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Several factors determine the sound a Drum produces, including the type of shell the drum has, the type of Drumhead s it has, and the tension of the drumheads. Different drum sounds have different uses in music. For example, a Jazz drummer may want drums that sound crisp, clean, and a little on the soft side, whereas a Rock And Roll drummer may prefer drums that sound loud and deep. Because these drummers want different sounds, their drums will be constructed differently. The drumhead has the most effect on how a drum sounds. Each type of drumhead serves its own musical purpose and has its own unique sound. Thicker drumheads are lower-pitched and can be very loud. Drumheads with a white Plastic coating on them muffle the Overtone s of the drumhead slightly, producing a less diverse Pitch . Drumheads with central silver or black dots tend to muffle the overtones even more. And drumheads with perimeter Sound Ring s mostly eliminate overtones (Howie 2005). Some jazz drummers avoid using thick drumheads, preferring double ply drumheads or drumheads with perimeter sound rings. Rock drummers often prefer the thicker or coated drumheads. The second biggest factor affecting the sound produced by a drum is the tension at which the drumhead is held against the shell of the drum. When the hoop is placed around the drumhead and shell and tightened down with bolts, the tension of the head can be adjusted. When the tension is increased, the Amplitude of the sound is reduced and the Frequency is increased, making the pitch higher and the volume lower. |
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