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Why do my drums sound nothing like my favorite records, no matter how I tune or muffle them?

    1) Why can't I get my drums to sound like the drums on my favorite song/album?

Understand that your drums will rarely if ever sound like the ones on your favorite records. You're hearing hours of EQing and editing and mixing and mastering on top of the actual drums, often by people with years of experience using thousands and thousands of dollars' worth of equipment you don't have.

Then there's this weird acoustic phenomenon, unique among instruments: There is absolutely no acoustic instrument whose sound character changes so completely and dramatically through recording, even merely putting up mics and listening through headphones. When you mic and record an acoustic guitar, piano, horn, etc., it still sounds like the same instrument, only louder and perhaps a bit smoother. When you mic up drums and listen, even with no EQing or processing or effects, they instantly sound like a completely different instrument with a completely different timbre, that sounds absolutely nothing at all the way they sound live in the room.

And where did nearly all of us get inspired to pick up the drums in the first place? Our favorite recordings. So we are doomed from the start in that regard if we don't know this difference.

2) A drummer friend played my drums the other day while I listened, and they sounded so much better than they do while I play them. How can that be?

What you hear from the throne behind your drums is not what they actually sound like. What they actually sound like is ten or more feet in front of them. The actual sound of your drums is out in the room, where their frequencies can "blossom," as well as taking advantage of the acoustics of the room. Let's say you had an e-kit with a setting called "Bonham room sound." It wouldn't sound like what John Bonham heard from behind the skins - it would sound like what Jimmy Page heard from across the room, or even in the booth.

I have heard many drummers complain that their drums sound better when they watch other people play them and wonder why they can't get that sound. It's simple: you simply can't hear that sound from behind the drums. You have to be in front of them. They always sound like that. You just can't hear that sound from the throne, that's all. Which is why I always recommend having a friend play your drums while you listen from across the room. Before you make any rash decisions about heads or tuning or muffling, remind yourself that this is what they actually sound like, and then make decisions about what to change - if anything.

3) They ring too much, but when I muffle them, they're too dead-sounding. How do I kill the resonance/sustain, but not too dead?

First of all, refer back to point 1. Then, always remember that in many live playing situations, and even certain recording situations, that ringy, boomy, resonant sound is your friend. It's what helps your drums cut through a wall of guitars and distinguish themselves in the mix.

I hope this gives some of you a different perspective on the sound of your drums. Good luck.

    In terms of Archon breeding, Furina is the most compatible Archon for humans

      Furina from Genshin Impact
      Hey guys, did you know in term of human male and female Archon breeding, Furina is the most compatible Archon for humans? Not only she's on a medium size group making her universally acceptable by either the short king or the big bears, her high HP and Max HP increasing skill would allow you to be as rough as possible with her. With her being the Archon of Water, there's no doubt in my mind that aroused Furina will be incredibly wet, not only that her ability to apply wet status should act similarly like a lubrication allowing you to go straight to the action without getting sore even for hours to end. Her gimmick of switching between offensive and support would allow her to take the role of both submissive and dominant at the same time which you can use to spice up your session. Her ability to heal both you and herself allows you to recover from fatigue or even injury (in certain play). No other Archon comes close to this level of compatibility and versatility as Furina did.

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          This is the pinnacle of German humour and it’s pathetic

            4chan "This is the pinnacle of German humour" origin
            This is the pinnacle of German humour and it's pathetic. I can imagine him snorting to himself as he typed this, as if this was an absolute spirit bomb of a comment, and then reading it out loud in his disgusting language "schlieben fleeb hach jurgeflachtung" before falling into a coughing fit from the laughter. I almost pity him.

            This is X’s mom. I have taken control of all his Facebook accounts and he will not be getting them back.

              This is X's mom copypasta
              This is X's mom.
I have taken control of all his Facebook accounts and he will not be getting them back. In addition, I will also be deleting this account and reporting all of you to the authorities.
This is not the son I raised. I raised my son to be respectful of other women and to be a good Feminist. The Internet has ruined him, and he now refers to himself as a "Shitlord". You guys did this to him and I am putting an end to it. If he refuses to live a worthwhile life, then I will live his life for him.
Goodbye, and I hope your parents are as disappointed in you as I am disappointed in my son.

              Yugimon version

              This is Adam's mom. 
I have taken control of all his Facebook accounts and he will not be getting them back. In addition, I will also be deleting this account and reporting all of you to the authorities.
This is not the son I raised. I raised my son to be a good Christian - not a "Duelist". Yugimon has ruined him and now he refers to himself as an "anti-meta gamer" whatever that means. You nerds did this to him and I am putting an end to it. If he refuses to live a worthwhile life then I'll live it for him. 
Goodbye and I hope your parents are as disappointed as you as I am disappointed in my son.