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Build your own sound with Repercussion patented Bessel vented snare. Choose vent characteristics : we will find spacers fitting exactly your needs to parameter the ported vent. Choose top and bottom shell independently (Height, thickness, material) Change the shell as easily as changing a head All mechanical elements on the chassis (snare strainer and butt … Continuer la lecture « …And you can have it in any colour you want as long as it’s your sound… »

This post will be about summarising the understanding so far about snare drums mechanical behaviour, build parameters and sound characteristics. On all « classically vented » drums, the first mode is hard to spot because of its heavy damping – numerical simulation showed for a 14×6,5″ drum a first mode at 50Hz – in this case both … Continuer la lecture First modes on snare drums

I had the chance to attend a presentation by Cyril Touzé from ENSTA ParisTech, about non linear vibration of thin plates. Usually the term « Non linear » is a show stopper for most engineers, It just means that the mathematical description of a system can not or no longer be simplified using linear relations (things like … Continuer la lecture Gongs &Cymbals