Witterings
Silver Member
Hi all,
What's everyone's take on hitting the drums too hard ???
Apparently one critic was quoted as saying John Bonham would never make it as a drummer because he hit them too hard and when you take the likes of Aaron Spears into account (what a dude) personally I don't think it's possible.
That said I'm sure we've all been to band practices where eveybody says the drummers too loud, my take is it's in too small a room with too small a PA. Used to get told it in a small pub that had open mic night as well.
Drums are drums and make a certain level of noise, yes I do hit them harder than some drummers and not as hard as others but it's not constant it's only where there should be greater emphasis / volume and I'll be the quietest around during a soft ballard.
If I try and play more quietly than I would to accomodate for a small room I feel as though I've got one hand tied behind my back and makes me so conscious of my playing I play rubbish.
I think I've become more aware of it recently as the band I was in I practiced with an electronic kit which meant I coud hit it as hard as I liked and if "The Mix" wasn't right it could be just turned down and yet I could still be giving and feeling that I'm giving it my all in the places it needs it, the new band pratice in a small rehearsal room.
I'm also not talking about just playing loud / hard throughout a song but with variation and surely when you're in a studio / gig with a full PA and sound engineer they just mix you accordingly.
Be interested to hear other peoples views and if it's just me or do you often get asked to turn it down at rehearsals / small venues and does it affect your playing ??
What's everyone's take on hitting the drums too hard ???
Apparently one critic was quoted as saying John Bonham would never make it as a drummer because he hit them too hard and when you take the likes of Aaron Spears into account (what a dude) personally I don't think it's possible.
That said I'm sure we've all been to band practices where eveybody says the drummers too loud, my take is it's in too small a room with too small a PA. Used to get told it in a small pub that had open mic night as well.
Drums are drums and make a certain level of noise, yes I do hit them harder than some drummers and not as hard as others but it's not constant it's only where there should be greater emphasis / volume and I'll be the quietest around during a soft ballard.
If I try and play more quietly than I would to accomodate for a small room I feel as though I've got one hand tied behind my back and makes me so conscious of my playing I play rubbish.
I think I've become more aware of it recently as the band I was in I practiced with an electronic kit which meant I coud hit it as hard as I liked and if "The Mix" wasn't right it could be just turned down and yet I could still be giving and feeling that I'm giving it my all in the places it needs it, the new band pratice in a small rehearsal room.
I'm also not talking about just playing loud / hard throughout a song but with variation and surely when you're in a studio / gig with a full PA and sound engineer they just mix you accordingly.
Be interested to hear other peoples views and if it's just me or do you often get asked to turn it down at rehearsals / small venues and does it affect your playing ??