Some rooms/stages can enhance the sound of your well-tuned drums, some seem to deaden them or worse. Especially true if your working un-mic'd. Generally, I've come to like hollow, uncarpeted stages with a reflective backwall as opposed to curtains etc. but, they're all different.
The weirdest situation I've encountered was playing for a wedding in a restaurant housed in a old, huge concrete building that had once been a car dealership. Two stories and built into the side of a hill on 2 sides, it was a 'fast' room sound-wise. My kick was mic'd and I had a vocal mic, mostly turned off except when singing. For whatever sonic reason, whenever I hit my 13" tom the whole building resonated and it was louder than my other drums and really, louder than the band. I adjusted my playing and left that drum alone, the only positive being that, when the bride threw out the bouquet, I did a crescendo roll that made the whole place ROAR.
Ever play a room with crazy acoustics, slap-back that messed with your time, or maybe made your drums sound great?
The weirdest situation I've encountered was playing for a wedding in a restaurant housed in a old, huge concrete building that had once been a car dealership. Two stories and built into the side of a hill on 2 sides, it was a 'fast' room sound-wise. My kick was mic'd and I had a vocal mic, mostly turned off except when singing. For whatever sonic reason, whenever I hit my 13" tom the whole building resonated and it was louder than my other drums and really, louder than the band. I adjusted my playing and left that drum alone, the only positive being that, when the bride threw out the bouquet, I did a crescendo roll that made the whole place ROAR.
Ever play a room with crazy acoustics, slap-back that messed with your time, or maybe made your drums sound great?
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