Okay, say you have a regular bass drum.

[Ninti the Mad]

Not to deep or anything.

(it was cheap)

Is there a way to make it sound more deep or to have a more defined sound?

Can this be achieved by tightening the drumheads?


I ask because I bought a used drumset to start out. I've been wanting one for a long time and I had no money or privacy to actually enjoy it until now.

I figure I can piece by piece buy what I want.

So that is what I want to know.

I think there is more but I cant think.

[House of Pancakes]

This seems simple, but most drummers I know do this. Take blankets and put them inside the hole of the bass drum. It muffles the sound to make it tighter. If it's a looser, deeper sound you're looking for, lossening the drumhead would be best, but not too much.

[mitchables]

Yeah, as HoP said, throw some blankets or old towels inside the bass drum. That'll give you a duller, muffled sound.

The tighter the skins on the drum, the higher the pitch of the hit. So if you're looking for a deep sound, loosen the skins.

[Ninti the Mad]

Thanks guys.

Advice and reassurance. I'll do that.

[The Mask]

duct tape a large coin to where the pedal hits the drum too. thats for a more metal type drum sound anyway. i'm not sure what would be a good type of coin to use, since i don't know american money.

[Ninti the Mad]

What about the actual pedal itself?

I mallet is kinda hard.

Should I keep it that way or get a softer mallet head?

[Ninti the Mad]

And how does the whole coin thing sound like?

Can you give a band/song example?