Jay Weinberg (Slipknot) 'Nero Forte' Playthrough on Roland VAD506

Jay Weinberg, drummer with band Slipknot, has to keep his drumming and physical fitness in top shape. Touring with Slipknot is the drumming equivalent of being asked to run a marathon, night after night. Playing a show this demanding without a warmup can lead to injuries, which could be game over for the tour. That’s why Jay chooses to take his V-Drums on tour - so that he can maintain tour-readiness and warm-up before every live show. Having a V-Drums kit on-hand is also useful for helping Jay and the band pen new songs and easily capture demo tracks on tour.

In this video, Jay plays along with a well-known Slipknot favourite, using the V-Drums Acoustic Design VAD506 kit. Jay plays a Slipknot track, with original drum track removed, from SD card inserted into the TD-27 module. The audio from the TD-27 module provides the drum sounds and are mixed with the Slipknot track.

Jay’s custom setup uses two VAD506 kits, combined together, to exactly model his acoustic kit setup as played on stage with Slipknot. Two TD-27 modules are tethered together to provide inputs for all pads within the kit. Drum audio is recorded directly from the TD-27 modules into a DAW. Mixing and panning completed in post-production, maintaining the authenticity of the TD-27 module sound. Video and audio recorded backstage at a Slipknot concert on January 24th 2020, Birmingham, UK.

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[leokimvideo]

I love watching a master doing his craft, next let's see The Clown swing a baseball bat.

[pigsquealingcore]

this is like the smartest advertising for Roland, you get all the Slipknot fans to look at your product, and you also show how durable your drums are, cause we all know Jay beats the shit out of them every time lol

[ColtonFromTexas]

Jay walks toward his drum set..

Drum sticks: Please sir, I have kids.

[eetfukouijaaa]

Man, to the those who doubted Jay when he joined really are quiet now. This guy is a beast

[tomd]

Jay: *walks into studio whistling Nero Forte*

That symbal: oh no

[Steveksr]

Craziest thing to me is how in the hell do you get blessed with two of the greatest drummers in the genre in one band. Long live the Knot.

[Manu-Official]

Jay is beating those drums like Roland owes him money.

[damagedbug]

1:51 Loreal: Because i'm worth it

[pawgaj]

I can't unhear Correy singing "that's what Youtube is". :(

[NoctumusTV]

His hi-hat whenever they play this song: Ahh, time for a little break!

[mndrummer]

This drum sound sounds much better then previous video of Jay's playing.🤘

[TheDarkness]

God, I love his energy. He get so into it.

[Eli-gnqd]

Man y’all really doubted jay. He came to the band have huge shoes to fill while simultaneously adding his own take on the music but still giving it the same slipknot feeling for fans to love. I love him so much as a drummer for them

[kaitlyntiller]

Wow this guy is really good, he should be in a band or something.

[VILLA]

I'm a simple guy... I see Jay Weinberg playthrough... I click

[geoffreyeberlen]

I really liked joey. But come on jay is killing it for slip. He is having a blast
Always beast mode. There is nothing slowing him down. I have a blast watching him play.

[caffeinechaos]

It's nice to see that Animal has expanded past The Muppets.

[AxelWerner]

Having your TD K played by Slipknot is not covered by the warranty!!

[arnold.jalias]

we will miss you
it’s another bad decision from Slipknot
You are awesome

[Metroidam]

Glad Roland is giving heavy metal bands the spotlight. Metal music in general is a huge market for instrument makers. It deserves more positive attention.