Auspicious
Silver Member
I just saw this thread about raising the bass drum.
And it makes me wonder.. I was told to play the drums in the middle of the heads but somewhat, with my snare and bass drum, the middle spot is not the spot I like to hit the most at all.
For the snare I find it better to hit around, the rebound is better and I even prefer the sound, with more overtones? For the bass drum it's about the the same thing. To get a jazz kind of sound, I was told to lower my 18" bass drum in order to hit a bit higher, off center, and that this would give me a bit more tonality out of the bass drum. .
At first I thought it was a dumb idea.. but today, I think it's true, the sound and the feel is much better offset from the center, in my opinion.
I want to know if other people like to play off center of the snare and bass drum or if it's just a bad habit for most of you.
For me the snare is like a round zone with many sounds sectors.
How and why do drummers elevate the front of the bass drum head off the floor?
I most recently noticed or read somewhere that some drummers level or elevate the front of their bass drum off the floor so it can better met the beater when it makes contact, usually for quicker rebound, faster speed, and a square on punch of degree from pedal to head I would think? But, what...
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And it makes me wonder.. I was told to play the drums in the middle of the heads but somewhat, with my snare and bass drum, the middle spot is not the spot I like to hit the most at all.
For the snare I find it better to hit around, the rebound is better and I even prefer the sound, with more overtones? For the bass drum it's about the the same thing. To get a jazz kind of sound, I was told to lower my 18" bass drum in order to hit a bit higher, off center, and that this would give me a bit more tonality out of the bass drum. .
At first I thought it was a dumb idea.. but today, I think it's true, the sound and the feel is much better offset from the center, in my opinion.
I want to know if other people like to play off center of the snare and bass drum or if it's just a bad habit for most of you.
For me the snare is like a round zone with many sounds sectors.