Kick drum tuning

This video shows me explaining how my kicks are tuned and set up and then playing them, which was recorded with studio recording equipment.

I would like to note that the resonant heads on my kicks are not self muffling, the self-muffling rings have been cut out because they were only detrimental to the sound and had to be replaced by the t-shirts which achieve the desired results without hurting volume and response.

The port hole is essential to this particular kick drum sound. I used a razor knife and traced a round object on some cereal box cardboard. But this guy(NeroStrike) has a better and safer method:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wStcDiAZnyM

For anyone interested in my video about heel up technique:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY0oNl2faFI

The same demo clip is used in my video "How to record drums using four condenser mics" I would have recorded a unique clip for each video, but I was getting a lot of requests for this video and wanted to get this up in a hurry. And I can be busy with all this stuff that I'm doing..... with things.......

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[Iamnotafurry]

Where are your bass drum mics placed?

[andy15m374l]

@Iamnotafurry They are condenser mics and they're a yard away from the front of the kick. You can't use that setup while other instruments are going though, it will pick everything else up.

[Ree1Fisherman]

do your heads ever crack from being so loose?

[andy15m374l]

@Ree1Fisherman No. Those are both the first powerstroke 3 heads that I put on when I started using powerstroke 3's. They have been on there for years.

[MusicKid1471]

What would happen if you put a kickport in the resonant head? :P

They sound incredible xD are you sure that's just through the camera? :O

[andy15m374l]

@MusicKid1471 The resonant is the one with the port. For this video I used mics, so the sound isn't from the camera. When I'm talking though it's from the camera mic.

[andy15m374l]

@guitarbridgecleaner You're right. I don't use Evan's because I don't play around. I use Remo because I tear it up. But in all seriousness brand loyalty is the ultimate submission of your mind to marketing. I use my own perception to find what sounds the best and then use that.

[1997Timbo]

This guy loves 16th notes!

[archades54]

Wow, do you have a 320kbps mp3 at all of that kick drum and drum setup available for free anywhere? Would love to use it in my car to test the bass as listening to it on the my pc just kicked the hell out of my chest. Very nice. Thanks!

[hafdin1]

love the sound!!

[information94]

it sounds kinda dead to me?

[Scottjazz55]

Excellent sound. Keep up the nice work.....Scott

[IronSight1234]

@andy15m374l now im not a drummer, but we need to tune at least the kick drum because we're recording drums very soon, how would you go around tuning kick drums quickly in a studio enviroment?

[MrThebestdrumme]

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