Remo Silentstroke Drumheads/Zildjian L80 Low Volume Cymbals - Drummer's Review
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- Опубліковано 17 чер 2018
- Here's our review of a set of Remo Silentstroke Drumheads paired with a set of Zildjian L80 Low Volume Cymbals. Filmed at Middle Farm Studios, May 2018. For full specs, more reviews and the latest drum news, head to: www.drummersreview.com
Thank you! I bought the L80s since I'm a new drummer. My husband's working from home now since 2020, so these are perfect for me. I still haven't bought regular cymbals or full kit though. Just working on these with a snare.
Some of the best, if not THE best drum gear related content on UA-cam. The production both sonic and visual, is truly excellent. The talent, time and money that goes into these far outweighs the view and sub count - I don't know how you guys are keeping it up but I hope you continue to! Would love to see a chatshow on drums, even as a one off, diving into how you got into doing these specifically.
Tazzfalcon many thanks, its a labour of love.. and we have a great team.. thanks for your comments. DR
Thanks for the review. The "side by side" comparisons were very helpful.
Thanks Nolly, Ive just moved and have a grumpy old man neighbour. I was very sceptical about silent strokes but I'm headed to the music shop to buy after watching this. Nobody wants to trade their Tama for a electric kit!!
I like what i saw here! I've always wanted to know what the L80/ Silentstroke combo sounded like, and now I know.. great review guys!
loved the direct comparison edits
Good review, I've been using this combination for practise at home, and triggering drum sounds using a roland tm2 + triggers, works great and no complaints from family...
That is encouraging!Been absent from drumming for quite some time and going for a setup similar to yours to convert my Tama acoustic kit.What triggers did you use?I'm thinking Roland RT30s will fit my needs but kinda anxious how they will trigger with Silentstrokes...
That was super informative, thanks!
You also should have a decibel meter at fixed point too. Because the pickup pattern of the mikes affect the difference in sound greatly.
Didn't expect to see Nolly here, haha. Beards looking awesome.
Incredible! Thanks
I've just installed these cymbals and heads on my kit. It's part of a bigger experiment. I need them quiet because I'm renting one half of a house....and I want to still be able to get a passable drum sound for recording. Don't poo-poo at the idea of recording with this setup! So far, I've mic'd the front of the kick and gotten a decent enough sound to work with. I'll be using a second mic, a PZM as a room mic to capture the rest of the kit and I'll know by tomorrow or the next day if the whole goofy idea is going to work! (I'm just now making up a backing plate & mounting system for the PZM)
@@DiegoBrooklyn I'm really glad I did this. I wouldn't have been gigging with them anyway, so having them too quiet for a band situation is OK. This lets me bash away any time and not bother the neighbours and that's great.
I have an old, large diaphragm Shure mic on the kick and a modified Radio Shack PZM as an overhead. And they DO sound like drums when they're recorded!
Of course, anyone who's a little more serious about it could mic them up better and get more satisfactory results but I'm calling it a win.
Also...a couple more points.
It's best to know this is going to be a compromise. You probably won't get your optimum drum sound but it's not so bad as to be unusable. I like how the cymbals sound though, even if there's a bit too much "stick sound" from the closed hats. The hats do have a good sound to them, nonetheless.
I found that tuning the mesh batter didn't affect the sound one bit - but it does give you more or less stick bounce. All the tuning must therefore be done with the reso head
Can you hear them at all when trying to practice along to music tracks ?
that Levee main beat tho
Have you ever had problems with the silent bass drum head damaging?
Would these be too quiet for live? I like to have freedom to play harder so i can put my passion into songs. But at the same time the other musicians are plugged into amps and speakers idk if it would sound right. Feedback would be greatly appreciated. Im tired of feeling muffled in my playing with my hand everyone else is able to play their heart out and i have to play with low stick height and be quiet making it harder for me to play fast or accentuate anything.
Can we still put a pillow in the bassdrum to not get the boomy with the silent stroke?
yes
can these silent stroke heads be miked for loudness when needed?
you would have to crank the gain considerably, which might sound cool in a recording setting-certainly only odd-cool and unnatural and certainly not like a proper drumhead (the video above gives a somewhat clear representation of the sonic qualities of the head). Live, though, the additional gain might lead to issues with feeding or heavy bleeding from other instruments onstage, especially from other parts of the drum set. Not advised.
Nobody:
The Standard Setup: *AAAAAAAAAAA*
need more sound than that