There is a little secret to how that sound is achieved, one could argue that it ignores the conventional tone generation principles of the head delivering the tone. In fact it is working below the lowest tuning point of the head and is subsonic in many cases. It works because the mic still picks up the low freq of the membrane movement and also a good balance of impact from the beater

it's very simple and hugely effective, the sole restriction however is that it requires to be amplified using a large diaphragm mic to function effectively.

Here's how it is done...

• Remove the head from the drum
• Pad the bearing edge so that there is no contact between it and the head
• Place the head on the drum and ensure that the first inch or so of the head is in contact with the padding.
• Tension the drum so that nothing rattles or is going to work loose but there should be little tone
• place a large diaphragm mic about 2" below the centre of the drum
• Wind up the PA
• Stand back & enjoy

Paul

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