[header] How to dampen drums [title] Put a blanket or pillow inside your bass drum. [step] Experiment with the placement of the muffling. Note the difference of sound when the muffling is touching or not touching the batter head.
[header] How to dampen drums [title] Put a blanket or pillow inside your bass drum. [step] Experiment with the placement of the muffling. Note the difference of sound when the muffling is touching or not touching the batter head.
This will usually be one part of the soundboard (bass). [substeps] For added effect, place a pillowcase inside of the integrity pattern of the drums. [title] Drape the blanket or pillow over the drum drum. [step] Make sure that the blanket or pillow is long enough. The batter head is the drum head that is struck with the kick pedal. [title] Cut a hole in the back drum head to reduce resonance. If your playing too softly, the sound travels quite easily. [substeps] Place the blanket or pillow on top of the cover or lid of the drum.