Drum Shields, Hot Rods and Small Rooms

Steve Goold speaking at the Hope Community Church, "Drumming in the Church" clinic on 10/30/2010.

Steve discusses the sonic realities of playing in a small room and how those realities affect the drummers approach and choice of equipment.

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• Steve Goold
• Hope Community Church
• Drum Clinic

[Iainani]

Very helpful

[thewritingofmatthew]

Ugh

[srenjiaxuan]

Yea!! I used to be a supporter of drum shields, until our church got one... We replaced the styrofoam shield, which covers the bass drum area, with the acrylic shield. It looks way better aesthetically, but sound-wise, the short styrofoam shield actually works better!

That was before we sealed the top part of the shield and stick acoustic foams behind the drums and on the drum shield. That actually reduced the volume significantly! Probably by 15-20dB.

[MrDrummin4jesus]

Very good advice! Thank you! I was'nt a fan of the "hot rod" alternative either but after working with them a few times Ive realized they definately serve an important job,just takes playing a little differently,which can also be pretty interesting by the way not a fan of the drum shield either, i feel it disconnects the drummer from the other musicians on stage... but thats just me