ABSTRACT
There is no great trick to making a set of drums sound like a well-tuned, punchy, solid drum set. Some drummers aren’t interested in changing heads or tuning. They just want to bash away. If this works for the music and the artist, then bask in the bash. A carpet helps eliminate some of the squeaks and rattles that may occur when a drum kit sits on the bare floor. A carpet also helps keep the kit stationary. Some drummers really hit the drums, causing the kick to edge forward, shifting the whole kit. Some situations call for nailing a short plank in front of the kick drum to keep it in place, but this is an extreme measure. It’s understandable that pounding on a set of drums over and over, take after take, tends to render the ever-loving life out of them. Keeping drums in tune with new heads keeps them musical, therefore easier to record.
