dkerwood
Silver Member
I came to church on Wednesday night for praise band rehearsal, and had to laugh. The band leader had told me he wanted to use some of his new platforms to define some space for drums, bass, keys, guitar... but I was expecting the 8" platforms- just enough for a little lift. Imagine my surprise, then, when I walk in and see my drums set up on the HUGE 30" platform! It's also on the edge of the 3' stage, so the front row of people to the side literally have the drums over their heads!
In any event, I didn't think any good could come from the congregation being UNDER my cymbals, so I hauled out the old drum shell. I set it up about 2-3 feet in front of the drums to help save my ears, but before we got started, the leader asked me to move it closer to help shield the bassist from my volume. Meh. My ears came away from rehearsal ringing.
So this morning, I brought my earplugs and just played at a nice mezzo forte. Sounded ridiculously loud to me, but the leader kept smiling and saying it was great, so I kept it up. Fun times.
In any event, I didn't think any good could come from the congregation being UNDER my cymbals, so I hauled out the old drum shell. I set it up about 2-3 feet in front of the drums to help save my ears, but before we got started, the leader asked me to move it closer to help shield the bassist from my volume. Meh. My ears came away from rehearsal ringing.
So this morning, I brought my earplugs and just played at a nice mezzo forte. Sounded ridiculously loud to me, but the leader kept smiling and saying it was great, so I kept it up. Fun times.