My last studio experience...
Went in with toms 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16" PDP MX series, with clear Pinstripes top and clear Ambassadors bottom.
22" kick wtih Emads 2 and Emads reso, with a plastic click pad and wood beaters (Iron Cobras).
The studio guy put a mountain of rem-os and moon gels on the toms. They ended up having the general sound I wanted in terms of pitch and tone, but they lacked attack and power. I want definition, and I want them to boom. Should I change my head selection? Is it better to have a dot on your tom heads? Clear or Coated? Could I have chosen a better reso head? Sticks? (was using Vater 3a wood tip) Thought about trying Aquarian Performance 2s but read here they are muffled sounding.
I'm generally happy with the kick sound I got but the click was too sharp. Will changing to one of those aquarian power dot impact badges still give me a nice defined click? I just want to lessen it a little not remove the high end attack altogether.
As can you tell I'm really inexperienced in all this and don't have my own studio to just try shiz. haha!
Went in with toms 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16" PDP MX series, with clear Pinstripes top and clear Ambassadors bottom.
22" kick wtih Emads 2 and Emads reso, with a plastic click pad and wood beaters (Iron Cobras).
The studio guy put a mountain of rem-os and moon gels on the toms. They ended up having the general sound I wanted in terms of pitch and tone, but they lacked attack and power. I want definition, and I want them to boom. Should I change my head selection? Is it better to have a dot on your tom heads? Clear or Coated? Could I have chosen a better reso head? Sticks? (was using Vater 3a wood tip) Thought about trying Aquarian Performance 2s but read here they are muffled sounding.
I'm generally happy with the kick sound I got but the click was too sharp. Will changing to one of those aquarian power dot impact badges still give me a nice defined click? I just want to lessen it a little not remove the high end attack altogether.
As can you tell I'm really inexperienced in all this and don't have my own studio to just try shiz. haha!