Drum Sound and Drum Tuning
assists drummers, sound engineers, and music students in learning
critical skills related to drum sound and achieving an optimised and
personalised drum kit set-up. The book covers the essential theories of
percussion acoustics and develops this knowledge in order to facilitate
creative approaches to drum tuning and professional-level recording and
mixing of drums.
All aspects of drumhead vibration,
drumhead equalisation, and resonant drumhead coupling are de-mystified,
alongside discussions relating to drumhead types, drum shell vibration,
and tuning to musical intervals for different performance genres. The
book develops drum sound theory and creative analysis into a detailed
dissection of recording and production techniques specifically for
drums, including discussions on studio technologies, room acoustics,
microphone techniques, phase coherence, and mixing drums with advanced
digital audio workstation (DAW) techniques and creative processing
tools.
Drum Sound and Drum Tuning includes many
practical hands-on exercises that incorporate example tutorials with
Logic Pro and iDrumTune Pro software, encouraging the reader to put
theory into immediate creative practice and to develop their own
listening skills in an informed and reflective manner. The book also
documents primary interviews and opinion from some of the world’s most
celebrated drummers, music producers, and sound engineers, enabling the
reader to connect the relevant theories with real-world context, whilst
refining their own personalised approach to mastering drum sound.