Choose Your Own Bass Drum Tone! | Port holes, Dampening + MORE

Like a true nerd, I recorded some samples of my bass drum in a variety of recording setups so you can really hear the difference that seemingly minor changes can make. Port hole / no port hole? Dampening / no dampening? Rebounding / burying the beater? CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro 0:33 Three variables 0:48 Non-variables 1:57 Bass drum samples 4:11 Samples condensed version 4:53 My recording setup KIT SPECS: Ludwig Centennial - maple shell & finish - 26x14 - 14x10 - 16x16 - 18x16 Ludwig Supraphonic LM400 '69 - 5x14 Zildjian K Sweet pack - 15" hats - 17" crash - 19" crash - 21" ride 16" Wuhan china mostly Evans heads RECORDING: Tascam US-16x08 audio interface Shure & Audio Technica mics INSTAGRAM:   / greg_wolgast   My gardening channel, Some Room to Grow:    / someroomtogrow   #bassdrum #drumstudio #recordingdrums