Bass Drum Dampening Methods - A Sound Comparison

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In this Drum.Dog sound experiment, Nick and Ryan explore a wide range of products for bass drum dampening with the goal of discovering the exact sound difference between them!

Even those who enjoy really open-sounding kits often use some dampening in their bass drums, it's a huge factor in the overall sound of our beats and can be the difference between a focussed sounding groove and a sound engineers low-end resonant nightmare!
We've done the hard work of testing a wide range of dampening methods so you don't have to!

Contents (Quick Navigation):

0:00 - Introduction
1:03 - The Methods
2:13 - No Dampening
2:36 - Domestic Pillow
2:57 - Evans EQ Pillow
3:18 - Kicker 2.0
3:39 - Felt on Reso
4:00 - Felt on Both Heads
4:21 - Felt on Batter
4:42 - Drum Clip
5:03 - Evans EMAD
5:25 - Our Thoughts


Gear Featured:

Evans EQ3 Frosted Kick Head
Evans EMAD Clear Kick Head
Evans EQ RGS
Sonitus Kicker 2.0
Gibraltar Felt Strips
Drumclip DCB Bass Drum Clip

Tama Starclassic Bubinga Elite 22x18" Kick
Tama Starclassic Copper 14x5.5" Snare
Meinl Byzance 15" Dual Hats


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