You may think, why would a drummer use headphones in the drum booth? I will say for a second; you may be right. However, with headphones, a drummer can hear other sounds in the booth.
I have had mics installed in the booth in the past. I thought it would make my life easier and more organized.
However, when I hear other sounds in the booth, I can’t really hear what’s going on. Now, I could probably play a solo without the microphone on, but it would be much more distracting, and distracting makes things harder.
So, with a headset, a drummer can concentrate and still hear other sounds. So, the drummer’s head is still being blocked from the sight, but not necessarily hearing what’s happening in the booth.
Also, with a headset, it would not interfere with the view of the stage. For some reason, a drummer may think that it would.
Personally, I don’t think it would interfere with my view because it would only be when I’m focusing on the part of the song that I would be able to see. I would be able to watch what everyone else is doing and be in the moment without having to worry about what I’m actually hearing.
I also heard from a previous drummer that most drummers didn’t like using headphones on drums. They would get their image associated with hipsters because they use headphones.
However, I think that it’s completely the opposite. Hipsters use headphones, and drummers use headphones because we can concentrate on playing drums instead of the rest of the room.
Noise reduction vs. hearing in the drum booth
When you’re in the drum booth, the drum kit is very noisy. When a band is playing in the drum booth, the environment is not great.
A lot of things happen like the drummer walks by the booth and keeps banging on the kit. The drummer, himself, is basically banging on the floor.
Basically, noise happens.
Because of that, a lot of drummers find themselves covering their ears with their hands. Also, they tend to cover their eyes too.
That’s why many drummers who use headphones think that they’re letting in a lot of light. They might be hearing different kinds of noise. They might be hearing sounds that aren’t actually occurring in the drum booth.
They might be hearing the drummer. They might be hearing random noise coming from other places.
However, if the drummer is a decent human being and can move around the drum booth, it’s not that the drummer is blocking out all the sound or anything.
Plus, if the drummer is on a faraway spot from the drum booth and the bass player and the guitarist have to walk that far, they would probably hear more than they would with a good pair of headphones. They would probably hear it a lot better.
They would probably hear it differently.
You don’t have to focus on a spot to hear. I mean, when you’re in the booth, you can focus on the drums.
When you’re actually performing on stage, you can focus on the music. If you want to focus on the whole set or the whole song, you can.
But, when you’re in the drum booth, you can focus on the drums and the people coming up to talk to you. You can focus on things in the booth and not focus on what’s going on in the drum booth.
When you’re in the drum booth, you’re just focused on the drums and the people who are sitting there.
What I don’t like about headsets
But, I think that the biggest drawback that I see for musicians using headphones is that they are not playing as close to the snare drum. Some musicians use headphones to improve their technique.
Some musicians use headphones to improve their performance. However, I think that the main reason they use headphones is that they’re not using their arms or bodies to perform.
If they have a lot of focus on what they’re doing, they don’t feel like they’re not touching the drums or the music.
When you’re playing drums, and you’re not touching the drums, that means that you have a lot of focus on the earphone and that your focus is off the drums.
You can focus on anything else but playing drums. If you’re playing drums, you’re focusing on playing drums.
It should be the same way when you’re playing drums with headphones. It shouldn’t be off to one side or two sides.
It should be all over the place and in your ears.
You need to be able to focus on the drums. It would help if you were focused on the music.
You have to be focused on everything all at once. If you can do that, then you can play amazing.
You can play like pros. You can play better than most people.
Because of that, you’re able to play the way that people would play with drums in their hands. You can play like pros.
You’re just playing with your body and not with your head. That means that the volume of the music and the sound you’re able to hear is different.
Some drummers may not be aware of that. But, once they play with headphones, they’re really aware of it.
Once they try to play with sticks in their hands and they think about that too, then they realize what’s happening. When they go back to playing drums with sticks in their hands, they can perform at a much higher level.
The sounds that they can hear are a lot better. They’re able to hear different sounds.
So, when they come back to playing drums with sticks in their hands, they can perform at a higher level.
At the end of the day, if you can use headphones to help you play better, you should use headphones. If you can’t use headphones, then you shouldn’t use headphones.
I don’t think that I’m breaking any rules here by saying that I think that using headphones is a better option than using sticks in the hands. It’s a better option for most drummers out there who want to play better drums and perform better on stage.
Getting creative with headphones
When it comes to headphones, you can do a few different things with them. You can use them for all of the above reasons, but you can also use them for something a bit more creative.
For example, you can have a record player on your desk to put on to play records. This can be a great way to get rid of some of the ambient noise that can be out there and get away from the only environment that you’re familiar with your drum set in front of you.
With that record player on your desk, then you can play records at different tempos or with different kinds of grooves and different kinds of sounds.
