{"id":379848,"date":"2023-04-13T14:00:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T12:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/?p=379848"},"modified":"2023-04-13T18:06:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T16:06:16","slug":"getting-electronic-sounds-out-of-acoustic-drums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/learn\/getting-electronic-sounds-out-of-acoustic-drums\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Electronic Sounds from Acoustic Drums"},"content":{"rendered":"

Acoustic drum sounds, electronic drum sounds, hybrid drum sounds. Nowadays, drumming sounds are no longer clearly distinguishable from each other, rather they are interchangeable, mixed, transitioned seamlessly and, above all, no longer genre specific. For drummers, this opens up a whole range of possibilities, from small mechanical modifications to the complete electrification of the drum kit. Here we’ll discuss some steps you can take to give your acoustic drums a more electronic touch.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Electronic Drum Sound Basics<\/h2>\n

First of all, what actually distinguishes an “electronic<\/strong>“ drum sound<\/strong>? One answer could be that such sounds were either generated<\/strong> by a computer<\/strong> or that their repetition<\/strong>, always exactly the same,<\/strong> creates a machine-like flow<\/strong> that gives the music a certain feeling.<\/p>\n

Another explanation is that electronic sounds often take up their own acoustic space,<\/strong> which no longer resembles a drum set in a natural environment<\/strong>, but sounds artificial<\/strong> and delimited.<\/strong> And that’s exactly where you as a drummer can start very effectively:<\/p>\n

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Step 1: Muting Acoustic Drums<\/h2>\n

An openly ringing snare drum<\/strong> has its own charm and will assert itself well in the acoustic context. But if an electronic sound is to be imitated, these overtones create a very natural<\/strong>, spatial feeling<\/strong>, which is usually contrary to our intention. So we need damping.<\/strong> A variety of measures are suitable for this, e.g. the wallet technique<\/strong>\u00a0(see photo below) can provide a short, fat sound, which immediately gives the the session that hip hop<\/strong> flavour.<\/p>\n

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However, it’s more reliable with products<\/strong> developed for this purpose. The Snareweight<\/a> leather mufflers<\/strong>\u00a0 are available in a wide range of damping levels that can be easily adapted to the desired sound. Big Fat Snaredrum<\/a>‘s special\u00a0collar-less skins<\/strong> deliver the fat drum machine sound of the ’70s<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t