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Porting Tom Resonant Heads | Season Two, Episode 23

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We’ve had quite a few people inquire about porting tom resonant heads. Maybe it’s pure curiosity or maybe this is the birth of a new trend. Regardless, we’re happy to be the “test kitchen” and experiment with it so you can decide whether or not to cut holes in your reso heads…
2:08 No Ports
4:25 Ports
7:47 Back-to-Back Comparison
10:31 Tonal Projection Comparison
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@SoundsLikeADrum 5 лет назад

Have you ever tried porting your tom reso heads? If so, what size ports did you cut and how did the sound turn out?

@Eurodrummer666 5 лет назад

Nope, but I asked a channel called "Sounds Like a Drum" their opinion, and a few months later, they made a video about it!

@edoch3700 5 лет назад

At 12:05 you mention the difficulty you had when attempting to tune the ported reso head because it is offset. * What if the port was cut dead center of the reso head and you tuned 2 opposite lugs simultaneously using 2 keys? _*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- **Edit** Perhaps I should've watched the whole video before commenting. At 13:30 you talk about center vs offset ports and trying that out in the future.

@tdrum21 5 лет назад

Eurodrummer666 epic. Great idear, I’m digging the sound when you’re digging in more for that attack

@santtuquokka 5 лет назад

No, I haven't, and never even heard of it before. I've been doing a few acoustic gigs lately using my 16" floor tom as bass drum and a couple of sound guys have had issues with it being too ringy. I might try this trick out since I don't want that much sustain from my floor tom anyway. Great video, thanks for sharing!

@rapscallion52 5 лет назад

Yep, I have a 20" floor tom, so I put one in there just like my bass drums, and just for the sake of consistency I did my 14" rack tom. Size and position was basically consistent with the other drums, band logo on the heads, band's name is NOMAD, so the O in the name is the hole, don't know exactly what size, just found a tin can that was basically the right size for each drum in proportion, and did the hot tin can hole cutting trick. don't really know how it affected the sound because I didn't put it together without the port first, I just went straight to this setup when I finished building my kit this spring.

@mikuspalmis 5 лет назад

This is the channel that does the things I've ALWAYS wondered about, concerning drums.

@SoundsLikeADrum 5 лет назад

We're so glad to receive this kind of feedback! We aim to cover lots of ground with this series and go into great detail with niche concepts as well as common approaches. Cheers! -Ben

@adfoulke 5 лет назад

This channel is by far the most informative drum channel I’ve ever come across. Please keep it up guys! The information you cover is interesting, helpful, and PACKED with information without being dry. Thanks so much!

@GunpointSyndicate 5 лет назад

Love this channel!!! I wouldn't ever port my toms. I like tone.

@bassplate 3 года назад

The Yamaha hybrid maple floor toms and bass drums have five air vents each in the shell. It would make for a good episode to see how the vents change the sound when they're in the shell like that (rather than the head). You could tape-shut some or all of them and see how the sound compares (while using unported heads). This ported toms head episode revealed quite a sound difference.

@chiefwarrior2567 5 лет назад

Never even heard of this !! This channel is awesome!!

@cjfavela2056 3 года назад

This channel is the greatest drum channel I’ve found on exploring the toms and tones. Thank you!

@boblatzer 5 лет назад

I started porting my reso heads in the 70’s. Your take on it is very accurate. I used pinstripes at the time and I found them easier to tune and play. I use a more traditional head combo now, and do not port the reso head. I enjoy the overtones now !

@JW-ke2yv 5 лет назад

I added the small Kickport over the snares on my 14" snare batter head and mic'd at the hole. it gives a unique sound with the impact pushing the air down to the reso head/snares then back up through the port. I get a slightly darker tone without so much ring, yet also a nice crisp snare. Glad I tried it, as it usually finds a home somewhere in a performance. Great channel, by the way!!

@supraphonic88 5 лет назад

I was skeptical but actually this sounds pretty good on the floor tom. Definitely produces a sound I prefer over the EMAD effect on the floor tom batter head I've seen some artists using lately.

@JLocke573 5 лет назад

I'd like to see different hole sizes and placements. Maybe multiple smaller holes in a circular pattern would give a similar effect and eliminate the difficulty of tuning.

@SoundsLikeADrum 5 лет назад

Future deep-dive comparisons will likely include such things on Patreon.

@secondsbeforelanding 5 лет назад

a completely new concept to me, and you presented it in a very informative way. see you in a week !

@elijahfaith7480 5 лет назад

I'm gonna be in the studio recording soon..i am definitely gonna mention this to the engineer! Thanks a bunch 😁👍🇨🇱🥁

@DMBCJ21 5 лет назад

NAH DONT DO THAT IT DONT SOUND GOOD.

@SoundsLikeADrum 5 лет назад

@Clarence Andrews - Depending on the context of the music, it could be exactly what's needed. Too often we listen to soloed drums and determine what sounds good and what doesn't without knowing how the rest of the music will work with it. If the music is densely orchestrated with lots of fast fills (as mentioned in this episode), this could be just the way to go. Also, the effect created when you mic the toms from below and add a little gated reverb makes for quite the cool sound for a pop scenario.

@RorRiiZzLE 5 лет назад

Should check out Stanley Randolph’s “left kit”. He says he keeps it funky over there from what he says, but what he does is just not put any reso tom heads on at all and will mic inside the drum to get a big airy sound.

@TheEnderBand 3 года назад

Well at one point, concert toms (toms with no resonant heads) were kind of the standard and the mic was generally placed inside the shell, at least at live shows- you can see that a lot in the 70s especially- it had practicality too, since for one thing, the drums could be stacked Russian doll style for transport, there were fewer heads to tune and purchase, a tight attack without a ton of sustain to muddy the mix, as well as effectively isolating the microphones from picking up too much bleed from other parts of the kit by being inside the shell, thus blocking a large portion of the cross talk between the different drums. At one point, Neil Peart, Phil Collins and many others had exclusively concert toms o their kits. One modern band keeping that particular old school tradition alive is Mastodon- although, I can’t confirm that they mic them from inside in that way, I believe their records are mostly done with concert toms. Oddly however, live they usually seem to have regular toms with reso heads... go figure. Any Tom can be effectively turned into a concert tom by simply removing the bottom head, posts, even lugs if need be to eliminate hardware rattle- but a large number of drums are constructed from the beginning without any lugs or tuning rods for the bottom part of the shell whatsoever

@cjansenATL 5 лет назад

I remember Gregg Bissonette doing this on his tour kit for DLR's Eat'em and Smile.

@jimmartinmusic 5 лет назад

I had heard that Gregg was going almost with direct triggering for toms and bass drum on that tour. Can't confirm that but was told by someone who would've known.

@simonbarth110 5 лет назад

I actually love this. I like to have a more muted sound for my punkband, which i normally archive by putting blankets on my heads(ringo style), but this easily cuts the volume in half! With this i think it might sound similar and still be louder, very cool! I will defenitly try this

@AmIonArock 5 лет назад

HI CODY, been watching your vids all morning and starting to go into the afternoon? Why I liked the sound of your toms so much I figured I 'll bring one tom at a time and the them to your tones. This might be simple for you but for me an old guitar player DRUMS have been my nemesis I can spend literally hours fussing with them and get no where. I've read info, Watched many many vids how and what not to do. I had bought this Pacific Kit for my boys who have turned to men and pretty much ignore me heh..ugh We did jam altogether and onetime it was a lot of fun. I kept going My pacific kit is 5 lugs on everthing except snare I replaced that. But anyways I always fight with tuning. But Today I made a break through on the account of one of your videos about snare hoops and how the number of lugs make a difference. Less lugs give you that large middle area that has less tension. In the past, I have always tested the area right next to the lug bolt, tapping and listening. like a half inch away. This is basically what 99% vids tell you this method. Well, I tried something new. referring to that wild space between the lugs. Like pieces of pie, That were I started taping there, And instead of turning one lug. I focused on the section and was adjusting the two lugs on each side. At the end, the results were solid and came out with no ringing harmonic. had I not watched your video I would never have considered trying this. thanks

@mikesperling9878 5 лет назад

A good coffee and your show and my afternoon is safed.

@jasonfoster9153 5 лет назад

“Don’t” do a snare! 😉😉. I’ve done a UV1. Very very dry. Crazy articulate. Maybe someone would like it. I immediately took it off. 😂 Great video again guys! Thanks.

@Payterman Год назад

Awesome experiment!

@williamweir1547 5 лет назад

I had a modern drummer magazine from the late eighties featuring Yngwie Malmsteen's drummer Anders Johanssen. The interviewer commended him on his huge live sound and he ported the bottom heads and miked the drums internally...... now I'm in my garage opening boxes trying to find that damn magazine 😁😁😁

@MrRemo71 4 года назад

Loved listening to him back in the day

@jimflys2 4 года назад

Back when I was a kid....LOL, in the 80s guys were drilling out old gretsch tom's to "open them up" more. These were the old gretsch tacked badge drums from the 50s/mid 60s. About this time Peal was putting vent holes in their drums near the head. I think enen 2 holes. Hmmm. I have seen a video of Jim Gordon with about a 3" bottom port in his 13 or 14 rack, but not in the 12. Always wondered about this. I'll save my heads. Thanks!

@thomaslejon 5 лет назад

Rare are the videos where pearl sound different than "toc toc pok"... ! Thanks for that .

@iokanedrummer9804 5 лет назад

Thanks so much for making a video on this! I’ve been really curious about this for a long while.

@everettsutton35 5 лет назад

On a completely unrelated note, you guys nailed the bass drum tone this episode.

@SoundsLikeADrum 5 лет назад

Thanks! That ribbon mic captures the low-end beautifully. No EQ or compression whatsoever. Cheers! -Ben

@robburgess4556 5 лет назад

Thinking about putting the hole in the centre: Since it's a dead spot on the head you would be letting the air out while leaving the majority of the tone producing part of the head. You would be losing a touch of the low end resonance while leaving the mids and highs. I would love to hear someone try this as I think it might sound somewhere between your two examples. 🤔😊

@SoundsLikeADrum 5 лет назад

It's interesting because, while the center is technically a dead spot, just off center is where the most motion takes place and the area that carries the fundamental (lowest) tone. Still, a fun experiment for a future comparison video on Patreon. Cheers! -Ben

@lorenznew2208 2 года назад

@@SoundsLikeADrum I would disagree that the center is a dead spot. To make it more general: every frequency your drumhead is producing will have its unique pattern of vibration. That is called a mode. The as with flageolet tones on a guitar, or standing waves in a flute. You will allways see spots of no movement and spots of maximal displacement for each frequency of your mechanical system. The fundamental frequency will have its maximal displacement in the center and the only place in rest is on the edge. The first overtone will have a dead spot half way between center and edge, and so on. As soon as you cut a port hole at a place of maximal displacement you decrease the volume of the corresponding frequency. So, cutting a hole in the middle of the head will kill a lot more low end then a port closer to the edge. At least that whats I lerned in universtity (loudspeaker design)

@ferpalaciosdrums1 5 лет назад

Kickport actually sells little ports for the toms and snare, maybe a sound comparison with those?

@SoundsLikeADrum 5 лет назад

It’s true! That’s a potential comparison video for our new series in the future if Kickport wants to jump onboard.

@littlephoenix1115 5 лет назад

I’ve used that on the bottom of my 16” for world kind of stuff, but if you don’t stick something like a D4 right by it the extra low end doesn’t quite make it out to the top mic. They market it for the batter but if you’re bottom mic ing a big floor it’s killer.

@acidbath3226 4 года назад

dont waste money on a kickport go to KFC and buy a container of mash potatoes then cut out the bottom of it and tape it into the resonant port hole on your bass drum, your wallet will thank you

@ferpalaciosdrums1 4 года назад

@@acidbath3226 My stomach too

@Rockin_Ross 4 года назад

I have one on the reso of my 16 floor and all it did was dry the tone a bit. Still resonates as good as it always did. I like it.

@korolev-musictodriveby6583 5 лет назад

Don’t want to be negative ; you’re going to be giving the engineer a lot of EQ-ing to do ! Your excellent video using cottonwool balls showed how to dial down sustain , and if none is required , “ REMOVE THE RESOS ! “ And you get to keep some emergency spares 👍 Signed Captain Korolev of the “Directorate of Really Useful Methods At Delivering Drumming’s Iconically Coolest Tones “ Have a good one , everyone , and thanks SLAD 👏🙂

@malcomedome8518 5 лет назад

In the 80's I ported my toms from 2-4" from the hoop. It was a LARGE port but I mainly wanted to keep the hardware from rattling. It was all about projection back then so we removed the resos and hoops, hence the rattle from the lugs. Of course I used hydraulic heads.

@pjones8404 5 лет назад

I think it is important to discuss where you put the port. If the hole is off center...the resonant head will vibrate in an unequal direction because the distribution of the vibration is interrupted. I would suggest that the hole be in the dead center of the drum. The air would release even more quickly but the reso head would vibrate more uniformly. I think it's worth a comparison.

@SoundsLikeADrum 5 лет назад

This is addressed in the episode but we will likely do an in depth comparison as part of our separate comparison series coming to our Patreon in the future.

@acuralee 4 года назад

I use Kickport fx 1Rt for rack Toms, and kickport Fx 2ft for my 16in and 18in floor toms. However my kickports are mounted on the batter heads, I’m also using a kickport fx 1SN on my deep 8x14 DW performance snare. These ports make a world of difference when using mic’s. I’ve only ever used them on my Evans EC2 clear batters with my EC reso’s. I’m playing on a DDrum reflex Bombardier kit. I have a 9x13, 9x14, 16x16, and a 16x18. My snare as previously mentioned is a DW performance series steel 8in deep by 14in diameter, and off to the side I’m rocking a 6x10 PDP black wax maple popcorn snare (not ported). I also have the kickport 2 in my 16x26 bass drum but it’s difficult to tell a difference as the bass drum is already pretty boomy. Lol but the same plastic product kickport makes for the reso bass drums they make for the snares and toms.

@icemandrummeth7420 Год назад

Concert toms, all in the tuning, period. No resonance whatsoever. So tuning to correct pitch for the drum is paramount. With reso’s a totally different line of physics comes into play. You’ll be all damn day sometimes tuning resonants just right, concerts can be tuned in 2 minutes. Holes in the reso’s simply takes resonance out. The size of the hole to the size of the drum will then determine the amount of resonance. Simple physics that isn’t so simple. Great video, keep em comin😊

@TonyVazquez8265 4 года назад

This trend might not seem popular, but it exists. Back in '87 a drummer friend cut port holes into his reso heads. The holes were cut in size diameters relevant to their tom sizes, and the cut were in the center of their heads. His toms had a short sustained sound, so I assumed he did this for studio recording purposes. I was playing bass guitar at the time, so although I was naive about drums I still paid close attention to my drummer friend's ideas as I knew they would inspire me as a drummer in the future. I've been playing drums since my mid teens (I'm almost 55yo now) but in the past 20 years I've learned so much about drums and I continue to study these drumming trends and ideas as I'm currently playing drums in a band today. I'm not sure I'd wanna cut ports into my toms just yet, at least not until manufacturers come up with port protectors that will protect the cut edges of the toms' reso heads. There's already a port protector for kick drums (Kickports). Now we need protectors for toms. By the way, thanks for this tutorial; and thanks for your channel! I subscribed.

@bpaboyce 3 года назад

They do make 2” protectors, FYI...just google “Bass drum O’s 2”...should be able to find them, they sell em in pairs

@DiTorrealba 4 года назад

Mate, thanks for doing all the experimenting for us. I didn´t like the porting toms at all. Actually it made me think if i actually like the effect of porting a bassdrum. For now i'll stay with my non-ported kit.

@davewestner 5 лет назад

New at NAMM 2020: Aquarian ported reso tom heads (not really, but I see it coming)

@wolverine777182 5 лет назад

I wonder how it would sound if you drill tiny small holes all around the reso heads, more like the HD Dry heads... that it would be interesting to try out, that way you wouldn't have to worry about that "off set note" to the head because tension will be even all around the head. Awesome video brother as usual

@SoundsLikeADrum 5 лет назад

You read our minds...😉

@arneolson7114 8 месяцев назад

I sometimes will poke holes in my bass drum batter similar to HD heads but I use a skewer.... about 2" in seems to get a bit shorter sustain and the beater seems to feel a little more digging ... of course with a high end drum you might not need any of this ....I'm using a 24" ludwig rocker 3ply. All my toms are 6 ply concert keystone 80s NC badge

@wolverine-ig1sb 7 месяцев назад

i bet that bass drum sounds like thunder, i still have not tried drilling holes on the reso heads yet, i have a DW collector's Dragonwood exotic, even like you said a high end drumset wouln't probably need it, i think it'd still be interesting to hear the sound of it@@arneolson7114

@artpereira 5 лет назад

wow, such a small hole made such a huge difference!

@SoundsLikeADrum 5 лет назад

Indeed! So much air is able to escape compared to just having a ~ 1/2" shell port. Quite the dramatic change. Cheers!

@mariorossipuzza 5 лет назад

Can you please talk about different bearing edges on a drum? I know it's hard to find the same drum with different edges, but it would be awesome to hear the result.

@SoundsLikeADrum 5 лет назад

That's in the plans for a comparison video. Cheers!

@ThatMattGoodMusic 4 года назад

I really like this, especially on the floor tom. I get way too much tone out of mine for my liking, so I'd be tempted to actually try this. The internal micing on Patreon sounds really great too!

@Herfinnur 5 лет назад

This is incredible; more, more, more!

@SoundsLikeADrum 5 лет назад

Thanks! Lots of extras available via our Patreon if you can’t get enough. Cheers! -Ben

@ChrisBairDrums 5 лет назад

Never even thought of this!

@SoundsLikeADrum 5 лет назад

Always fun to experiment and have some tricks up your sleeve when it comes to future scenarios. Cheers!

@billeywinnbustos3226 4 года назад

I enjoy listening to play

@BeTheDrum 5 лет назад

I think that besides the port diameter and location making a difference, the mic position will strongly affect the recorded sound. Def something to try and some combination will eventually produce an interesting result. Thx for showing us this!

@Emondotcalm 5 лет назад

Just a side note about port holes... I discovered this when replacing a bass drum reso head. Haven't tried on toms but thinking it might apply there too. I'd replaced my kick reso and cut the hole and was testing it out. Overall I was slightly disappointed that I just wasn't getting that nice contained, focussed punchy sound I was hoping for by replacing the head. Long story short a friend suggested putting some weather stripping around the perimeter of the hole on the inside of the head. I used some thick foam peal and stick about 1/2" wide by about 1/4" thick and the difference was night and day!! You'd never think a simple little thing like that would make any difference but it was profound! I was now getting that "sound" I was hoping for... Clear, contained, focussed punch! Just passing it on... Would it work for toms? I don't know but might be worth trying.

@SoundsLikeADrum 5 лет назад

That's particularly interesting! Might have to experiment with that one. Cheers! -Ben

@NoslenLRac 5 лет назад

Very intriguing. Noticeably different. I’d like to see those compared to a dampened reso, like the Evans EC resonant. Or even adding some type of muffling material, like a ring inside or a gel.

@Chiroman527 4 года назад

Hi Cody, you should do vid about taking off the reso heads on the smaller toms. Years ago, i mean many years ago, i would occassionally see bands and see that the toms had no reso heads? Keep in mind , that was on much older drum sets (that' s right drum sets not drum kits, hey I'm old at 68) Otherwise , I agree some other posters that I didn't care for the sound. Thx for vids , very informative

@MatthewClise 5 лет назад

I'd be interested in hearing the ported toms versus no bottom heads whatsoever

@zeusapollo8688 5 лет назад

Olde schoole

@betulaobscura 5 лет назад

Cool experiment!

@Slipstream0001 5 лет назад

It gave the rack toms a weird high end that clashed with the fundanemental note. Maybe okay on a floor tom but I don't see that it made it better. Nice playing btw, very tidy.

@Blodfjez 5 лет назад

A little less beat today, nice!

@robertlucas9867 4 года назад

I wonder what smaller holes would do? For experiment take the floor Tom and start with 1/2” hole then make bigger with 3/4”, then 1” etc. because 2” may be too much for certain toms.

@joeldeliagaz4664 Год назад

I think the ported tom effect works perfect for jazz. At least to me thats what the tom sound gave me.

@drew_on_drums 5 лет назад

I wonder how the ported resos sound with say an HD genera dry batter head Or use the genera dry as a reso

@ralphbenites1819 4 года назад

Back in the late 60’s drummers wanted a bigger sound so what thay did took the bottom heads off rock music was getting louder at the time including floor tom’s /12&13” tom’s and bass drum .four piece or five piece drum kits

@YoMyNamesJakeG 4 месяца назад

What about a hack like you did for your kick video where you left the muffle ring? for the reso head, just cut a port so big that it only leaves roughly an inch diameter so it effectively is a bottomless reso but with the structure support of the hoop? I was thinking of trying this but curious for your thoughts on it.

@boobizzy4173 5 лет назад

great idea drummy! great for reggae music.

@thejosianddaddyshow7878 3 года назад

I was contemplating doing this to my kit. I have 4 mounted Tom's. 12x8, 12x10, 13x9, and 13x11. I torc the bottom and tops the same and starting at the smallest tom at torc 9, then 8, then 7, then 6. I use muffler under each head to achieve the dry sound and the speed metal sound you talk about in the video. I wonder what it would do to port the heads on my current setup? Let me know what you think. Great video man.

@rakridge 4 года назад

My first thought was the bass has the mic on the reso head, toms on the batter side.Then I wondered is that why we port the bass head. Now my toms and bass drum are electric so it doesn't matter. interesting thing to think about though. thanks for making this video.

@vmaietta72 5 лет назад

just subscribed to you. so glad I found your RU-vid page.

@SoundsLikeADrum 5 лет назад

Welcome!

@chasthompson7390 5 лет назад

hey guys great video just wanted to ask could you do a vid on double base drum tuning, should yu use different or same size drums, same or different tuning between the two and the different sounds you can get from different tuning and mikes cheers keep up the good work guys ive learned more about the drums in the past few weeks watching your vids than in the past 2 years

@richardwilliams1310 2 года назад

It would have been interesting experimenting with the Kickport FX ports on the toms & snare and Kickport on the bass drum

@Oneness100 5 лет назад

I have some questions regarding the room you are tracking the drums in. 1. What are the room dimensions? Length, width, and Height? 2. What acoustic treatment do you have and where is it placed within the room. Low Frequency absorption, mid-high frequency absorption, diffusion. 3. Have you actually done measurements to see how the room response curve and the RT60 reverb times? 4. Can you have a video doing a 360 degree view of what is in the room, against the walls, etc.? Thanks!

@robertoferrarini7153 2 года назад

Thank you for the test, very intersting. Wonder how is the (positive?) effect of the different miking method, inside the shell. Both in terms of sound quakity vs. the traditional upper way and if bleed is reduced. Did you experience something?

@nqmt9968 5 лет назад

It's the time to put a Calftone on a reso in the tom with coated/clear/calftone and check this out on the snare this 3 types of batter head too ;)

@Ronholtmusic 4 года назад

Cody would it be possible to have a quicker A.B. comparison by the time I hear the comparison it seems like I’ve adjusted my ears

@kidgloves2 5 лет назад

How about felt strips on toms?

@SoundsLikeADrum 5 лет назад

Can do!

@gregwilliams2764 5 лет назад

Did this 9 yrs ago with 1” holes. I think I liked it.

@that-avr-drummer 5 лет назад

They sound a million times better without the port holes!!!

@tueblom8181 4 года назад

Man, wish i could hear them micced like a bass drum. That would be gold at a gig, if they sound good. That soundguy would be having an extra look at your mics, thats for sure

@SoundsLikeADrum 4 года назад

You can! We did this on our Patreon and decided to make it available for everyone: www.patreon.com/posts/29334712 Please consider supporting our Patreon for access to more exclusives like this along with more tutorials, comparisons, etc.

@tueblom8181 4 года назад

Wow mam, that's great! I really like how your Patreon page isn't just asking for money, but actually something that provides more in depth content. Keep up the good work!

@PabloJ1968 4 года назад

Awesome!

@BikkiBlazes 5 лет назад

Hi cool vid. I have to agree and double down on the point you made with batter head choice making a difference. the other thing that makes a difference is where you port. Tom ports should be exact center so you keep your tone wood sounds. I did the bassdrum style port the first time on my smaller floor tom and realized the immediate change and mistake. I question the mic placement.. putting it in the drum shell is still getting batter head and its minimizing port effect. Please consider moving the mic back a bit since admitting the air leaves the drum. ' the port effect needs to breath a bit . else why? yknow. Ported subs arent ported by function of shoving a mic in it. I've got a 2" port offcenter , 14" floor tom.. The math said 2.5inch. I'd have to agree port sizes should vary with tom size. 2" is too large a port for a 10". 1 to 1 1/5". The math I came up with was ".9"

@Quartiano 5 лет назад

How bout a port in a floor tom shell? Like a vent hole the size of say a tennis ball? Would that eliminate some floor tom resonance?

@SoundsLikeADrum 5 лет назад

That would likely affect both resonance AND sustain. Similar to a larger port in a snare shell, it'll make the drum a little louder too but as you've seen here, there can be quite a bit of loss of tone depending on the size of the port.

@littlephoenix1115 5 лет назад

If always wanted to drill out one of the grommets on a big floor to a 2” - 3” hole and replace it with something like the swinging covers from your front door peephole; makes an adjustable vent, with interior mic options.

@Quartiano 5 лет назад

MarkCharlesPhoenix sick idea!

@boobizzy4173 5 лет назад

im a reggae drummer and ive been centering my kickport on my bass drum head for a couple of years now. depends what head you use and how you tune it.

@nachoherreruela1212 4 года назад

I like your channel. Which drumhead you used in bass drum? Thanks

@The_Other_Ghost 2 года назад

So.... Early Sepultura!

@billfallon2372 4 года назад

How long until you see Mfg.'s come out with a line of ported heads? You know they'll do it.

@SoundsLikeADrum 4 года назад

I wouldn’t be so sure these days...

@chromebull884 3 года назад

Would you consider doing a video like this again but instead of an off center port maybe a center port and increase in size with each drum?

@iopsyc15 5 лет назад

Another great and interesting video! This idea offers another valid and musical way to affect a drum's sound. At the very least, a drummer can achieve a concert tom sound while protecting the bottom bearing edge (which is huge as it pained me to see an exposed bearing edge back in the day with drummers looking for that sound). If I had the correct tools, it'd be interesting to see how a tom would sound with a DIY "dry vents" (a la Evans) on the reso head. Granted you'd lost the ability to mike into the drum...

@SoundsLikeADrum 5 лет назад

Thanks! You read our minds with the DIY dry vents idea. We've had this one in the works for a little while now...

@iopsyc15 5 лет назад

@@SoundsLikeADrum That's too funny! Excellent! I look forward to that video (as well as all of your videos!).

@guitaristbiker 5 лет назад

i think its not good for the rack toms, maybe like a 1" hole on a 16" floor or and 18" floor would sound ok

@lajollascott 5 лет назад

You guys always do such great work, but in this one instance I found it a bit odd how few shots there were of the actual reso heads-I felt like a few more, especially when being played, would have been more effective. Still a great video, of course, as always!

@SoundsLikeADrum 5 лет назад

Thanks! It’s funny, we got a bunch of comments last time we had a camera dedicated to the resos heads that it was a boring shot since there really wasn’t any action going on. 🤷🏼‍♂️

@lajollascott 5 лет назад

@@SoundsLikeADrum Well, there you go--I figured you guys had a reason for doing what you did, since you always think of everything. :)

@Metalhead0985 5 лет назад

I have a mapex mats kit from 1995. Maple 12,13,16, 22 and a mapex 13x6 birch snare. Any ideas what heads would accentuate the deeper Maple shells and the birch snare? Wanna get a cracky high snare but not go out of the effective range on the Tom's. Any advice would be welcomed. Right now I have clear g12s on the Tom's and a Aquarian high velocity on the snare. Reso head ideas welcome as well. New to the whole head wood combos just looking for some sound advice lol. Love ur vids man!!

@harrysilvers8043 5 лет назад

Can you guys do a video on clear snare batter heads? Fantastic video as always! Cheers

@SoundsLikeADrum 5 лет назад

We certainly will!

@liamdempsey7072 5 месяцев назад

All you gospel, close mic, live show, muffle lords.. this one’s for y’all…

@morgunstyles7253 2 года назад

Low volumes are like a tight knit screen, and dont hold air.

@remygaron8311 4 года назад

I like that sound👏👏👏🇨🇦🇨🇦👏👏🥁🥁

@tmaddrummer 5 лет назад

Good Drums, Good Drummer, holes or no holes....... who cares? Yes, Batter Head influence for sure. Thanks and Blessings!

@SoundsLikeADrum 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching!

@aaronbones4290 3 года назад

I was wondering what if i stick a d6 in the port of a floor tom along with a normal mic like using 2 mics one on the top and one on the bottom (i was thinking about involving a foot switch to turn on and off the d6 )

@bishopoftroy 3 года назад

Let`s try ports on the batter head.

@AtTheSourceStudios 5 лет назад

"let's have a real quick comparison" proceeds to hit drum at 1 bpm

@SoundsLikeADrum 5 лет назад

Quick, not fast 😉

@morgunstyles7253 2 года назад

No. but i did this. Wanted the sound of hydrolics no resos. But i like the look of bottom heads. Solution. Low volume reso heads. Didnt spend lots of money just to destroy a good head.

@sideoutside 5 лет назад

Maybe useful if you have that one tom that likes to ring out for too long. Put a small 1/2" to 1" hole in it maybe.

@ethierguillaume 5 лет назад

That might be a very usable solution for a floor tom that sound amazing but that's too "alive" and ringing. On the other hand, thanks for experimenting with the smaller toms, but geez, what a bummer!

@GuitarHeroIsShit 5 лет назад

Didn't Nirvana's In Utero involve ported tom resos? I remember seeing diagrams Cobain drew but I don't know if they actually did it.

@albertwesker2050 3 года назад

Ok how do I keep a bass drum from rattling the place where the bolts go into to hold the resonant head?

@diogomcamilo 4 года назад

hey! Did you try to cover the ports with tape? trying to recover the original sound?

@rockdrummer80 5 лет назад

do concert toms have a different bearing edge cut, just because they are single headed toms? Def not a fan of ported toms. Although I know kick port made little ports for toms I believe? Don't know if they still do?

@WinstonBartholomewIII Год назад

Should have put the porthole dead center. Much easier to tune and gets more attack. That's what I do with my bass drum.

@SoundsLikeADrum Год назад

That wasn’t what we were setting out to do here though…

@Andrew3154 5 лет назад

No ports for me. Thanks for do the experiment.

@tonygiovingo6967 5 лет назад

Sounds horrible on small drums. That said i can see some benefits for getting a more focused tone on larger floor toms. i I have found that adding a second breather vent hole opposite the existing one will help move air thru the drum quicker thus cutting down on ring without killing the tone of the drum. I have been doing this on snare drums for years. However If you are looking for a dramatic decrease i would go with more conventional methods.