newoldie
Silver Member
I found this interesting, since in watching Steve's videos the drums always sound fantastic, full and open. His video link is pasted below, check it out.
I know he plays mostly jazz, but I re-tuned my mount tom and floor tom to be tighter on the batter and a little lower on the resos. The sound is definitely fuller with more resonance.
On the bass drum, I tried to tune the reso lower but had to watch for wrinkling so I settled for lower than usual, not as low as I thought; and still tightened up the batter higher than before.
I play some small venue gigs where I don't have an amp for the bass drum and the other drums aren't miced, so I'm trying this modified tuning out tonight. I'm using my Sonor Player kit basics- 20x12, 10x8, snare.
I can't tell how the end result will turn out to the audience's ear, since I haven't sat 15+ feet in front with someone else on the kit to hear this tuning but on at 2 feet away it sounded pretty full
Does anyone else modify their tuning for no micing, smaller venues/gigs, to produce a more resonant sound in this manner?
I recall Larry has advocated tuning the bass drum head higher to reach the audience's hearing, but I'm wondering if Steve's approach might sound even louder.
Anyone compare tuning techniques- Steve's style to the tighter-resonant style (with no mics)?
https://youtu.be/KkF80DigKzk
I know he plays mostly jazz, but I re-tuned my mount tom and floor tom to be tighter on the batter and a little lower on the resos. The sound is definitely fuller with more resonance.
On the bass drum, I tried to tune the reso lower but had to watch for wrinkling so I settled for lower than usual, not as low as I thought; and still tightened up the batter higher than before.
I play some small venue gigs where I don't have an amp for the bass drum and the other drums aren't miced, so I'm trying this modified tuning out tonight. I'm using my Sonor Player kit basics- 20x12, 10x8, snare.
I can't tell how the end result will turn out to the audience's ear, since I haven't sat 15+ feet in front with someone else on the kit to hear this tuning but on at 2 feet away it sounded pretty full
Does anyone else modify their tuning for no micing, smaller venues/gigs, to produce a more resonant sound in this manner?
I recall Larry has advocated tuning the bass drum head higher to reach the audience's hearing, but I'm wondering if Steve's approach might sound even louder.
Anyone compare tuning techniques- Steve's style to the tighter-resonant style (with no mics)?
https://youtu.be/KkF80DigKzk