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There are many ways to skin a cat, but the most effective way to go about it is usually the simplest. The Lost Art of Tuning Drum Heads The Make or Break of DIY Drum RecordingĮven if you don’t replace your drum heads, you must take the time go retune your drums before recording. It doesn’t really make sense does it?įor a comparison of the myriad of drum head options, these videos on YouTube should get you headed in the right direction.

Compare that to trying to fix the drum sound with a fancy microphone at $600. And a set will only put you back around 60 bucks. Tuned properly, an average drum kit with new batter heads will sound ten times better than an untuned drum kit with old beaten up skins. Replacing your batter heads will bring out an enormous change in the sound of your kit. Used, battered, dull drum heads will produce a used, battered, dull sound on your band room recording. Pimp Your Drum Kit Replace The Drum Heads You can always slap on some samples later, but if that’s your approach, why not just use an e-drum kit and a sample library? Because it’s a lifeless approach and end result. You cannot produce something on tape that wasn’t there when you pushed the red button.

Internalise this sentence: Your DIY drum recording is only as good as the sound source. The Special Sauce – Get the DIY drum sound right at the source Your DIY drum recording is only as good as the sound of your drum kit. But as in all endeavours, there are several aspects that must be considered, and steps taken in order to produce a killer DIY band room drum sound. If it was, we audio engineers would be working for SpaceX and NASA engineers would be recording music. Producing a decent DIY drum recording in your band room isn’t rocket science. Recording a Killer DIY Drum Sound in a Home Studio or Band Room …without spending thousands on high end mics and preamps…
