AzHeat
Platinum Member
I did a few searches on this, because I'm sure it's been discussed somewhere, but I couldn't quite find what I'm looking for.
In my past life, when I was giging I always had a pillow in my kick. It stays there no matter what and for the most part sounded like crap, unless mic'd.
I'll be playing outdoor later this month and we'll be running the drums through a PA. I'm currently running an Aquarian SKI on the batter and Regulator on the reso with no stuffing. I really like the open sound and how I can control how much boom I may want on a song. We're playing a mix of tunes 60s and newer, so the kick will have to be dry at times, yet some songs could really benefit from the openness of the kick without stuffing.
Question is, with a PA and a mic through the reso port, is an open kick going to be tough to control? Should I go for a dryer sound and muffle with my PDP pillow, or will I be fine to control the kick as I have been in practice?
There won't be a sound guy on this gig. Once we do a sound check, things will be left as is, unless something unforeseen happens.
In my past life, when I was giging I always had a pillow in my kick. It stays there no matter what and for the most part sounded like crap, unless mic'd.
I'll be playing outdoor later this month and we'll be running the drums through a PA. I'm currently running an Aquarian SKI on the batter and Regulator on the reso with no stuffing. I really like the open sound and how I can control how much boom I may want on a song. We're playing a mix of tunes 60s and newer, so the kick will have to be dry at times, yet some songs could really benefit from the openness of the kick without stuffing.
Question is, with a PA and a mic through the reso port, is an open kick going to be tough to control? Should I go for a dryer sound and muffle with my PDP pillow, or will I be fine to control the kick as I have been in practice?
There won't be a sound guy on this gig. Once we do a sound check, things will be left as is, unless something unforeseen happens.