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> A drum may be completely sealed, yet still work and still make sound although I am not sure about the rest of your comment, this is not true, for the most pa
by TheSoftwareGuy 11y ago
> A drum may be completely sealed, yet still work and still make sound
although I am not sure about the rest of your comment, this is not true, for the most part. Most drums will have some hole in them (usually either somewhere on the side or the entir bottom) to let air go in and aout of it as the drum heads resonate. of course they would still make sound with out these holes, it changes the sound quite drastically :)
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- beat 11y agoYep - I was exaggerating to make a point a bit. Although there are folk drums that are totally sealed (African talking drums, for example), the drum kit toms and snare that most people think of as "drums" are vented. It's not really the same as a tuned resonator like a violin, though. The vent is just there to ease pressure and keep the heads from choking on the attack. Still, it gets across the idea that sound doesn't come out of the hole, but rather radiates from the entire instrument.