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Choosing whether your church will use acoustic or electronic drums can be a tough decision for many churches. Today’s electronic drums are better than ever. But that doesn’t mean they are the right choice for everyone. Lets get started by taking a look at the most common pros and cons of each. At the end of this article we’ll discuss how some of these have recently changed.

Electronic Drums 3. Can’t drastically change the sounds of your drums.

You’ll notice in the above lists that the pros and cons for acoustic and electronic drums are almost complete opposites of each other. Either choice you make someone is going to have to make sacrifices whether it is the drummer or the rest of the church. But both also have their own advantages.

In large mega churches that have large rooms and stages drum volume isn’t much of an issue. Just put some drum mics on a good acoustic set and you’re good to go. Smaller churches have many more problems regarding drum volume. The smaller the room the more important it is that you are able to control the volume of the drums. I have visited churches where the music was so loud it was uncomfortable. When I talked to the sound technician he stated that the acoustic drums were so loud, without even being miked, that he had to turn up everyone else in order to hear them. This is the point that churches usually start talking about getting a drum shield. Drum shields are one of the most commonly misunderstood and misused tools in the church today.

Most Common Drum Shield Misconception Reality Check: A plexiglass shield that only goes in front of the drum set only reflects sound, it doesn’t absorb it. Some of the sound bouncing off the shield is being bounced off the back wall and back out around and over the top of the shield. How much the volume level is decreased will greatly depend on the material behind the drummer and the ceiling height and material. Primarily only the people in the first few rows will hear much difference in volume. Bottom line, it probably won’t decrease the volume as much as you are hoping for or need if you have a smaller building.