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Bass Drum?

So I've got a blanket in my bass drum and it still doesn't sound right. I don't know wiether I should tighten the head more or put a bigger blanket in there. Any advice?

The term stuffing the bass drum is a little misleading. You don't actually stuff it. You can use a blanket, pillow, or a folded beach towel. For the sake of explaining, I'm going to use a pillow. You would lay the pillow in the bass drum flat on the bottom with the edge of the pillow touching the drum head (batter head), about 4 inches of pillow (thickness from bottom edge-upward) will be touching the drum head. The more surface of the drum head it touches, the more it will mute the drum. This also applies with the front head which can also cause echo.
If the tension is too weak or un-even, your bass may have a soggy sound and your drum head may have wrinkles near the hoop. If it's too tight, the tone will resemble a floor tom. When adjusting tension, always tighten a bolt, then the one across from it. Like the face on a clock - 12-6-9-3-10-5-7-2 - Don't over tighten.

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