Hi everyone,
I haven't posted much, but i was wondering if i could get some advice.
My main question is: when playing a live gig, should i use much muffling on my drums.
Now for some background info...
This weekend I just played an outdoor gig, a local beach bar that holds around 350-400 people. All my drums were miked, and we had a sound guy. While doing the sound check, he thought the drums sounded a little too boomy. I had them tuned to a slightly higher pitch than i normally would, and there was a little bit of resonance, thats it. No excessive ringing or anything.
I was under the impression (mainly from reading threads here) that you want some resonance to give the drums some projection, since most of it will be lost when the band is playing and you have a large amount of people.
The mic setup went into a mixing board that was by me, then from there went to the sound guys board. So he really only had control over the kit as overall, not the individual drums.
It was either that, or he originally wanted to just use a few overheads that ran straight into his board.
He suggested next time using O rings (which i hate) to deaden the sound, then he would add some reverb and whatnot.
Is this normally the way to go?
I should mention that our overall sound (stage and beyond) was excellent. People said the drums sounded nice and crisp, and this was from about 50 - 60 ft back. Also I personally liked the way the kit sounded as well, although i realize it may be different than what the audience hears.
Sorry if this was too long, bottom line is, for this type if gig, do i deaden the drums and let the sound guy do his magic?
Thanks for any advice,
Hank
I haven't posted much, but i was wondering if i could get some advice.
My main question is: when playing a live gig, should i use much muffling on my drums.
Now for some background info...
This weekend I just played an outdoor gig, a local beach bar that holds around 350-400 people. All my drums were miked, and we had a sound guy. While doing the sound check, he thought the drums sounded a little too boomy. I had them tuned to a slightly higher pitch than i normally would, and there was a little bit of resonance, thats it. No excessive ringing or anything.
I was under the impression (mainly from reading threads here) that you want some resonance to give the drums some projection, since most of it will be lost when the band is playing and you have a large amount of people.
The mic setup went into a mixing board that was by me, then from there went to the sound guys board. So he really only had control over the kit as overall, not the individual drums.
It was either that, or he originally wanted to just use a few overheads that ran straight into his board.
He suggested next time using O rings (which i hate) to deaden the sound, then he would add some reverb and whatnot.
Is this normally the way to go?
I should mention that our overall sound (stage and beyond) was excellent. People said the drums sounded nice and crisp, and this was from about 50 - 60 ft back. Also I personally liked the way the kit sounded as well, although i realize it may be different than what the audience hears.
Sorry if this was too long, bottom line is, for this type if gig, do i deaden the drums and let the sound guy do his magic?
Thanks for any advice,
Hank