actual v/s mic'ed sound.

[soham2rescue]

well.. i am into a session of tuning my drums.. since last 6 months :P.. experimenting things.. learning lots!!

i wonder can people tell me. how much difference in tom and bass drum sound is experienced.. when herd by audience ..with and without drum mics?

because.. i believe i have been tuning drums good.. since it has been 6 months.. still after viewing all the professional kind of drum videos.. i feel my tuning is poor.. which actually led me to thus doubt.

thx.

[Dr_Watso]

Your kit will sound different to an audience than it does to you. Your kit will sound different when you mic it, and your kit will sound different on fancy speakers as opposed to crappy ones.

Thems the breaks. Usually I tune things so that there's less overtones when I'm micing for recording, and I tune for more note when I'm going to play the kit live. When setting up for live events, it's always best to have someone else play your kit for a moment while you go out front and see how it sounds.