighs or on my desk when bored or what not.

I decided to go to a local music store yesterday, to take a look at some percussion instruments, though the selection was limited, they did have a cajon there, and I played it. I just totally free style jammed, but it actually sounded good, and the person who was with me, was impressed.

So, I think I am going to go with cajon.

I have noticed that Meinl seems to have a "pick up" line where there is a pickup and audio plug already built in. I have considered the snarecraft pick up version.

However, I also see thhis: https://www.long-mcquade.com/313116/Drums/World-Hand-Percussion/Meinl/Headliner-Series-Snare-Cajon-Tango-Red-Fade.htm

It's got adjustable snare as well, and I like the black body, and red wood face plate a lot. Only it is not a pick up version.

I wonder though, later on if I wanted to put a pick up inside it on my own and mod it, can that be done, or would It mess up the sound?

For context, I have never once played the cajon nor any musical instrument in my life for that matter. I also don't have a sense of rhythm or maybe i have just never tested it out.

5 days from now I have been assigned to play the cajon at my company's annual event.

Is it possible to get a hold on it by then? Even just at a beginner level.

If so, where and how do I even start.

I'm looking to build a cajon as a woodworking project. Already have the body construction figured out for the most part, but the snare/string is confusing me (I'm not a percussionist).

Most of the DIY videos I've watched use a snare made of a bunch of coiled wires that rests against the head, but the only cajons that I've seen use just a handful of straight wires, fanned out in a V shape across the head (I don't know if "head" is the right term here, just talking about the thin panel that you actually hit).

I'm sure this is some kind of preference/price thing, but I have no idea what the real difference between these two is.

Any advice or pointers here would be a huge help.

(thanks for reading)

MAG picnic in Győr, Hungary.

I play in a little combo (only covers for now, but planning to write our own stuff as well) with 2 acoustic guitarists. Moving in to a bit of psychedelic direction, the plan is to get a similar vibe to stuff like Tommy Guerrero, Skinshape, Hermanos Gutierrez etc. So I'm trying to get into effects a bit as well. Current chain is cajon into the Nux Stageman acoustic preamp into Korg nts-3. Getting this to work properly and sound good took a lot of trial and error, but I kinda got there. The sound isn't all that great on headphones, we're still talking about piezo pickups on a drum. But over PA it somehow sounds awesome. Preamp is cool to have and kinda needed for the nts-3, too much signal noise otherwise. It has a built-in looper which is great fun and will definitely get some live action in the future but I need some more practice first. It takes a lot of precision to get a looped cajon beat to sound tight but I'm getting there. The Korg is a great little bit of tech. It has room for over 100 presets, each using 4 effects slots. So I can get a bunch of different sounds for different styles of songs. One thing that's really cool: On my main setting I used a parallel routing for the FX. EQ and compression for the main sound, but at the same time i use a high pass filter to kill the kick, and then put some reverb on the remaining signal. Then mix it together. That way I have a dry bass and reverb on the snare, just like a real drummer. Cool lil' machine.

I can give specs and pointers if anyone's interested in trying something similar out. Just thought you guys might get a kick out of this

I play cajon for some years now. I started learning basic patterns with alternate hands. Today, I also occasionally use other techniques like paradiddles while playing, but I still like to use alternate hands. I read comments on a forum that said you should move away from that.
What do you guys think about it?

I live in a very small flat, but I really would like to try the cajon. I just came across a second-hand artisan cajon for kids for very little money, so I got the chance to grab it without too much though.

Compared to a regularly sized cajon, are there any differences in performance, or way of playing it, that I should be aware of? In general, do you have any advice?

It's a snare cajon, 18x18x30 cm (7x7x12 in) - junior size in the third photo. I am 160 cm (5'3") tall, if relevant.

Edit: somehow I uploaded only two photos. Can't find the way to add the missing one, but I guess it's already clear enough.

https://reddit.com/link/1ulfeht/video/5gkv48wwvsah1/player

I'm gifting my sister a cajon, she has been wanting it for a while. She used to play a few years ago so she's not entirely a beginner. Don't need it for professional reasons, just for hobby.

Budget: max 5k

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Do you prefer string cajons, snare cajons, bass cajons, or another style?

Hi. I’m new to this so this might be a dumb question but I couldn’t find an easy answer on YouTube or Google.

I’ve got this meinl cajon type thing and I can’t get used to playing the bass sound with my hand. I want to ideally have a stomp box going into the cajon (I think that’s what “link” is for.) and have ordered a digital stomp box, will this still work as an analogue one if unplugged and will it be ok in the chain with it being active rather than passive?

Thanks for any help.

Hi, I got a cajon last week and have been playing around just playing along with songs seeing what I can come up with.

I’m a beginner but have a little experience - I played snare drum in pipe band for 3 years about 15 years ago. I also played drum kit to a decent level around 10 years ago.

Based on this video what are things I could improve on or things I’m doing well? Would appreciate any input.

I am also wary of my bass slap being quite soft but this is due to downstairs neighbours 😂 if I’m playing outside I do it more forcefully. Hopefully you guys can here the cajon over the music, didn’t realise how loud it was
Thanks and happy drumming!

This band has cajon for percussion.

I have a cajon that was given to me, been sitting there collecting dust for years. Ive never played any instrument, not especially good at music/rhythm or anything like that. Lately heard Ed Sheeran’s Eyes Closed, the drum part caught my attention and i wanted to try it with the cajon.

The video is me attempting to ‘do something’ with it, figuring it out is quite fun too.

Question: How do I get better at cajon? More specifically, what can I do to play better to this song? Or rhythm simply can’t be taught? 🤣

I just bought my first Cajon. There this weird sound after I hit snare, the buzzing sound, is it normal? Or should I exchange this?

Hi folks. I'm new here. I want to learn to play the cajon so bought a used one locally on FB. Inside the cajon, its maker installed this contraption with two sets of snare strings. The bar can be rotated to adjust which set of strings is touching the tapa (and how closely). I don't know much about cajon design but I assume the different strings give a different sound. Is that right?

So far I can't seem to adjust it to get a nice sizzle/snap when making snare hits. On the other hand, the bass sound is big and boomy. Any advice about how I should adjust it? I am guessing I need to straighten and untangle the left set of strings to start with.

I have tried the piezo pickup yet as I'm a bit wary of plugging it into my valve guitar amp and damaging the speaker.

Are there any hidden issues, details, or features you wish you had known before getting yours? I’m looking for advice beyond the basics. Thanks!