Premier Trap Kit Mute List
22" Bass has a cloth strip 3" wide and 22" long on both heads
16" Tom Tom cloth strip 3" wide and 15" long on both heads
13" Tom Tom cloth strip 2" wide and 12" long on top head
12" Tom Tom cloth strip 2" wide and 11" long on bottom head
14" Snare has a built in mute knob deploying a round pad
The result of all that muting and muffling is that the sound stops quickly. The set gives distinct thuds for the video and audio recordings shown on Double Bass Drummer Magazine
The room where I practice has a dull sound, but today I went to a studio in New Haven. The acoustics were much better there and the Gretch drum set had no mutes on anything. Imagine my delight on playing this opposite kit from what I have. It was fantastic to play a jazz-oriented tuning on very bouncy heads. My playing seemed better than on my Premier set, more bounce, longer blending of timbres. The walls had some places behind me where wood was slotted in various lengths like giant vibes.
I used my own Gibraltar double bass pedals in the studio because they only had single pedal equipment. The beaters have a felt material, but today I will add thick pads around the beaters to mellow them out. (April 7, 2012).
Room Acoustics
The carpet and furniture in my practice room muffles the sound of my Premier drum set. This recording studio in New Haven has a hard floor with no carpet except under the drums for skid prevention. The ceiling and walls have a patchwork of hard and soft surfaces to result in a tuned acoustic chamber. This gave the Gretch drum set an all-encompassing sound field in which I was feeding the stimulus.
It was inspirational to play in that lively acoustic venue. Even my humble press rolls felt more comforable and successful than normal. The bounce seemed linked to this sound environment and my stick technique seemed effective beyond all reason.
Here is one acoustic wall in the recording studio that gives good drumhead.
Alan Folmsbee, April 5, 2012 at the Firehouse 12 Recording Studio
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The second picture shows whole the studio with drums and acoustic wall on the right side.
