BASS DRUM TUNING

Re: Tuningup me bass drums

Oh woops, I misread. Yeah I found the EMAD to have alot of attack no matter what I did. Are you using a felt beater? That might help some.
Yes, am using a felt beater ( Pearl Eliminators). Am curious to know if the EMAD, because of its plastic muffling sleeve, has a naturally 'clicky' thud compared to some of the other heads.
thanks,
 
Re: Tuningup me bass drums

Yes, am using a felt beater ( Pearl Eliminators). Am curious to know if the EMAD, because of its plastic muffling sleeve, has a naturally 'clicky' thud compared to some of the other heads.
thanks,

That very well could be. You might want to try the coated version. I found that to not be as clicky.
 
im having a bit of trouble with tuning my bass drum, i would like it to be louder but i cant seem to find the right setting for it.

if anyone knows anything that could help, post your ideas so i can finally be happy with my bass drum sound
 
Re: Bass Drum Tuning

Try removing some of the muffling, if it's heavily muffled. Otherwise, you can tune it higher so that it cuts through more. I tune my bass (With EMAD/EQ3 Reso) fairly high, and use only the small muffling ring on the EMAD, nothing else. I tried the wide ring, but found that it made the bass really quiet, so the thin ring is perfect for me. Obviously if you use a different bass head you'll have to find some configuration that works for you, but there's a few examples of things that might help.

Also, see the tuning bible in my sig vvvvv
 
Re: Bass Drum Tuning

Are you propping the front end of the kick up with the spurs? That will help. It also depends on the room. I use the Superkick II / EQ3 combo, with res side tuned real low (not far above wrinkle) and the batter side a bit tight. That works well for my music room, but I haven't found the sweet spot for other rooms yet.
 
Re: Bass Drum Tuning

Are you propping the front end of the kick up with the spurs? That will help. It also depends on the room. I use the Superkick II / EQ3 combo, with res side tuned real low (not far above wrinkle) and the batter side a bit tight. That works well for my music room, but I haven't found the sweet spot for other rooms yet.

yeh im using the spurs. the rooms full of different things so i think it could just be the room.
thanks for the advice though
 
Re: Bass Drum Tuning

Try removing some of the muffling, if it's heavily muffled. Otherwise, you can tune it higher so that it cuts through more. I tune my bass (With EMAD/EQ3 Reso) fairly high, and use only the small muffling ring on the EMAD, nothing else. I tried the wide ring, but found that it made the bass really quiet, so the thin ring is perfect for me. Obviously if you use a different bass head you'll have to find some configuration that works for you, but there's a few examples of things that might help.

Also, see the tuning bible in my sig vvvvv

same heads and ring i use on my kick.. excellent combo.
 
Re: Bass Drum Tuning

im having a bit of trouble with tuning my bass drum, i would like it to be louder but i cant seem to find the right setting for it.

if anyone knows anything that could help, post your ideas so i can finally be happy with my bass drum sound

What kind of heads do you have on it?
 
Re: Bass Drum Tuning

i tried out that Professor Sound's Tuning Bible and tuned my bass to be more punchy and now im ecstatic at the sound i have, its so crisp and punchs straight through.
 
Tuning Recording custom bass drum

I have heard that RC bass drums sound like s**t but i know this is not the case. I had my bass drum counding awesome, but then I replaced the eads with the same exact ones (super kick 2 and regulator) and it really is lacking bass and there is too much plasticy sound. I like loose tunings. How would I go about tuning this?
 
Re: Tuning Recording custom bass drum

My RC was a 22x17, and the stock Yamaha reso. head had way too much hole in it for my tastes. I ran an ebony Ambassador reso. (had one ported with a HOLZ and one sans port) and either a clear Powerstroke 3 or a clear Pinstripe batter.
 
Re: Tuning Recording custom bass drum

My RC was a 22x17, and the stock Yamaha reso. head had way too much hole in it for my tastes. I ran an ebony Ambassador reso. (had one ported with a HOLZ and one sans port) and either a clear Powerstroke 3 or a clear Pinstripe batter.


I heard that the Pinstripe head was initially designed for these drums. Or were these drums designed for the Pinstripe heads in mind? Do you know anything like this rumor to be true?


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Re: Tuning Recording custom bass drum

I've heard many rumors, and I think that is one of them. My "research" places the Pinstripe head to be born somewhere around 1973. http://www.mikejamesjazz.com/instruments.html I've read that here, and elsewhere. The Yamaha RC was introduced in 1981 http://www.yamahamusic.com.au/about/history.asp For a drum manufacturer to "design" a line of drums "specific" to a particular head type and/or even a head manufacturer seems a little far fetched. Like putting all your eggs in one basket.
 
Re: Tuning Recording custom bass drum

I've heard many rumors, and I think that is one of them. My "research" places the Pinstripe head to be born somewhere around 1973. http://www.mikejamesjazz.com/instruments.html I've read that here, and elsewhere. The Yamaha RC was introduced in 1981 http://www.yamahamusic.com.au/about/history.asp For a drum manufacturer to "design" a line of drums "specific" to a particular head type and/or even a head manufacturer seems a little far fetched. Like putting all your eggs in one basket.

I would agree with what you said but this sems to be a prevalent rumor. Maybe the bearing edge was cut to take advantage of the the drumhead - and I am just speculating here.


Mike

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Re: Tuning Recording custom bass drum

As rumors go, yes, I'll agree. But, I'll believe it when I see either info. published from Remo or from Yamaha. I sometimes spend way too much time chasing "real" ghosts, I don't need to spend an inordinant amount of time chasing "imagined" ones.
 
Tuning the EMAD2

I've just changed my old batter head and put on my newly acquired EMAD2 today. The trouble is that I lack the knowledge and experience to tune but a few days ago I've read up a little on the Drum Bible. Some of the explainations are easy to understand and some are not, so basicly, I just followed in accordance to what I understood. Now my bass drum sounds really bad, although I've not finished tuning it yet. It sounds...fat? With excessive overtones? I don't really know how to explain. I just don't know where to proceed from this point onwards. All I know is that this good bass head is suffering from my bad tuning XD

Any advices?

ps. I like metal btw
 
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Re: Tuning the EMAD2

If you're getting a plasticy slap sound the head needs to come up in tension. The premuffled heads like the Super kicks and EMADs tend to sound really dead at low tensions.

With the EMAD remove the muffling ring and bring the tension up until you hear a clear tone, not just a dull thud. Make sure the tone is consistent at all the tension rods. Do the same with the reso head.

Once you've done that try both the large and small muffling rings to get the right amount of dampening. The drum should resonate with the rings removed. If you like the way the batter head feels. but don't like the pitch you can tension up or down the reso head to change that. This may also effect the feel somewhat.

If you use a drum dial 77 - 80 should get you in the ball park. The drum will sound deeper in pitch out front than it dose behind kit. I've messed with these heads a lot and this is what works for me. I won't claim it to be perfect, but it will produce a decent sound and feel.
 
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