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The DW Woofer was created to act as a sub-woofer for the drum set. This specialty drum is designed to utilize the sympathetic waves from the bass drum to further enhance the roundness and low-end punch most drummer seek.
What is a drum woofer?
Woofer™ Created to act as a sub-woofer for the drum set, this specialty drum is designed to utilize the sympathetic from the bass drum to further enhance the roundness and low-end punch most drummer seek.
What is the main purpose of a bass drum?
In many forms of music, the bass drum is used to mark or keep time. The bass drum makes a low, boom sound when the mallet hits the drumhead. In marches, it is used to project tempo (marching bands historically march to the beat of the bass).
Why do drummers put pillows in bass drum?
In addition to putting the brakes on the bass drum's sustain, the pillow can also help to cut back on the drum's overtones. Soft pillows are great at muffling sound, and when they muffle the sound of the bass drum they counteract the resonance that you'd get if the drum were left open.
What does putting a blanket in a bass drum do?
The bass drum will eventually sound dead and flat – not what you want. The trick is to put a small amount of muffling in there. Try placing one pillow or blanket resting on the bottom of the drum. This way you get bit more control of the air flow, as well as the resonance on the drum head without killing the sound.
How does a bass drum make sound?
Striking the head of the drum changes its shape and compresses the air inside the shell. The compressed air presses on the bottom head and changes its shape. Then, these changes are transmitted to the drum shell and reflected back, and this action is repeated, creating a vibration.
Is the bass drum tuned?
Instead of sounding powerful and meaty, the kick (especially to a microphone or two) sounds anemic and “slappy.” It's counter intuitive, but sometimes a big bass drum has to be tuned more tightly than one might think in order to achieve a bigger, fuller sound.
Why cut a hole in bass drum head?
Why? A bass drum hole on the lower half of the head gives more options for placing a microphone. Engineers can use a small or large boom stand, or a table-top stand for the bass drum mic. A port hole placed at the very bottom of the drumhead can sometimes be harder to mic.
Why do drummers put tape on their drums?
Why do it? By adding gaffer tape of between 1 – 5 pieces around the drum head you can control the high-end tail of the hit, it can fatten the sound of the drum and decrease any resonance in any structural part of the drum kit as a whole. Simply put, it changes the sound and tone of the drums.