What is a very large drum?

Should i use a batter bass drum head for the front side? Also what about a mic hole?

• I've talked to a few people and they have said that using a batter head on the front side of your bass drum can help to produce lower frequency deep tones(the ones I want on my bass), however I would like to hear other's opinions on this. Also, is is really necessary to have a mic hole on the front side of my bass drum? I have heard that it allows a better resonant sound with the drum but I would like more info. I currently have a 22" Evans EMAD batter head on my bass drum with the thicker muffling ring attached. The measurements for the drum are thus: 22"(obviously) x 15 1/2 inch The reason I am wondering about this is a local drummer(been drumming for years now), he is in a band, and works at a music store, he uses a batter head on the batter side of his bass drum and the other end of his bass drum. In other words, he uses two batter heads on his bass drum, and he says that this causes a lower, darker sound that was wanted. Is this true? What would this actually do? And the reason I was wondering about the mic, I don't plan on really micing the set because I don't need to at the moment and am not playing in any gigs. However, does having the mic hole affect the sound of the drum at all? in terms of resonance, pitch, tone etc.?

• Answer:

  Check this site for an answer: home.earthlink.net/~prof.sound/index.htm... I think if you want a certain tone from your kit, buy APPROPRIATE heads (not like batter heads for the resonant side), tune them properly, and finally adjust the tuning if it's still not good enough. If that still doesn't work, you need a new kick shell. And remember, if you are a gigging drummer: the mics used make a huge difference to tone. Your kick might sound boxy or weak acoustic, but put a D112 and a little EQ on it and I promise you it'll thump.