Ear-piercing snare!
Hi guys,
I've been learning the drums for a couple of years now, using a Traps E450 electronic kit. That's great fun, but no surprise, the urge to get a 'real' drum or drum set has been growing. A few weeks ago I bought a Tama Metalworks 14 x 5.5 steel snare. Of course, it's great to play - only one problem. Even pretty light strokes on the centre of the batter head produce an ear-piercing crack! Now, I know that the small room environment in which I practise will exaggerate this effect, and I probably need to develop more finesse, after getting used to bouncy mesh heads of the E-kit. However, I am wondering if a different batter head might help to reduce the volume a bit.
The drum comes with an Evans Powercenter Reverse Dot head.
So, my question is, are there alternative batter heads that would help to reduce the volume, or are there other techniques that could do the same thing?
Appreciate any advice a lot. Thanks
Hi guys,
I've been learning the drums for a couple of years now, using a Traps E450 electronic kit. That's great fun, but no surprise, the urge to get a 'real' drum or drum set has been growing. A few weeks ago I bought a Tama Metalworks 14 x 5.5 steel snare. Of course, it's great to play - only one problem. Even pretty light strokes on the centre of the batter head produce an ear-piercing crack! Now, I know that the small room environment in which I practise will exaggerate this effect, and I probably need to develop more finesse, after getting used to bouncy mesh heads of the E-kit. However, I am wondering if a different batter head might help to reduce the volume a bit.
The drum comes with an Evans Powercenter Reverse Dot head.
So, my question is, are there alternative batter heads that would help to reduce the volume, or are there other techniques that could do the same thing?
Appreciate any advice a lot. Thanks