cdrums21
Gold Member
Do you play any differently when you can hear that kick drum exploding in the house or hear the snare crack throughout the club/auditorium? For me, it definitley gives me more of a sense of power and drive, but it also can change the way I feel the pattern I'm playing because the sound is so fat out front. Alot of times, it seems more appropriate to simplify the pattern. For example, maybe I'm playing a slow ballad in a small room and all I can hear is the acoustic kit. Perhaps I'll play a dotted kick drum pattern like: boom...crack...boom boom....crack. The next night I'm playing in a large room and the PA is just kickin'. Now I can hear the power of my kick drum out front and it seems more appropriate to play a straight beat: boom...crack....boom....crack. All of this of course within the context of the music and the bass line, etc. Do you know what I mean? Have you experienced this?