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.
