muliple hits on bass drum. How do you stop this?

[Mike]

Hi all I hope you guys had a great and safe 4th. My non ported bass
drum is driving me a little crazy. When I am playing it seems the
beater likes to bounce off the head a little too much making it
difficult to maintain and control my groove. How do i cure this? Is it
the non vented bass drum or my pedal set up? Other drummers have
played my kit and have had the same problem.





http://www.myspace.com/michaelhfell

http://www.myspace.com/mfell

Regards

Mike

[Steve Turner]

Post by Mike
Hi all I hope you guys had a great and safe 4th. My non ported bass
drum is driving me a little crazy. When I am playing it seems the
beater likes to bounce off the head a little too much making it
difficult to maintain and control my groove. How do i cure this? Is it
the non vented bass drum or my pedal set up? Other drummers have
played my kit and have had the same problem.

One of these maybe?

https://www.drumfoundry.com/p-3268-threaded-air-vent-chrome-av01cr.aspx

[mike]

i am not going to answer your question, but i do have comment. after
years of playing 18' bass drums (which i still like to do) i found
myself with access to a practice room with a 24" bass (two heads no
port). after playing that thing for a few months my foot felt better
than ever. it was bouncey and wierd at first but it seemed to help
develop my foot in a way that both pleased and surprised me.

[Bill Coffin]

I have the same problem, and it's caused, in my case, by poor technique.
I let the beater rest on the bass head rather than rebound nicely. (aka
"burying the beater") This has two bad effects: first, as you've
noticed, it causes a second bounce if you use a non-ported resonant
head. Second, it deadens the sound, so if you like a somewhat boomy
tone (and I do) then it's much harder to get.

I'm trying to improve my playing, but I'm too old and lazy.

-Bill

In article <***@4ax.com>, 2112
@REMOVETHISyahoo.com says...

Post by Mike
Hi all I hope you guys had a great and safe 4th. My non ported bass
drum is driving me a little crazy. When I am playing it seems the
beater likes to bounce off the head a little too much making it
difficult to maintain and control my groove. How do i cure this? Is it
the non vented bass drum or my pedal set up? Other drummers have
played my kit and have had the same problem.
http://www.myspace.com/michaelhfell
http://www.myspace.com/mfell
Regards
Mike

[Mike]

I dont bury the beater unless I want to deaden the sound as i am
playing it. Maybe I will loosen the batter head and see what happens.
Thanks

Post by Bill Coffin
I have the same problem, and it's caused, in my case, by poor technique.
I let the beater rest on the bass head rather than rebound nicely. (aka
"burying the beater") This has two bad effects: first, as you've
noticed, it causes a second bounce if you use a non-ported resonant
head. Second, it deadens the sound, so if you like a somewhat boomy
tone (and I do) then it's much harder to get.
I'm trying to improve my playing, but I'm too old and lazy.
-Bill
@REMOVETHISyahoo.com says...

Post by Mike
Hi all I hope you guys had a great and safe 4th. My non ported bass
drum is driving me a little crazy. When I am playing it seems the
beater likes to bounce off the head a little too much making it
difficult to maintain and control my groove. How do i cure this? Is it
the non vented bass drum or my pedal set up? Other drummers have
played my kit and have had the same problem.
http://www.myspace.com/michaelhfell
http://www.myspace.com/mfell
Regards
Mike

http://www.myspace.com/michaelhfell

http://www.myspace.com/mfell

Regards

Mike

[Sean Conolly]

Post by Mike
I dont bury the beater unless I want to deaden the sound as i am
playing it. Maybe I will loosen the batter head and see what happens.
Thanks

If you play heel up then you can try sliding your foot a little further back
on the pedal.

Sean

[Mike]

On Thu, 8 Jul 2010 14:04:22 -0400, "Sean Conolly"

Post by Sean Conolly

Post by Mike
I dont bury the beater unless I want to deaden the sound as i am
playing it. Maybe I will loosen the batter head and see what happens.
Thanks

If you play heel up then you can try sliding your foot a little further back
on the pedal.
Sean

Thanks Sean





http://www.myspace.com/michaelhfell

http://www.myspace.com/mfell

Regards

Mike