Floating Floor Tom Feet

Sid Viscous · 11th January 2009

Yay or nay?
What brand?
What did you feel the difference was?

I am looking to get more of the kind of sound I get from recording a floating rack out of the floors (which are huge in this case).

sumskilz · 11th January 2009

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I am looking to get more of the kind of sound I get from recording a floating rack out of the floors

Yeah, that's basically what you'll get on the floor tom as well, more sustain/resonance, more lows, less choked.

Sid Viscous · 11th January 2009

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Originally Posted by sumskilz

Yeah, that's basically what you'll get on the floor tom as well, more sustain/resonance, more lows, less choked.

Less choked sounds good. Thanks.

Nutmeg II. · 12th January 2009

Foam under the legs will get the job done.thumbsup

biggator6 · 12th January 2009

Pearl or Gibraltar... they're only $10 a set, so it doesn't cost much to try them out.

I think they do make a difference (and won't get lost like sticking foam under the feet - which does work about the same)

joeq · 12th January 2009

If you want to go whole hog, there is a RIMS mount for floor toms

pricier but then the legs are not only decoupled from the floor, the legs are decoupled from the drum as well..

Sid Viscous · 13th January 2009

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Originally Posted by joeq

If you want to go whole hog, there is a RIMS mount for floor toms

pricier but then the legs are not only decoupled from the floor, the legs are decoupled from the drum as well..

Were your floor toms in a car accident?

That thing looks dangerous.

Jimbo · 13th January 2009

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Originally Posted by joeq

the legs are not only decoupled from the floor

WTF??

How do they decouple the legs from the floor?

drmmrboy · 13th January 2009

I've used these on a few old kits. Def iso'd the toms a little more, but I missed that full on sympathetic ring a little. Where it sounds like a kit, ya know.. Depends what your looking for at the time..

joeq · 13th January 2009

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Originally Posted by Jimbo

WTF??

How do they decouple the legs from the floor?

I guess they don't. Those are just regular feet in the photo.

But if you use the isolation 'feet' as well as the rims mount - then the legs would be decoupled from the floor

chrisso · 17th January 2009

The Pearl ISO feet are simple to use and work well. The drum sings and sounds fat.

digibird · 17th January 2009

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Originally Posted by chrisso

The Pearl ISO feet are simple to use and work well. The drum sings and sounds fat.

My experience as well, the Pearl feet are excellent. thumbsup

11th January 2009	#1
Sid Viscous Gear Guru Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 15,878 Thread Starter	Floating Floor Tom Feet Yay or nay? What brand? What did you feel the difference was? I am looking to get more of the kind of sound I get from recording a floating rack out of the floors (which are huge in this case).

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joeq Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: New York Posts: 9,908	If you want to go whole hog, there is a RIMS mount for floor toms pricier but then the legs are not only decoupled from the floor, the legs are decoupled from the drum as well.. Attached Thumbnails __________________ . “What you ask about is music. What you like is sound. Now music and sound are akin, but they are not the same.” — Confucius

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drmmrboy Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Philadelphia PA Posts: 2,780	I've used these on a few old kits. Def iso'd the toms a little more, but I missed that full on sympathetic ring a little. Where it sounds like a kit, ya know.. Depends what your looking for at the time.. __________________ Andrew "This game is really about being consistently "upper mediocre" on a regular basis. Brilliant on occasion and damn near never sucking" - Fletcher

17th January 2009	#11
chrisso Gear Guru Joined: Oct 2002 Location: Oz Posts: 16,836	The Pearl ISO feet are simple to use and work well. The drum sings and sounds fat. __________________ Chris Whitten

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Nutmeg II. Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2003 Location: GEARmany Posts: 985	Foam under the legs will get the job done.thumbsup

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biggator6 Lives for gear Joined: May 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,979	Pearl or Gibraltar... they're only $10 a set, so it doesn't cost much to try them out. I think they do make a difference (and won't get lost like sticking foam under the feet - which does work about the same)

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