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  • Wow, very nice. Lovely snare <3

  • Travis have you been in any magizines? Id love to read some interviews on you.

  • @andrewscottgreer I'll be featured in an upcoming issue of Modern Drummer. There are also web log transcripts on my website from interviews I've done. Thanks for your interest.

  • i hope this guy is on this years modren drummer fesitivals roster

  • You should make a BandHappy I want to take lessons from you.

  • @Ptownoldie @Ptownoldie Thanks for your interest. I sell pre-made video lessons from my Big Cartel store.

  • i have a question if you see this (been following your work for a few years now and have been wondering this) is there anything specifically that has helped you become more ambidextrous more than anything else? again, just curious, wouldnt have you sharing any of your secrets! ;)

  • thats extraordinary kit :)

  • Intresting set up, I can't tell whether you're right or left handed! (obviously you play open handed)

  • @DRUMAdam91 I'm assuming he's practiced enough to be mostly ambidextrous, but I think he started out as a lefty. If you look at his feet, his left foot is doing most of the kick drum work.

  • @friendofsnugglefun Actually, he's righty. He began to lead with his left hand/foot as a way to challenge himself as well as to keep his left side on par with his right, thus resulting in him having an ambidextrous playing ability. But he's right-handed. Look at video - Setup Explanation for more info regarding his setup and why he set it up that way.

  • dude ur a beast.

  • some remo drum head love there. A black max?

  • drums addiction yeah

  • What kinda of tom heads do you use and how do you tune them? I'm very curious. Great video and drumming!

  • you sir have alot of hi hats... can I have one lol jks

  • i like the drum throne micing with that 7b

  • @rdavidr fart mic

  • This is insanely tight!

  • Absolutely beautiful at 2:09. Not too flashy of a fill, but still incredibly powerful. In love with this jam.

  • THAT WAS COOL. now teach me how to dougie.. aw! I meant to say teach me how to play drums!!! U ROCK!!!!

  • Thomas pridgen sent me here.

  • anyway i can get the track without vocals?

  • I think you should put out a couple iso tracks that are just from the mic on the video camera like the cut out part in this video. I wanna hear your drums when they aren't mic'd.

  • excelent job drummer !!!!! your friend JEFF VERTEBRAC LIMA PERU

  • You reminds me of Alex Rudinger!:D That's good

  • @mammallica That's because Alex took lessons under Travis =)

  • That is an interesting shell setup..

    I like it.

  • I'd thoroughly enjoy a Cyclamen H2P lesson in the future Travis. The lick at 2:49 never fails to amaze me after two years and I'd love to be able to play it!

  • Gay-Nintendo-Drums! Crap!

  • You're a great drummer dude! I just want to know one thing, are you left handed or are you right handed however you just are fluent with both your right and left hands? Honestly, when people play drums I don't think being right or left handed should even matter, ya know.

  • I like the way his kid is set up. I may try that for my next set up.

  • Very NIce!

  • You have the weirdest kit i've ever seen.

  • you are a true inspiration on the kit, AMAZING

  • pure awesomeness!!! :)

  • best part from 0:00 to 2:59 ... but i have to say i hate it from 3:00 :p

  • @REAAALLLL I think it's still pretty awesome then

  • THANKS FOR BEING MY HERO MR. ORBIN!!!!!!

  • please tell me the sticking for the tom pattern please!!!

  • Hey could someone please tell me the head on the snare? It sounds amazing!

  • @ScottWDrums remo black x

  • my keyboard is very sticky after watching this.

  • is he a lefty playing right hand set up?? he uses his left foot as the main kick... its trippin me out how he plays with that but uses right handed set up haha or maybe its just a style he's chosen... still a sweet drummer

  • @ned2one right handed..... but he aims to use the non dominant limbs

  • @Wabball dude don't even be like that. Dude is fucking BEAST!!

  • funny.. i think you're the only person who would've noticed that you goofed up at 1:31 if you would've just kept playing, haha.

  • Travis, this is my favourite tracking you've done and I know you've probably released the isolated version of this but is there any chance you could do the breakdown version of this song?

  • ahhh!!! i love ste sound of those floor toms what kndof drumset is this????

  • the section starting around 0:57 is gorgeous. this whole thing is so sick.

  • Travis is so good that the rack toms got scared and backed up into the corner.

  • Not being picky...is it just me or is the snare hit at 1:55 like a 32nd note late?

    Absolutely amazing talent

  • @Wabball Either that or it's just a flam.

  • Btw is that a Remo Ambassodor Head? I love those.

  • @ztetnies Remo Black X

  • these drummers today are just absolutely amazing.

  • Travis I have a question for you. When these guitarist like this type show you their work and ask you to put drums to it, do they even know what they're doing, as in time signatures? Or do you have to figure that out

  • @TheReverend777 I have to figure out the time sigs/rhythms/etc. 95% of the time.

  • @shaftninja Oh good my guitarist isn't the only one haha. That sounds like hard work, especially for most of the music you play. Thanks for responding man

    And I think you are the best drummer in the world, just saying. Not that my opinion matters lol

  • @shaftninja your answer just made me hate/respect you that much more. Watching your drumming inspired me to put metal on the afterburner and work on more musicianship. Thanks a bunch

  • @shaftninja Because 95% of the guitar players out there don't ever count.

  • @shaftninja Haha :D I know what you mean ;) I`ve worked with manny guitarists my self, and they rearly know if their playing a straight 8/8 or a 8/7 :D

  • @123LarsUlrich I'd say they probably do seeing as there is no 8/7 timing...

  • @HolyWarspunishmentdu Maby i wrote it wrong? I ment 7/8....

  • Sounds like Protest the Hero... a lot like them, actually.

  • Haha 1:33

  • Those toms' tone is absolutely incredible..

  • @Psyshimmer Dont get me wrong but i think hes using triggers?

  • What a strange set up. I really like it though. No one can really tell if your left or right handed. haha

  • @023bandito i think he's pretty much both.

  • @023bandito Check out his setup explanation video, he's right-handed, and played for many years on a right-handed kit. I think it was interest in independence that spurred to him to develop his left side.

  • Fun to watch. Symmetrical and smooth.

  • quick question, is your snare a programmed sound or is that how it sounds when you play it when your actually in front of it?

  • @baronofhell08 It's clearly the mixed sound, so it sounds perfect, for lack of a better word. Listen when he messed up and the mics went off.

  • @sonnybeilbill3 bro he doesn't hit the snare when he misses up, i just wanna know if it's possibl to get a sound like that live and not with any mixes, triggers or mics. i understand you will always have sustain , but i want that pop!

  • @baronofhell08 oh. you would probably need some sort of mixing. most recodred instruments dont sound live the way they do in studio any way. im a guitar player though, so i dont know.

  • this is sick, especially the ending portion. where can you get the instrumental track for this i would love to put some newer beats behind this

  • That is the one of the tightest, fattest sounding snares I've heard in a while :D

  • strange but kinda cool set up you got there ô.ô

  • So...Why are all travis awesome on drums? I'm changing my name for travis and give this name to my son. And my girl :)

  • Where can i get the instrumental track?...

  • DUDE!! I've never seen anything like this before! Mind blasting!!

  • Your uniqueness is awesome. 

  • I heard the music video to this and it doesn't feature the crescendo, :( well not like it is in this video. Did they use another drum take for the studio version?

  • I wish i could find a Drummer like you, Here in argentina everyone plays just thrash metal or heavy metal its allways the same, i need an all arround one hahah, Youre great travis, seriously.

  • Hey man :) Just wondered if you think there's an advantage to the Remo Black X Snare head?

  • Glad to see you are human and not ALL machine ;) Kit sounds KILLER! That coupled with amzaing playing = a joy to watch!

    I'm curious what the mic technique is on your snare? There seems to be some distance from the microphone? What microphone is it and do you have another capturing the snare side?

  • never seen a drum set-up like this.

  • That fill at 2:37 made me JIZZ all over my computer. GOOD GOIN TRAVIS.

  • that fill at 2:37 made me JIZZ all over my computer. NICE GOIN TRAVIS

  • Really dig your work man!

  • What cymbal is to the right of the left side hit hat? looks like two stacked but i still have no clue what it is

  • @Guitaristscreamer china on bottom and hi hat top on top. He does not utilize this stacker any longer.

  • Whatup mike mangini, ha.

  • are those 5A sticks you used?...

    one of my main inspirations as a drummer

  • @DeVaughn3dp He's using Mike Mangini Zildjian Signature sticks.

  • my favourite drummer and probably the most underrated drummer around. the recording quality of these vids are soooo tight too :D

  • where do i find this glorious music?

  • whats the sticking for the tom crescendo??

  • Dude, Ima buy your album

  • man i think i need a good metal snare, i havent played on one in years i got so obsessed with woods, any recommendations?

  • @mastrorj68 I would say try a brass shell. Gretsch has a hammered brass snare drum that looks freaking amazing and I bet it sounds great as well. Travis uses a Pearl Reference Brass snare drum here and in most of his vids.

  • @inimicalODDITY thanks for the advice ill look at that gretsch, i actually on my own narrowed it down to the reference brass and the tama starphonic brass

  • Mr. Travis Orbin a.k.a SHAFTNINJA, do you play xbox 360?

  • what kind of stack are you using?

  • your an ace drummer but leave that band they do you no favors! you would get far in another band maybe in a tech death or djent band

  • @ox0Jason0xo He's not in this band. He does session work and so works with other people who want to use his drumming skills to add drums to their tracks and stuff. Go to his page and look at his list, you'll see he works with different people.

  • @ox0Jason0xo he's not in cyclamen, (which is a great fuckin' band by the way) but djent isn't a genre, any band that labels themselves as "djent" don't even use the djent style of playing, they're just trying they're damndest to sound like either periphery or meshuggah. this is math metal with post-rock influence. and tech death? really? why the fuck would orbin be in tech death so he can blast all day? jesus christ kid.

  • You and Thomas Haake are two of my favourite metal drummers!

  • seriously, tight.. diggin your stuff man.

  • Everyone go to Drum Channel's website, click "contact" at the bottom, and ask Drum Channel to invite Travis Orbin for an interview/jam with Bozzio!

  • YOU ARE LITERALLY THE GOD OF METAL!

  • lol I can only dream of becoming this good... great job, I love the feel you brought to the song, fits perfectly and brings out the emotion mr. Hayato wanted to achieve no doubt.

  • is he originaly left handed? looks like it

  • @andrewscotter he's a righty. check out his setup explanation video... he goes into detail about how he came to become some proficient with his left limbs.

  • You're a monster. 

  • just great! since i listen to periphery and sea i begun to play more polyrhytms, its a cool feeling to play drums when such a riff works - i descripe it as "mindopening" ! thanks man!! by the way - your footwork at bassdrum and hats is great, hats constant an bassdrum totally crazy  - damn yes! ^^

  • right hand lead, i understand. right hand lead WITH left foot lead? is it just what you are more comfortable with? i only ask because it seems very odd to me. nevertheless, it does seem to make things more challenging lol i'm not insulting your playing style, rather, inquiring as to how you came about playing this way.

  • dude,what mics do u use.btw love your band and your setup

  • Hello mate

    Incredible stuff here. Brilliant playing and a great studio sound. Just wondered whether you sell sample packs of like individual hits on each drum? I use EZdrummer software and ive seen people trigger there own samples using The EZdrummer and a trigger.

    Thanks mate:) All the best

    Benni

  • 1:29

    this is the sound of the drums withouth the mics or the drum set is triggered?

    what exactly happened?

    Impressive drumming, by the way.

  • @HenriTrakinasXD momentary flair of unmixed drums.

  • 0.58 - 1.11 is just incredible sounding...to me anyway.

  • hahaha that huge drumset of yours and you only use a 4 piece

  • i completly covered this song to like 20 min to get 20 sec of it but now that i play it its

    kind easy no joke :)

  • you should rums for AAL

  • @breakinknucklesruler Man, that'd make my year. Alas, Tosin has a drummer. It would be awesome if Travis did some covers though. I doubt there is a person that would play it more perfectly. Not sure if he would be into doing that though.

  • @inimicalODDITY Navene fits animals perfectly now though. he used to be a death metal drummer and he completely changed his style to be in that band. if you see them live the drums now sound way better than the album

  • @CitrusWavelengths They may SOUND better, but the playing is not as technical or detailed as the albums whatsoever. He misses so many of the more advanced sections in every song. He is a good player though, and I am not hating; it's just the truth.

  • @inimicalODDITY I think it sounded pretty awesome with his own touches now. I'm a guitarist so I don't pay enough attention to drums to pick out a missed section, but I dunno I just can't wait to see what he comes up with for the new stuff

  • u shop at guitar center rockville right?

  • AWESOME vid Travis!!! What is that snare you're using? and what is the head on it?

  • Is that a P2002C double pedal?

  • @BleedingWalls420 Demon Drive

  • You are a great drummer, but it's wierd watching this video, different from your other videos, this video makes you seem like you have that natural drummer style...that's really wierd, you are still a kick ass drummer.

  • there's a fart mic :)

  • you put your foot on your left pedal weird... But you're still the best drummer in the world in my opinion lol

  • What is the that little trash-crash cymbal to the right of your left hand hi-hats? I dig it alot.

  • @SH33NANDPH33L it's a sabian crash stacked on top of a china with holes, if i'm right. i think he sold it.

  • You are one of the best drummers I've ever seen and you have great sense of music. Greetings from Hungary. When will you come to Europe?

    Btw what kind of drumhead do you you use on this snare?

  • I have no idea what went on at 2:50. That was nuts.

  • what was the inspiration to set your kit up like this? i've seen a lot of people copy it. did you come up with this, or were you inspired to set up this way by another drummer?

  • @TheTomledo if u haven't already seen it, he has a setup explanation vid. should answer some of your questions.

  • hey trav i always have had this question

    what are your hi hats on your right?

    i know TRX but what series and size?

  • 1:19 onwards is dreamy, its danny careyish but less 45 year old man!. your a f*uckin legend on the drums man, your the reason I'm spending and extra 9 hours a week on the drums.

  • Hey, travis as an admirer of all your work, i just have one question for you, what head to you have on the pedal side of your kick drum?

  • @alltogetherseperate 90% of the time it's a clear Powerstroke III. Thank you!

  • @shaftninja

    I like the sound of this songalot but i hate the singer in the other videos =[

  • @shaftninja Hey Travis! Love your sound, man... Juts had one question....what brand of kit is that?

  • @startrooper64 Truth Custom Drums

  • @shaftninja hey my drummer uses those haha sounds sick

  • Seriously, you've inspired me to get back into this genre that i loved. Just two questions? Are you left handed or right? And which way did you learn to play first? I'm just starting to learn to play right handed. (I myself play left handed)

    You are one hell of a drummer Travis.

  • @vrdrums Check out his setup explanation video, should answer all your questions, including that one!

  • @OeeOO Periphery's better off with Matt. He's a groovy guy, and Periphery is a groovy band. Travis is tight and technical, more cold and robotic, which fits better in Sky Eats Airplane.

  • @MattM2011 I think that Periphery's worse of without Sabol and Orbin. If you listen to the "Icarus lives" version with Orbin, there are some amazing details that are completely left out whith Matt on the drums!

  • @Oxpost Yeah, but a groovy band doesn't need ghost notes and other subtleties. It's all opinion though, and I appreciate you saying it without getting angry!

  • @MattM2011 It's not a matter of needing, it's a matter of what sounds best. And to me, the inclusion of ghost notes, more often that not, makes the songs in question a bit more interesting to listen to!

  • My god 0:56 on is fucking incredible. Makes me shit pants every time I hear it.

  • you make this set-up intriguing.....but i'm not gonna try it...i'm not gonna try it..i'm not gonna try it...i'm not gonna try it..i'm not gonna try it...i'm not gonna try it..

  • how do you tune your snare drum?

  • Dude i can't stop repeating the fill at 2:08. So perfect.

  • Ive always wanted to know....whats your birthday?

    

  • are you lefty?

    or you just are awesome and play both?

  • @rudiiwii1 Travis is ambidextrous, so he can play both, hands and feet.

  • I haven't even heard programmed drums that sound this tight. Way to be travis. Way to be.

  • You should put up a video of just the audio from the camera. No mics.

  • I'm highly impressed! I've never been much of a Double Bass guy but tracks like these make me want to get the other pedal out again, blow off the dust and get grooving. Great job!

  • It looks like he just randomly put that kit down around his kick, lol.

  • @YOWHATTHEHELLUP71 Doesn't look random to me at all... just symmetrical.

  • I wish more drummers took their instrument as seriously as Travis does. It would allow recording engineers to be engineers rather than drum programmers again.

  • I just wanna set up my drumset like that just to see how it feels to be like you