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[@clotilderecalde8934]

😆😅😂😃

[@lomobster]

I live the softish rubber ones, they have a really tight sound when you're playing double bass runs.

[@kylekrysadrums]

Yea, I like those ones too. I've bene using them a lot lately!

[@forever_spiteful]

I use wooden mostly for double bass

[@ozzku]

I’m a sucker for those classic felt ones. They just feel, look and sound the best to me.

[@mwm48]

I actually liked the Smurf.

[@Ginko1396]

amazing how all of them sounded like my phone speaker

[@bryanhamner]

Yeah

[@comradeq2493]

Lol same

[@rickwells5624]

I came here to say the same thing then saw your comment. I was wondering if my ears are really that bad. Glad I'm not the only one. Hold on. Maybe all of us have bad ears, hmm, 👂 🤔 😕 lol

[@sheldondyer871]

lol y’all just tone deaf😂

[@FishingforFisher]

The big wooly beater is my favorite

[@adamdiazzz]

I definitely noticed a change when I switched my beater to a hard felt. I could feel the drum in my gut 😂

[@jesussoto6855]

Those transitions were very smooth

[@thecoconutgum]

I'm not really sure, after the first few, each bar slowed a bit after each bar was done

[@lewistillison1425]

Ive just always loved the slap you get with plastic

[@J.A_Music]

I like the soft felt one.

[@Big_C_4205]

I love your snare sound

[@kylekrysadrums]

Thanks!

[@davidddrums]

I like the fleece wool beaters. When you muffle the bass drum, and use a coated head or black dot, you can get that really nice warm/dead 70s sound. A great example is on “Sara Smile” by Hall & Oates with the late Jim Gordon on drums.

[@spmrs46]

Super buddy

[@cymbalism1]

Damnit!! I liked them all!!

[@soulpower6]

I like the first one. It has a nice punch

[@Drunken_Hamster]

Hard felt, Soft felt, Pointed wool, and Smurf are the best. This combined with the mic placement thing is a wicked combo. Maybe plastic or rubber for doubles on a "metal" track.

[@dave_dave]

The plastic one was my favorite! It had a nice, crisp snap and pop and was authoritative sounding!

[@stuntrushjr64]

The beat done here helped me think of chords to play, thanks

[@soundeminencelab1278]

Soft felt and really soft felt the best

[@elikebudi]

The smurf one looks and sounds sweet. 😍

[@kylekrysadrums]

It's pretty awesome! I wasn't expecting it to sound very good but it definitely does it's own thing.

[@christopherkendrex8075]

it really let's the high hat stand out while still having that crisp pop 👌

[@merqury5]

That kick has such a nice sound

[@ivannieves154]

Yea that bass drum head is good, so is the power stroke 3 and evans emad 2 and heavyweight , also the Remo pinstripe and my favorite da Remo controlled sound

[@kevinwilliam5496]

The smurf sound good

[@paulboisvert3215]

A lot of those sound similar, in my opinion. Have you ever tried a wood beater? It's very punchy. I don't have one but my friend does.

[@kylekrysadrums]

Yea, the difference is subtle. It could make a big difference in the mix of a full song . I actually do have a wood one as well but I find I don't use it often. I should have included it in this!

[@a-wise_guy]

​@@kylekrysadrums cool explanation

[@LoveJesusmusicmulesdrums]

I def prefer the harder felts; just the sharp attack with the softer underlying warm bass together has more emotional depth for me in the tones

[@Ritchael]

The first one so dope 👌

[@mr.bojangles3696]

I've always preferred stiff beaters. Plastic or plastic with a firm felt end or wooded. Gives great attack sound for drummers that play genres like metal or hard rock.

[@Modudeez]

I really like the wool it sounds the same🤯

[@diamondrel5190]

Not a musician, but I could definitely tell the difference in sustain and impact between them all

[@imsmarterthanyou2384]

I love the sound of the plastic and the vintage one I’ve always used a hard felt but I might have to make a switch

[@robbybigby9122]

hard felt for me but all drums are a work of art

[@La_sagne]

wow, what a hard felt message.. im crying just listening to this 😄

[@hamueramusic]

I liked the pointed wool one the most

[@louisdimov8956]

THE WAX PAPER ONE IS SOO MUCH AWESOME!!!

[@Hello_there_obi]

Plastic sounded best! Hard a crisp attack that really smacked and was clear. Followed by hard felt

[@Vegan_Kebab_In_My_Hand]

Best depending on what you're trying to do, wouldn't say best in general

[@MusicByAngels]

Yeah, that would be horrible for most jazz for example

[@you_tubeslonelyheartsclubband]

I like the softer ones better, mostly because I listen to jazz, or the Beatles, and some new artists like silk sonic or scary pockets for that R&B/Soul sound. I always found harder materials to be too clicky.

[@devinvenne]

​@@you_tubeslonelyheartsclubband yeah clicky bass drums can sound really cheesy in the wrong scenario

[@you_tubeslonelyheartsclubband]

@@devinvenne They're great for metal though!

[@THRILLPool_LaFlame]

The first one was so nice, just how a bass drum should sound (in my opinion)

[@korosivmist724]

Hard felt sounds so cool

[@saulhudson302]

The feather duster !

[@Vickavila77]

I like the first beater

[@TheRacismStore]

so basically the softer the beater, the deeper and, um, maybe richer? the sound I was looking for this

[@jopvanbreukelen522]

I like the blue fuzzy one

[@joshuadelaughter]

I overall like the hard felt one the best, but obviously it's gonna depend on the genre and many other things.

[@lewistillison1425]

Seeing a few comments saying you can't hear a difference... you can. Ive been a drummer for 17 years and i can tell the difference easily. Plastic and hard are very similar but after it's very distinguishable. The softer they get the more it looses that hard slap. Becomes more of a thud

[@ColinBurkeMusic]

Different materials create different sounds?!?! Whaaaaat?!??!

[@warlord10100]

Hard felt for those double kick blasts (LOG New American Gospel)

[@thoof2001]

The most noticeable change was from a Ludwig to a Gretsch kit just by changing the reso head!

[@kylekrysadrums]

It was the only single ply bass reso head i had available at the time, but you'll be happy to know i put a blank reso head on the front now, so all is right with the world again.

[@elfurrohetero3518]

I like the vintage sound so, if i would choose one, it would be the vintage wool, because i think that, that softer the better. But if you like modern sound, then a hard felt would be the best choice.

[@jophisonhoe9220]

As a guitarist I can say, I heard absolutely no discrepancy in any of those. They all sound adequate

[@isaacleedrums]

Some are more adequate than others depending on the song.

[@fluffytail6355]

As a non-musician, this is the first time I knew you could change those things 🤦‍♀️

[@dh5594]

you wouldn't because you're too focused on yourself like most string ticklers

[@joshx555]

Wow.. I really like the soft felt of es

[@kylekrysadrums]

Me too. I've started to really enjoy those ones especially for recording

[@disappt]

Definitely noticed a huge difference on the unaccented hits!

[@betherealdeal]

Vintage wool sounds rich

[@kylekrysadrums]

I love the vintage wool, it's soft but pushes a lot of air through the drum.

[@Chromivader7]

I like bass drums

[@sherlock4791]

and all black guys favorite beater, the belt

[@sebastianhernandez9631]

Bro, this is some really good quality content. Really good stuff. I learned to play the drums almost 20 years ago, and back then we didn't have an encyclopedia of sounds at the tip of our fingers. It could take a long time to even realize some things which are shown here in this short video.

[@asmrbynature3057]

I appreciate you not throwing a Rainbow Smurf smack on us!

[@dominicykwim]

personally, love the plastic or hard felt beaters

[@MrRezRising]

There's a definate difference until the last three. You can hear the note get lower and lower until the last three. I want the feather one just for fun.

[@mikechad27]

bro got the we live we love we lie beater

[@MoonArk]

i love the Smurf

[@kylekrysadrums]

Me too!

[@SaintMcFoye]

If I made this vid, I would've just had to slip in a beater from my old Sunbeam cake mixer. For gits and shiggles...

[@roncar1761]

Using the right beater and if you are a lefty? 😁 (👍🥁👍🥁👍🥁)

[@Alavey]

My right hand has never failed me on a good late night

[@ChrisCardenDrums]

I use trick beaters but i went to the fabric store and got spray adhesive and different fabrics to put on them, best of both worlds, you can get that cool vintage sound with a nice more modern feel

[@kylekrysadrums]

Woah, that's a great idea! I'm sure you can probably control the amount of "softness" you want with that as well.

[@galleryofrogues]

I use wood beaters, great attack and punch, definitely more high end. Similar to plastic ones.

[@ChristianCrazyhouse]

The Smurf one looks like if thing 1 was smashing his head against the drum lmao

[@Spike_365]

I have a hard felt but with a microphone foam thing over the top of it, sounds a bit like the vintage one

[@kylekrysadrums]

Woah, that's a cool idea!

[@jadensimmons6646]

New name for the Smurf: Cookie Monster

[@SidWalter]

TRIGGERS!!!

[@Abolas452]

Jam/cocktail sets though

[@mark5150ty]

Well the first two sounded the best

[@davidhelmedrummer2004]

i like wood iron cobra beaters. They give a really punchy sound on my kicks

[@ashleyel-khashab]

I use the Hard Felt and love it. Works awesome with my dual kick pedal

[@BIGGESTMUNCH100]

I love how i hear literally no differnce

[@didybopintitys]

That’s phone speakers for ya

[@Ohokk0]

you need headphones to hear it

[@didinindo9431]

Because you are not a musician

[@kennth4800]

@@didinindo9431 just proves how useless it is then. 9 out of 10 people who listen to music aren't musicians. So there's literally no point changing this part if people who will listen to the music wont even notice the difference.

[@yeettheheat2684]

@@didinindo9431 I am, and still theres an extremely small difference. That either means that my phone speakers are shite, or that you shouldnt worry about it that much

[@wagglewiggle]

Easier way to change your base drum sounds. Tune your base drum. My personal favorite I heard about from Louis cole is to detune all the nuts but the 2 on the left and right most sides

[@kylekrysadrums]

I love Louis Cole's bass drum sound. What did it make your bass drum sound like?

[@danielcohn6884]

Are you talking reso or batter?

[@joeymadara7266]

I need 2 smurfs for my double pedal.. I wouldn't be able to stop laughing to play lmao

[@yeasstt]

This also goes for other drums, and ESPECIALLY cymbals. If you want a sick crash sound, use a rubber or soft mallet

[@Victtimus]

Probably plastic side dw pillow beaters are my favorite so far.

[@diggledwarf]

They look cool and make a difference, but why was the snare changing pitch and the beat slowing down??

[@DrRealEstateCT]

Love the dragonfly beater I’ve got 3 of them

[@pandamator]

Listening On my phone. Ah Yes. Much difference

[@Dyingsociety38]

Now try the fuzzy blue and cotton beater on a 18 or 20" bass drum with little to no dampening.

[@kylekrysadrums]

It's an awesome sound on an 18''. Sounds like an 808. Haha.

[@jpeterso1977]

I’m wearing headphones. I work on my drum sound in the studio everyday. And the difference I hear is minimal. As a drummer, the playability, or at least, the playability the drummer is accustomed to, will have a much greater effect than anything. Especially if you attach a purple pompom to his kick pedal…

[@89gt5.0]

I’ll take the first one and turn it around

[@thatoneguyc8312]

Had to listen to it 5 times but I can hear a very very tiny difference.

[@rouno2930]

Anything hard gives it more pop

[@erikaylesworth91]

I want to pet the Smurf one

[@bolillo5013]

I would be curious to hear metal beaters too

[@jimbodavis1944]

Part of me wants to roll with the Smurf just to say I use Smurf beaters.

[@Druid_Plow]

I like the punchy hit from rubber and hard felt. But it really is about what you're playing. If you're playing 80s covers, a soft felt probably covers more drummers sounds from the era. 90s probably med-hard felt, metal needs rubber for sure. Or play it however you want it to be.

[@timothya.olmeda7299]

I was waiting for the Animal muppet version to be the last.

[@AbhiBass96]

Smurff needs to be used for deathcore music. Make it more fluffy!

[@noaheslinger1867]

smurf is my favorite

[@unadomandaperte]

I think you can mix this beat to the classic Smurfs theme!

[@kylekrysadrums]

Haha. I'll have to give that a try :)

[@amystone7407]

All the other ones besides the smurff are unnoticeable 😅

[@beatmasterbossy]

Funny, as much as it changed, it did not completely change the sound. That kick sounded like that kick. Plus, no wood or rubber? Or the intricacy of the pearl quad edge vs line and plastic vs felt. I personally love the pearl demon beater, perfect mix of thumpy round felt and punchy defined hard bit

[@bluewhye8832]

Plastic is my favorite one to use.

[@robbluke3654]

The first one for me

[@filsolano5465]

Rick Latham’s crystal beater is a beast

[@kylekrysadrums]

Oh yea! I remember his crystal beater from watching drum videos of him. Do you have one?

[@xiyonwatson3815]

I use the plastic beater on a double pedal

[@nate.chamberlain2171]

THE SMURFF

[@tatarusbass]

The Smurf is the only way

[@vincemcman4086]

Smurf would be good for electronic drum machine emulation

[@oskarkawulicz3956]

Only with good speakers you will notice true differences. but they are.

[@kylekrysadrums]

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