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Chris Brush Drums - Creative Custom Remote Session Drum TracksChris Brush is a Nashville-based session drummer bringing his experience to clients in the form of creative, custom, passionate, high-quality remote drum tracks

Kick Drum Tuning - Chris Brush Drums

Recording, TechniqueJanuary 10, 2013

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Bass Drum Tuning

So often the kick drum gets overlooked when it comes to tuning. The heads usually aren’t replaced as often as they are for other drums. In the pursuit of a really low sound, I would wager that most people tune the kick drum heads as low as they can get…

Snare Drum Tuning - Chris Brush Drums

Recording, TechniqueJanuary 2, 2013

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Snare Drum Tuning

The snare is the drum you hit probably 80-90% of the time. It needs to sound good for the context of the song you’re playing. This is especially true in the studio. In a day when drums can so easily be enhanced with samples or straight out replaced, it is…

Chris Brush Drums - On Drum Tuning

Recording, TechniqueDecember 27, 2012

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Drum Tuning

There is not a right way. Any drum with two heads presents a quite a combination of tuning possibilities; the best sound being subject to personal preference. If it sounds good to the microphone, it’s right (if it sounds good to your ear but NOT the microphone – use a…