Sound Recordings of different Drum Sets/Types on the Web?

[Mongoo]

I'm looking at getting a nice drum set. Spend about $3000 or less for bass, 2 toms, floor tom, snare, Ride, Crash, High Hat, 2 boom stands, Bass pedal, throne, snare stand, and High hat stand.


I want it to be able to play alot of diverse styles well, and it will be used primarily for recording.

All the drums I try out all seem off some how. So I was wondering if there is a site out there that has drum sounds recorded for comparing how different woods/brands/size toms, ect. sound comparitivly. Do you know of anything like that out there?


Also what would you recommend for the above discription.


Thanks

Mongoo

 

[rweiss]

Can't help you with finding samples... but for drums:

www.drummaker.com
www.amdrumparts.com

Make your own!


Seriously... it is a really enjoyable hobby, and you can really be proud of your drums. If you research it, you'll see that it's totally feasable. I made my own snare drum (cost me $500, but thats because I bought all top-of-the-line parts, with brass hardware) ...and totally LOVE it, has an excellent sound. here are my price estimates for making your own drums:

Snare: $300-$400
Toms: ~$150
Floor Tom ~$200
Bass Drum ~$400-$600

Making drums basically consists of you buying the shells and having them delivered to you (usually maple, can choose whatever ply you want... go with 10-ply snare, 8-ply toms, and 10-ply bass). Once you have the shells, you would either cut the bearing edges on each shell (with a router, need router table setup), or have them cut for you before they get delivered (usually an extra $20 per shell). Once thats done, you map out the holes for the lugs/airhole/mounting hardware to be fit on. Drill the holes, screw everything in, put the heads/rims on, and you're pretty much set. The snare is a bit more complicated, but completely do-able if you're a DIY person. Another plus with custom drums is that, if you research them enough(there's plenty of forums out there for help), you can customize every aspect of the drum(the degree of the bearing edges, and shell depth/size/thickness play a big part in getting the sound you want). You can also choose some really nice wraps to make your set look really nice, or go with a natural varnish or something. I prefer to stay natural... put a wrap on mine with rubber cement, and spent a whole day getting it off, with paint thinner, because I didn't like it, and was having problems. If you look into the lacquer/buffing method, do a LOT of research, and practice. With enough patience, you can get them to look extremely professional.

Anyway, hope this inspires some new custom-drum-making peoples.