I figured I might like it ported, but I didn't want to go through the effort when I was happy with my sound. I happen to really love that sound, so to set my bass drums up that way is fortunately no compromise at all. The sub frequencies are a lot better with no front hole. I kept going around in circles. A ported (or completely removed) reso head and muffled bass drum setup is the authentic sound for this music. If you just put a single, 4" port off-center and otherwise tune the drum the same way you did before, the drum really doesn't sound. I think if you do a lot of recording you may need a hole in your head. Pop guy here, playing 70’s through modern covers, and similar sounding originals. Its the playing & tuning. Definitely port your reso, but for an 18" kick I wouldn't make too big of a hole. It feels boomier to me. Yes, for me it was very noticeable. LOL. In all my decades of playing, I have have never needed a ported bass drum reso (although I had one supplied on the last kit) and on the few occasions I recorded an external mike was used and on the many occasions I played miced, the same. Omg yes a sound question! I think if you do a lot of recording you may need a hole in your head. With a bass drum port hole (vs. no port hole), you have: Better projection (your bass drum sound will go further). Then I played a gig where the only kick mic the house had was a Shure Beta 91A, and the sound guy told me to cut a hole in the head. I assume you have your own sound engineer who has spent time to figure out how to best capture/reproduce/reinforce that sound live. My new 14x20 now has a 4" port with a Clear PS3 batter and Smooth White PS3 on the reso side. Does a KickPort really make that big of a difference? My current kit came with a non-ported reso head and I loved the sound so I planned to keep it unported. +1 to the notion that if you’re going to be playing live frequently with varied sound people, having a hole makes life significantly easier. JavaScript is disabled. It felt dirty :-/ Turns out I still like the sound of the kick ported, but I wish I could have found that out under friendlier circumstances. But, as with most things to each their own. Joined Jul 6, 2006 ***. I'd say 4" or less. - YouTube On my cheaper Accent kit the only ring I had left laying around was somewhat bigger so I decided to go 80s Gadd and put it dead-center on that kit--it's definitely a flatter "whump" than my others but I feel it really works for that particular kit--it's usually miced anyway on gigs. Whatever works for you. Please spare us the purist/elitist attitude that we’re somehow committing some cardinal sin for porting our reso heads! But I play mostly live. 16x22", 14x20" and 16x18", I like the tone from all of them. And I do like a little bounce back from the pedal, I feel I'm more in control that way and I also think over muffling is wrong. Personally, I don't like the sound or vision of a hole in my bass drum head. check out the. There are a couple of ways you can use a kick drum microphone inside of the drum but in this case, you're looking at mic'ing the drum without that hole. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. If you gig a lot and play a lot of different rooms with a lot of different sound guys, you will save yourself a lot of trouble and conflict if you port. He handed me a knife and a roll of gaff tape to use as a circle-stencil. More attack, and greater definition from the bass drum beater (especially when only the resonant head has a microphone). How Much Faster/Easier Is a Speed Cobra Bass Drum Pedal Really. BUY/SELL: Used Drums for Sale, Wanted, etc. I have 20", 22 ", & 26" BDs, no ports, regular coated heads, no tape/gel or dampening on them, and they sound fantastic & are received as such by others in the groups, sound guys and crowds. I'm also going to take the anti-purist position after years of arguing on behalf of an intact front head. Porting the resonant/front head on a BD takes away the proper sound and feel of the instrument. I have always heard that the smaller the hole the better IF you simply want a better "feel" from the beater but still retaining a good amount of an unported sound. Then of course there are purists that cringe at the very thought of cutting a hole in your head and inserting a foreign object. They both have major tone. This hole, typically off-center and about the size of your hand, is where you'd put a kick drum microphone. Others swear by it and there are some that claim to not notice much of a difference at all. Without a port hole, the resonant mic can’t capture much beater definition. If an unported reso works for you, that’s great. I prefer the feel & sound of non-ported... All my base drums are ported now. I no longer bury the beater into the head either. What about a KickPort? I assume your talking about my bass drum head? The 22 with a 6" I think port and 18 with a 4" port both have Fiberskyn PS3's front and back. The hole in the kick drum reso not only provides you with the sound you're after, you probably find playing the kick drum to be a bit easier than without the hole. I don't dampen any drums on the sets I own/use. Portin, butting all that laundry & rubbish inside a BD reduces it to nothing more than sounding like a cardboard box. The beater (is that the right word?) I would place a 57 on the beater side to capture the attack, and a Large cap condenser out in front to capture the wooooom. The only rule is you must drink beer. . Personally, I don't like the sound or vision of a hole in my bass drum head. For me, with the head on, it's not pushing enough air for a dynamic mic to be compelling out in front. It's certainly harder to get a punchy, defined kick drum with a front head and no hole. Depends on the situation, I have both ported and non-ported reso’s for each bass drum. . Kick Drum - Hole or no hole? Reactions: Johnny D. Feb 9, 2020 #33 C. CherryClassic DFO Veteran. But, if the engineer is gating/compressing your signal then they’re obliterating your perfectly pure, unadulterated bass drum sound. However, there is no right or wrong in ANYTHING drumming. But I play mostly live. WANTED: drums, cymbals, drum accessories, DrumChat.com - Chat about Drums, Drumming, Drumsets, Drummers, Drum Lessons and Percussion, If this is your first visit, be sure to I use the small Aquariun ring on most of my kits around the 8:00 position. And the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, axe, and saw. *** Gifts for Drummers & All Musicians! I was going to put a port in the lower right corner of my bass, but I finally gave up. Try either way and decide what you like. You can mike a BD for recording or for the house PA and keep the true sound of the instrument by placing a mike on the batter head, near the pedal, or miking the reso head. (for those of you who don't know, im a noob drummer just reaching out to the drum community, but im primarily an audio engineer who loves micing drums and much more familiar on Gearslutz recording forum). You must log in or register to reply here.
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