Hi,
New to the forums and I have a question about drum heads.
So I've been drumming for about 4 years, but the last 2 years I've been living in one bedroom apts and thus I got a cheap electronic kit to practice on since an acoustic kit wouldn't be viable on a daily basis. I'll be moving in a month to a place where I can have a real kit again, and want to make the transition back to the acoustic set as seemless as possible. I've been working on a lot of straight technique this year, and I'm afraid of losing speed on the toms playing rudiment patterns when I switch over. Basically what I would like to find ideally are drum heads that I can tune up pretty tight to get a lot of rebound out of the sticks like rubber drum pads, but without sacrificing too much in the way of the bombastic tom tone I'm looking for. I already know that rubber pads are an unrealistic analog to real drums; I'm looking to get as close as possible, and that its never going to be totally the same. I am also well aware that rebound is achieved from technique, and surface rebound is not required to play doubles or anything else. I practice on pillows all the time, and my technique is pretty solid, but surface rebound, while not necessary, is still desirable for obvious reasons.
So my question is, does anyone know if any of the standard types of drum heads (single ply, 2-ply, hydraulic, coated etc) are particularly suited for this. My first guess would be 2-plys, based on the fact that the drumdial website recommends higher pressures for them than other heads, but thats just an untested hypothesis. If anybody has any insight into this, or other tips for transitioning from electronic pad back to real drums, it would be greatly appreciated.
thanks
New to the forums and I have a question about drum heads.
So I've been drumming for about 4 years, but the last 2 years I've been living in one bedroom apts and thus I got a cheap electronic kit to practice on since an acoustic kit wouldn't be viable on a daily basis. I'll be moving in a month to a place where I can have a real kit again, and want to make the transition back to the acoustic set as seemless as possible. I've been working on a lot of straight technique this year, and I'm afraid of losing speed on the toms playing rudiment patterns when I switch over. Basically what I would like to find ideally are drum heads that I can tune up pretty tight to get a lot of rebound out of the sticks like rubber drum pads, but without sacrificing too much in the way of the bombastic tom tone I'm looking for. I already know that rubber pads are an unrealistic analog to real drums; I'm looking to get as close as possible, and that its never going to be totally the same. I am also well aware that rebound is achieved from technique, and surface rebound is not required to play doubles or anything else. I practice on pillows all the time, and my technique is pretty solid, but surface rebound, while not necessary, is still desirable for obvious reasons.
So my question is, does anyone know if any of the standard types of drum heads (single ply, 2-ply, hydraulic, coated etc) are particularly suited for this. My first guess would be 2-plys, based on the fact that the drumdial website recommends higher pressures for them than other heads, but thats just an untested hypothesis. If anybody has any insight into this, or other tips for transitioning from electronic pad back to real drums, it would be greatly appreciated.
thanks