Kick technique

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How do you kick that kick?

  • Hit and stay

    Votes: 10 18.9%

  • Hit and release

    Votes: 34 64.2%

  • What are you talking about?

    Votes: 1 1.9%

  • Who gives a fuck so long as it sounds good?

    Votes: 8 15.1%
  • Total voters
    53
MadAudio

MadAudio

Damned if I do
I'm curious as to how y'all smack that bass drum. I am of the school that says the beater must not remain rested on the head on a hit, yet most drummers I see tend to do this. Me, I let the drum speak for itself.

Please don't just vote. Expound on what works for you. Thanks.
 
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Depends on the song, or even the part of a song for me.

A slower song, I'll hit and release for more sustain.
A faster song, I'll hit and hold for les sustain and more attack.

If it's a double bass part i'll hit and hold so that the hits are better defined, plus it helps my feet keep time.

Some songs might have a mellow verse with maybe just bass & vox, i'll hit and release switching to hit and hold for choruses.

But sometimes I do whatever I need to do in order to play the part most comfortably.
 
I only hit and release, I don't like the sound of holding it.
 
hit it and quit it ;)

note; evans emad head, with emad reso head makes a killer sound. nice thump, very minimal padding inside. i think i might even take it out. not too much resonance, but just the perfect amount i think.
 
tragik - I like the EMAD. I have one on the batter side and when I get paid I'm going to buy one for the reso side... Right now I have some shitty ass head I don't even know what it is w/ a free-handed hole offset and it's got paint on it and I really think getting a better reso head will make a world of difference
 
My technique sucks, I fail to release the beater after the strike. It sounds okay, I guess. Not enough time to practice anymore, either. :(
 
hit and release

staying on the head causes it not to resonate and if you're playing double kick would actually mute the hits of the opposite beats. i dunno, not my cup of tea at all and wouldn't suggest anyone to hit and hold.
 
I play heel up so hit & stay works for me.

I don't think there's any great loss of resonance. It's the shell an resonate head that do most of the resonating
 
I am not a real drummer, so I chose the last one. :D Whatever works!! ;)
 
I would consider myself a 'real' drummer, but I chose the last one.

I use different techniques for different effects. Hit and hold gives a great punch with a nice amount of shell resonance, hit and release gives more sustain for slow, open stuff.
 
Supercreep said:
My technique sucks, I fail to release the beater after the strike. It sounds okay, I guess. Not enough time to practice anymore, either. :(
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Ditto!

My brain dposen't work fast enough to send the signal to release.
 
both...just depends on what kind of sound I'm wanting....like a guitarist palm mutes or picks open...If I want a more muted less boomy sound, I'll bury it....so I didn't vote since it wasn't an option.
 
brandrum said:
both...just depends on what kind of sound I'm wanting....like a guitarist palm mutes or picks open...If I want a more muted less boomy sound, I'll bury it....so I didn't vote since it wasn't an option.
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Heel toe....

Both.....

OK, so my poll options were a little lacking, but I still am glad for the responses so far.

Anyone else want to weigh in?
 
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