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thedude400
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So I have recently started playing the drums alot more and I've just been focusing on getting the best sound I can get out of my drums. And I've done pretty good with that so far But the most peculiar thing has been happening to me. When I am playing the drums with my vic virth isolation headphones, the tonal quality and the resonation of every drums sounds so perfect and great. Even the cymbals sound really great. But when I take the headphones off it all just sounds so grating and raw and well frankly just sort of bad. It's not just when I put the headphones on first either, when I first sit down on the drums they sound just mediocre. But as soon as those headphones go on , they sound like a dream. I keep my drums well tuned and the heads are pretty new. It's a Yamaha set.
When I record drums they sound fine raw, and even better after equalization and effects. It's just sitting behind them live that seems to just not satisfy me sonically.
Am I just too picky? Is the natural sound of a drum just too loud and piercing for my eardrums? Should I work harder at tuning the drums perfectly to my taste?
When I record drums they sound fine raw, and even better after equalization and effects. It's just sitting behind them live that seems to just not satisfy me sonically.
Am I just too picky? Is the natural sound of a drum just too loud and piercing for my eardrums? Should I work harder at tuning the drums perfectly to my taste?