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Post by Rusty on Apr 20, 2009 22:29:03 GMT -6
I was talking with friend tonight about dampening the heads on the kit,and he told me to go to Walmart and get some of the stick on foam,like you put around your door to seal off the draft. And apply it to the underside of the head about an inch in from the outer edge and then tune them as usual. I did this and they sound fantastic. I mean they sound like studio drums. Easy to tune up and just the right amount of resonance. 0 overtones and 0 ring. So save yourself some cash before you buy the aquarian heads. Try it on your old heads first,it's only a couple of bucks,then buy the Pinstripes or whatever and apply the weatherstrip seal and you will be very surprised at how good they will sound,and you'll have money ledt to buy some cool new toys
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Post by junkman306 on May 5, 2009 10:05:10 GMT -6
I'll have to try that. I've got a set of Evans rings and they work ok, but I hadn't thought of using foam. ;D
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Post by vanman on May 5, 2009 22:46:01 GMT -6
Just a comment about dampening, keep in mind, if the kit is to be gigged, what you hear at the kit is not the same sound your audience will hear. I used the plastic trays with foam rings, I think the trade name was "Dead Ringers" once at a small venue- un miced and a friend of mine told me afterward that while he enjoyed the drumming he wanted me to know that the drums, themselves, sounded like I was pounding on cardboard bokes- no ring whatso ever, just a thump thump sound. At the kit they saounded more like the word "tomb" with no high end overtones but just a real smooth resonance. At a gig, just make sure to have someone play on your kit and you go out where the audience will be and listen to how they sound- during a sound check would be preferable so you can hear them in with the other instruments and make adjustments accordingly.
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