New Drum set

[fltlnbassist]

Ok im over from the bass section so hello to all of you.


Heres whats going on

My brother got a new drum set and im not sure about the bass drum. I ve seen other drummers have a large pillow or blanket in side or even a a strip of an old towel about 5 inches wide on the skin where the beater hits. My question. Should he put some thign in ther or on it so it sounds more bassy i should say? cause right now it sounds nothign like a bass drum.

please expalin someting

thanks

[Tang.]

Drummers often put basses, towels, sheets etc for muffling, because often it doesnt fit the tone they prefer.. heres an excerpt from the tuning bible ( http://home.earthlink.net/~prof.sound/id6.html) that may help you out. Good luck and have fun.

Pads and/or Pillows


1. One pad or pillow, or anything that covers a calculated 15-20% coverage against Batter head only: Beater attack is accentuated, tone and sustain linger.



2. One pad or pillow, 15-20% coverage against resonant head only: Beater attack will be lessened, tone and sustain develop as a short burst of energy followed by some bright overtones.



3. One pad or pillow, 15-20% coverage against Batter head and Resonant: Beater attack accentuated, overall volume diminished a bit, tone and sustain become focused, overtones diminished.



4. One pad or pillow, 25-30% coverage against Batter head and 15-20% coverage of Resonant: Beater attack becomes much sharper and accentuated, overall volume does not diminished much more than the above, tone and sustain become even more focused, overtones all but gone. When used with a single ply muffled batter head, easy to get very sharp sound. Good choice for mic use.



5. One pad or pillow, 25-30% coverage against Batter and Resonant: A very focused sound, which becomes ideal for close micing of a kick drum. Beater attack becomes as sharp as it gets, overall volume does not diminished much more than the above, tone and sustain become short bursts of energy that when listened to without a mic, seem lifeless. A distinct “punch” sound.