Kopi
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I have a PDP x7 maple kit with Remo Emperor heads all around 8/10/12/14/16 (about 6 months old). I'm very satisfied with where I can get my 10/12/14 toms, I think they sound great. I've read many (and I mean many) guides online as far as tuning, many different methods, watched all the Gatzen videos my brain could handle, but I can't get either of my 8 or 16 inch drums to sound right.
I have a hard time describing the sound, but the 8" lacks any tone what so ever. I tried tuning it relatively low to match with my 8 to 10 to 12 rack toms, and thats the only spot it sounds mildly good but even at that it sounds flat, and kinda has an unpleasant "bung" sound to it.
My 16" is just the opposite...I can't tune it high enough without it sounding awful. Right now it sits way off the deep end and sounds hollow.
I'd love to post up some audio clips but the best I could do would be from my SLR digital camera, I've often been told don't even bother.
The kit in question..
I have a hard time describing the sound, but the 8" lacks any tone what so ever. I tried tuning it relatively low to match with my 8 to 10 to 12 rack toms, and thats the only spot it sounds mildly good but even at that it sounds flat, and kinda has an unpleasant "bung" sound to it.
My 16" is just the opposite...I can't tune it high enough without it sounding awful. Right now it sits way off the deep end and sounds hollow.
I'd love to post up some audio clips but the best I could do would be from my SLR digital camera, I've often been told don't even bother.
The kit in question..