Members WWPD Posted May 11, 2010 Members Share Posted May 11, 2010 I have a brand new Ludwig Element Retro SE 4 piece kit, and bought some E-rings to eliminate the ringing. The one on the 14' snare sounds GREAT, but the rings on the rack and floor tom keep buzzing, creating a worse problem (sound-wise) than the simple ringing. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted May 11, 2010 Members Share Posted May 11, 2010 Possibilities include some combination of: loose tension, uneven heads/tuning, bad edges -this one is bad. It means the drum isn't cut perfectly straight and should be redone or replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gremson Posted May 11, 2010 Members Share Posted May 11, 2010 You could just tape it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JimmyNZ Posted May 11, 2010 Members Share Posted May 11, 2010 Possibilities include some combination of: loose tension, uneven heads/tuning, bad edges -this one is bad. It means the drum isn't cut perfectly straight and should be redone or replaced. ^ this, one of the above probably, try re-tuning the batters and eliminate any creases in the heads, doesn't take much of a gap between the ring and head to cause buzz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drumtechdad Posted May 11, 2010 Members Share Posted May 11, 2010 Just to mention the obvious, over which I have an extremely firm grasp, the rings need to be perfectly flat to work without buzzing. No creases. They're too light to lie flat under their own weight, so even a little bit of a bend in them can cause this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JimmyNZ Posted May 11, 2010 Members Share Posted May 11, 2010 ^ damn...nearly said that too.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted May 11, 2010 Members Share Posted May 11, 2010 Almost forgot. The rings need to lay perfectly flat to work without buzzing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JMR Posted May 11, 2010 Members Share Posted May 11, 2010 tune it mang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scoogs Posted May 12, 2010 Members Share Posted May 12, 2010 Here's a trick I've been doing personally... I take that little piece of cardboard you tear off on the Kleenex boxes, and tape it to the underside of my batter. I use painters tape, so it doesn't leave residue. It sucks if you're one to constantly change your toms sound. But I pretty much love my sound right now and don't anticipate changing it anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zildjian@consol Posted May 12, 2010 Members Share Posted May 12, 2010 tune it mang that's what I was thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SYMBOLIC Posted May 13, 2010 Members Share Posted May 13, 2010 Tuning is for suckers. Don't you know that you can get any tone you want by adjusting the amount of things that you tape to the drums, and duct tape lots of duct tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JakeTheSnake Posted May 13, 2010 Members Share Posted May 13, 2010 Tuning is for suckers. Don't you know that you can get any tone you want by adjusting the amount of things that you tape to the drums, and duct tape lots of duct tape. or gaffer's tape if you're of the indie persuasion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SYMBOLIC Posted May 13, 2010 Members Share Posted May 13, 2010 or gaffer's tape if you're of the indie persuasion NO!!!!! Duct tape all the way!!!! The sticky residue helps with tuning the drum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted May 13, 2010 Members Share Posted May 13, 2010 Also thieves will steal something shiny instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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