The Disappearance of the 13-Inch Tom – and what we can learn from it.
DRUM ACOUSTICS · INSTRUMENT DESIGN · CULTURE The Disappearance of the 13-Inch Tom - and what we can learn from it. How a superstition solved the wrong problem — and…
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How to improve your drum sound
Recently a drummer was desperate to know how he can make sure sound engineers would get his drum sound right. He wrote: "Playing live we always have different sound guys.…
Why do drum sets have ascending toms?
Before mic'ing became a necessity, acoustic drums were just that: acoustic. And when they needed to be louder, drum manufacturers made them bigger and longer. That led to some diameter…
Play drums at room volume with Silent Sticks
Originally published May 2020, Sticks Magazine (Germany). Translated and edited for clarity. Playing drums at room volume? On a normal drum set? Silent Sticks from Adoro make this possible. And…
How did drumming get so damned loud?
How did drumming get so DAMNED LOUD?
When you go to a gig and the band is wearing in-ear monitors, audience members are stuffing plugs in their ears, and the chap running the soundboard is deaf, it…
Warm Tuning: what it is, and why you want it.
TL;DR: Warm tuning means you tune your resonant head about a third higher than the batter head, resuting in overtones an octave below the fundamental tone. This makes your drums…