incrementalg
Gold Member
I like to alternate between playing off the bass drum head and burying the beater. I love the sound of a non ported reso head, but I get flutter on the batter head when burying the beater. My understanding is that it’s due to the air inside the drum coming back against the reso head.
If I were to cut a very small port...say maybe 2-3 inches, would that allow enough air to escape to eliminate the flutter?
I love the sound of my aquarian regulator reso (I removed half of the felt) and would like to keep using the same head. My set came with a DW reso with nickel sized holes around the perimeter. It felt pretty good, but the head sounded papery.
Thoughts on a single, small port to let air out without losing resonance?
If I were to cut a very small port...say maybe 2-3 inches, would that allow enough air to escape to eliminate the flutter?
I love the sound of my aquarian regulator reso (I removed half of the felt) and would like to keep using the same head. My set came with a DW reso with nickel sized holes around the perimeter. It felt pretty good, but the head sounded papery.
Thoughts on a single, small port to let air out without losing resonance?