Re: How the room affects the kit. Yeah good one Jim. That wiki site just broke my brain. I am only a drummer you know.
I've looked into a number of accoustical teachings like making sure no walls are parallel, proper absorbant foam, etc, but in most cases I don't have the money. I've made do so far with waved matress protectors, and carpet on the walls, which are otherwise coated in sheetmetal. I'm enjoying the mew level of highs I'm getting from the toms and my floors are still very bassy but my kick has lost it's lows and my snare is not so pingy anymore.
My kit backs onto a wall covered in carpet and is centered there. My bass drum is roughly in the center of the 4 x 4 meter room and angled slightly to my right. I can't think of any ways to move my kit without diminishing the practicality of the space but I'll take any suggestions I can get of how to deal with my frequencies.
I mIght try placing some ply wood in front of the kick angled back slightly. See if that gets the lows moving. |