the brass was pickled and not really nice....anyway, I took away the foil two years later and sold a complete drum set with it. The complete set`s wrapping was just a trial how it looks like without the gold color (Batman style). I still have my aluminum snare, which I prefer over the brass one since I prefer the funky style. For me, one snare drum is enough today. Anyway, I understand your comment 😀

It is not difficult to measure the drums yourself. Cheers! ♫♪♫

Dear Hancen, I don`t use the XR18 anymore since 3 years, but the main job was done, when mixing the song in Reaper (DAW). I recorded the gig with Reaper with a Laptop per USB cable.

Hi Sebastian, right, the ring is a bit tricky. I took several pieces (i.e. 10cm)and just overlapped them. You won`t see the overlapping so much and it sticks even to bare wood. No problem. Cut it at the back side, where it push against the head. It can stay blank there because you don`t see it. I hope, I could help ?!

Hi, it is holding perfect. There is no optical damage even after several gigs and carrying the toms without a case.💪

@@k.w.rainer Amazing! Thank you for your response. I just bought a huge sheet of epoxy black carbon fiber vinyl from vvivid and I'm wrapping my drumset. This video is going to come in handy!

Bastien, this is a Mi 4K, a kind of GoPro from the front/top and a Sony RX100 from the back

@@k.w.rainer great !! Thank you. The sound is really amazing. Does it require a lot of work in terms of mix post live ?

@@bastozic lets say, quite a bit. All had been done in Reaper mostly with the "in-house" Reaper effects.

Hi Ronald,, at that time we had an analog mixer with each channel`s direct out. We mixed with the analog mixer and recorded with the Zoom. Anyway, you could also do the live mix simulataneously, but there are just 8 channels. In record modus, you can combined two Zoom R16. Nowadays it is much more convinient by just using i.e. a Soundcraft UI24R.....mixing and recording to USB with 24 channels ;o)

yes, mixed with Reaper (DAW)

just demount everything beforehand and have enough pressure with your palm (palm has the best sensitivity...to my guess). The slightly move forward ....

or fingers ;o)

@@groovet1135 logos killed me, I need to take them down to, and vent hole, but Im nota gonna take that out

Yes, it is easy to get air bubbles out. Just use a -not to hard- tool, like a rubber, or your hands.

It is a 3M car wrap i.e. 1080 series

In my opinion, no. But even if there would be a bit of influence, the drum head, the tuning and the kind of playing (sticks, volume/loudness in the groove or fill) makes >95% of the deal. Again, this is my opinion. Since my drums are wrapped, I have much more fun to play, because they have the color I wanted. If once my taste will change, I will change the wrap again ;o) By the way, the snare, wrapped in this video, is just used with my second set (also wrapped) in the other band practise room. The brass was in a quite bad condition. Now it looks beautiful. I like a quite dry sound of the set. If you like an open sound, the influence of a thicker layer of wrap (additional to the original) could end in a bit less of vibration of the tom-wood-material ??! ...but what it means in consequence ? ... may be a more damped sound, less tone ? The original wrap is much thicker than the added wrap. I assume, there shouldn`t be an noticable sound-influence at all.

;o)

probably ;o) ... did you try it ?

@@JanRUr Not yet, but I'm thinking about wrapping my drums, but I need a ride cymbal, cymbal stands first, then I might wrap after.

or use knifeless tape xd

I have left mine on for a smoother installation. Also it makes it easier to remove and reapply new wrap down the road.

Made it last weekend and I recommend to leave the original wrap on the shell. Because car foil is much thinner than drum foil and if you have any bumps they will press through the car foil. Anyway, if your drum foil is already too damaged, you will have the same trouble.

@@stkk7186 Any issue with bubbling when tightening down the lugs? Was your original wrap glued on all the way around or just at the seams? From what I've heard, it's fine to use car vinyl wrap over the original drum wrap if it was originally glued all the way around. If it's only glued at the seams, then I've heard it doesn't work right. But regardless of the original wrap method, they say auto wrap can bubble when tightening down the lugs. Did you have that issue?

@@LS67NOVA No, I did not experience that issue. But now after a few months I can tell that the foil I used was pretty unforgivable. I have several wrinkles due to thermal movement that I mostly could get rid by using a hair dryer. Also the foil set itself a bit down so smaller scratches and marks are now visible. This is an issue I can't fix. Maybe it's also good to know that I used a frosted finish. I guess a glossy finish could be a bit more forgiving.

@@stkk7186 okay thank you for the reply. I'm looking at using the new 2080 series in a glossy metallic black so I'm wondering if some of those issues might be alleviated with the newer version.

Hi, no, XR18 is just the pure wave after gain. The compression (if so) was done in Reaper ;o)

just the beginning is important, that`s why first I turn the drum without sticking. Then it is quite easy. If it doesn`t fit after some centimeters, you should start from the beginning. I would say it is not hard to to it. Just take your time and listen go good music ;o)

Jan Urbanc thanks wish me luck. Going to try this on an old snare I have.

the set still sounds great... I don`t think, there is a negative influence - but I like a dry sound and thus it may be different for "singing" toms or bass drum. My opinion: The sound of the drum is more depending on the drum head, tuning - and how you play it. This set, Tama Superstar has cast rims. The tuning is very easy and the contact area of the wood shell is still the same. The new surface might have a kind of a damping effect, which I never noticed because the heads have dampers, too ;o)

me too. I just tried, how it looks like - and then I kept it, because it looks kinda cool. Just mate black and chrome. This set is just used in the practise room. For live, I use an aluminium snare - not wrapped ;o)

Me too it looked much better before it was wrapped.

Same here.

Hi. 2.0m x 1.52m 3M Scotchprint 1080 M12 Black Mate Car Wrap => 83.- USD

Yes, the XR18 is actually THE mixer for the PA. The recording is just the attachment ;o) I recorded the full gig with 4 hours playing time - directly connected to a Notebook (DAW Reaper). No overdubs or additional tracks.