Okay, to switch this up, I'm not asking for a ton of advice on the subject. Sure, if you have some serious insight deeper than "Watch this sweet Ocheltree video yarrr", hit me.
I've spent a while researching the classic rock greats and how they pulled their sound out of their drums. No, I don't necessarily strive to sound like John Bonham. He satisfies his niche style of playing better than anybody can and ever will be able to.
But, I believe that his drum sound is an excellent place to start in terms of building a knowledge base of tuning. I've developed a great sense of awareness of my batter and resonant heads and the intervals between them (well, at least better than I was a short while ago).
So instead of discussing how to achieve this sound, I'm just curious what you guys think about this style?
How applicable is this technique in the modern industry for recording and live playing? Do you find it better, worse, or just different than the various other tuning methods (JAW, etc...)
I just have a strong interest in tuning, because it's such a subjective beast. Some sound guys absolutely hate the sound of my toms, to the point where they say almost insulting things about my tuning, while others have come up and been absolutely stoked that I apply age-old techniques to my kit.
I mean, in the end, drums go DUM and cymbals go PHSHSHSH, but I'm just interested in the musicians perception of this.
Sorry for the novel
I've spent a while researching the classic rock greats and how they pulled their sound out of their drums. No, I don't necessarily strive to sound like John Bonham. He satisfies his niche style of playing better than anybody can and ever will be able to.
But, I believe that his drum sound is an excellent place to start in terms of building a knowledge base of tuning. I've developed a great sense of awareness of my batter and resonant heads and the intervals between them (well, at least better than I was a short while ago).
So instead of discussing how to achieve this sound, I'm just curious what you guys think about this style?
How applicable is this technique in the modern industry for recording and live playing? Do you find it better, worse, or just different than the various other tuning methods (JAW, etc...)
I just have a strong interest in tuning, because it's such a subjective beast. Some sound guys absolutely hate the sound of my toms, to the point where they say almost insulting things about my tuning, while others have come up and been absolutely stoked that I apply age-old techniques to my kit.
I mean, in the end, drums go DUM and cymbals go PHSHSHSH, but I'm just interested in the musicians perception of this.
Sorry for the novel