Re: Should I be worried?
Also, make sure you have no rattles coming from loose wingnuts, tension bolts or other parts of your hardware that could be picked up by a sensitive microphone. If you like your cymbals to swing loose on the cymbal tilter part of a stand but you don't want to all of a sudden hear the rattle of the loose metal washer that's under neath your cymbal felts, a tip I picked up from an engineer long ago is to cut a small square patch of gaff tape, stick it onto the bottom of the metal washer, then poke a small hole into the tape before you place it back onto the tilter screw an place back your felts, cymbal sleeve, cymbal and wingnut. That way, you have eliminated any metal to metal contact that might otherwise buzz in a recording session.
And check your bass drum pedal to make sure you haven't any squeaks from the pedal board hinges, beater axle etc. I use a small spot of WD-40 on those trouble spots, and I always have a small sized can of it in a pocket of one of my bags, together with the extension tube and any small tools necessary, such as a range of allen wrenches, drum keys, screwdrivers, spare felts, screws, washers, bolts, etc.
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