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bluelang · 10th May 2004, 10:58 PM

I'm in a huge argument with some guys about whether or not what wood a drum shell is made of really makes a difference in the final recording. I say it does not - heads, tuning, size/thickness, audio chain, and the drummer are all audible, but the wood itself doesn't matter. If drum shells were a lot thinner or engineers regularly miced the shells themselves, I can maybe see it. But I really think that it's about the same as worrying about the finish on an amp - you might as well be mixing with your eyes.

Does anyone disagree and have examples of recordings where you can actually hear the shells resonating or tell what kind of drum shells are being used?

(please move this to a more appropriate thread if one exists, but i am really interested in the opinions of the HE folks)

10th May 2004, 10:58 PM	#1
bluelang Gear interested Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mountain View, CA Posts: 24	Drum Shell Composition? I'm in a huge argument with some guys about whether or not what wood a drum shell is made of really makes a difference in the final recording. I say it does not - heads, tuning, size/thickness, audio chain, and the drummer are all audible, but the wood itself doesn't matter. If drum shells were a lot thinner or engineers regularly miced the shells themselves, I can maybe see it. But I really think that it's about the same as worrying about the finish on an amp - you might as well be mixing with your eyes. Does anyone disagree and have examples of recordings where you can actually hear the shells resonating or tell what kind of drum shells are being used? (please move this to a more appropriate thread if one exists, but i am really interested in the opinions of the HE folks)