Bass Drum

 Bass drum is one of  the biggest part among drum kit/drum set especially in the modern drum.  And bass drum is the source of  a low pitch or tone. Bass drum ispercussion instrument and vary in size and are used in several musical genres.

 The type usually seen or heard in orchestral, concert band music is the orchestral, or concert bass drum (in Italian: gran cassa, gran tamburo). It is the largest drum of the orchestra.The pitched bass drum, generally used in marching bands and drum corps. This is tuned to a specific pitch and is usually played in a set of three to six drums.

The kit bass drum may be more heavily muffled than the classical bass drum, and it is popular for drummers to use a pillow, blanket, or professional muffler inside the drum, resting against the batter head, to dampen the blow from the pedal, and produce a shorter "thud". Different beaters have different effects, and felt, wood and plastic that is popular. Bass drums sometimes have a tom-tom mount on the top.

Size of bass drum, in a drum kit, the bass drum is much smaller than in the traditional orchestral use, most commonly 20 or 22 inches (51 or 56 cm) in diameter. Sizes range from 16 to 28 inches (41 to 71 cm) in diameter while depths range for 14 to 22 inches (36 to 56 cm), with 16 or 18 in (41 or 46 cm) being normal.

The standard bass drum size of past years was 20 in × 14 in (51 cm × 36 cm), with 22 in × 18 in (56 cm × 46 cm) being the current standard. Many manufacturers are now publishing the 'power drum' concept as with tom-toms, with an 18 in (46 cm) depth (22×18 in) to further lower the drum's fundamental note.

Three Best drummers in the world

Mike Portnoy’s original name is Michael Stephen Portnoy. He was born in 20 april 1967, He is an ex-drummer of DREAM THEATER band. He is one of the DREAM THEATERS band founder. Since 1986 Mike portnoy with DREAM THEATER was released about 10 albums. DREAM THEATER  was the main role model of scene progressive metal music in the world. Mike Portnoy had became the best drummer in the world 23 times by Modern Drummer Magazine. And now he became additional drummer of Avenged Sevenfold band repale Jimmy “The Rev”.

Thomas Lang was born in August, 5 1967, He is the founding of Los angeles-based progressive/avant garde metal trio. He had played drum since age 5. Beside lessons at local music school and private tuition, he also trained at Vienna conservatory of music. And after leaving the conservatory in 1985, he began working professionally as a session musician, he played for many artist such as Kelly Clarkson, Emma Bunton, Victoria Beckham, Wetlife, etc. In 1995 Lang released his debut solo project mediator which was the topped chart in Europe and garnered positive reviews.

 

Tony Royster was born in October, 9  1984, he is American drummer. Tony’s father began to teach him how to play the drums at age 3. Tony is known for winning the Guitar Center National Drum-Off competition Hollywood in 1995 at age 11. In 1997 he was the Modern Drummer festival, being the youngest to shock the crowd. Most  recently,  Tony joined Joe Jonas' band on tour in the United Kingdom in Fall 2011 On August 22, 2011.

The History of Drum

History of  DRUM start from when the human live. Beating of drum has relation with the birth of them. Drum is the music tools which is used in the woods also, it called a membranophone, means an equipment that makes sound from the long leader and impressed when it gathered with some the other object.

first Drum kit developed from the bass played by the hand, in the 1980's they started to make experimen with "footpedals" for playing bass drum. William Ludwig who is created of  "footpedals" and the sistem could be operated in 1909's, and this way that made the history evolution to the modern drum.

 The first of war world drum kit is signed in big march with much bass drum and percussion. And them turned the central of music jazz. Hi-hat is the one of part drum kit appeared in 1926's. And in 1930's made a completed Drum kit contain from : snare,hi-hat,tom-tom,and bass drum.in 1940's Louie bellson pionered to used two pedal/bass drum.