Re: Should I plan to muffle?
Hey Luddy, I think it's all about what sounds best to you. I'm not familiar with WeatherMaster heads, although I think they might be a one ply head.
Some people are all about muffling drum heads with MoonGel or Remo Ring-O's or anything else like that. Personally, I can't stand it when people muffle their drums to the point where they sound like cardboard boxes. It's almost the same sound they get out of their drums when they put on the hydraulic heads from Evans or Aquarian (no offense to anyone who owns these heads).
If I were you, I would take the time to make sure that the heads are seated properly on your drums and that they are tuned as well as you can tune them. Most of the time ringing or overtones can be fixed with just a couple of minutes of going around the drum kit and tuning all your drums.
If you HAVE TO muffle your kit, I would suggest the MoonGel. You can cut these up to get the right amount of muffling and you can try placing them in all different spots on your drum head. Again, I'm a much bigger proponent of taking the time to tune your heads. I only carry MoonGel to use when I'm recording in case there's an overtone or nasty ring that I can't get out quickly that is messing up the tapes.
Again, it's all up to you. I would suggest trying out the heads and tuning them yourselves before you start slapping mufflers on them.
-Jon
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