does it mean they're out of tone? i tightened them very well and the pitch is good, there is just an echoing sound when i hit the floor tom, toms, and bass...
is it normal? i remember hearing something about putting a towel in them but idk?
how come there isn't an echo when u hear drums in a song?
2007-02-27 11:10:42 · 7 answers · asked by hotloverxo328 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
yeah , its fine, perfectly normal, there isnt an echo in songs i think because it is either messed with with computers and stuff....if you actually try playing with someone who owns a guitar the echo kind of dissapears, but if you dont like the echo you can just get heads that muffle the drums a little better, like REMO pinstripes
2007-02-27 11:15:23 · answer #1 · answered by J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is normal for them to echo a little. If you want self dampening heads they make those. A Remo Powerstroke top head would do the trick fine. If not, add some moongels or some of those dampening rings. If you can, try and listen for the pitch of the top head, as well as the pitch of the bottom. Try either setting them to equal pitches, or a fourth (four whole steps, i.e. the song here comes the bride) apart, it should make for a more pleasant "echo". That's a tip from Dave Weckle.
P.S. The echo, when played with a live group is usually lost in the mix.
2007-03-01 18:58:18 · answer #2 · answered by Nick J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on the room you're in. if you have a tile floor you might want to consider putting a rug under your drums, it'll absorb some of the sound. if the echo is coming from the drum itself then you may have tuned it to high, you could even try to tighten the tension rods on the bottom heads of your toms. in the end it's really about the sound you want for your drums. don't put a towel in your drums...that'll kill the sound. instead try getting some good drum heads. several brands of drum heads make heads that actually take away the over-tone produced from the drums...and finally, in a song you don't hear the drums echoing because everything is studio quality and is edited to sound that way.
2007-02-27 19:34:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's all a matter of opinion. Personally, I don't mind the echo on my toms. But if you don't like the echo, you can purchase RTOM Moongel Dampening Gels. They come in four-packs; each one is a little gel pad that you stick on your drum head to "dampen" the sound, which, in effect, kills the echo.
2007-02-27 19:33:18 · answer #4 · answered by Gordon Freeman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My drums do that and i kinda like the sound of it. It helps because I play drums with an acoustic guitar. I put a blanket in my bass drum and I have found that two very thin pieces of duct tape on top head of drums help. And if you need to muffle your snare a strip of black electric tape on the bottom of your snare right by the wire. That's all I got to say.
2007-02-28 23:06:35 · answer #5 · answered by huggybear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im not completely sure but i dont think it should echo because u dont want all the sounds to overlap ( i think thats also y they arent supposed to echo in songs ) its supposed to have a clear cut sound .
as far as tuning them i really have no idea - i dont even kno u could tune a drum ....lol
hope i helped a little :)
2007-02-27 19:16:04 · answer #6 · answered by kiss_of_a_dreamer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think there is suposed to be an echoing sound. Mine have never done that before.
2007-02-27 19:31:46 · answer #7 · answered by emo and punk rocker 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋