First of All, CONGRATS to You for joining the Drumming world!! Welcome aboard a great Forum to obtain Knowledge. I can vouch for that being a 73 YO guy, who resurrected playing Drums in 2019 after a 50 Year Hiatus {1969, when I was 18]. In the resurrection which my wife was a contributor to by getting me a Drum Kit for 2018 Xmas (betchya she's sorry Now, LOL), I dove all in to the modern day of drumming. i knew nothomng of different Heads, various accessories, and the Interesting world of Drum Tuning. I gave that Gammon cheapo kit to my 5 yr old grandson in 2021, then bought a USED PDP Concept Maple 7 drum kit, new Cymbals, etc. Since that time, I have Grappled with drum sounds, drum tuning, using a& trying various Heads, watching tons of YT videos, and treading this and other Drum forums to attain Knowledge.
Bottomline..... it is about experimenting with the tuning /tensioning heads, etc. I have some OCD so there's that which can cause motre frustration then is necessary especially as a Hobbyist "player of Drums" like me. But after some time and trials, I "Think" I'm in a good place with drums now. I use Evans G2 Coated & UV2 coated Batter heads on the Toms, never changed the standard Reso heads, Aquarian II Heads on my Kick Drum (used to be referred to as the Bass Drum!!)- ported on the Reso head. I use 2 different Snares - right now preferring the DW Design Series Brass over Nickel 14 X 6.5 Snare over the PDP Maple Snare 14 X 5.5 that came with the Kit. I have added a pdp Concept Black Wax Popcorn snare 10 X 6, attached to my Hi Hat stand, as well a Jam Block and Cowbell to add some "spice" when I play. I play about 4-6 X a week for about 1 hour along to MY MUSIC in my Mancave in the Finished Basement. BTW, Snare Buzz irritates me too!! I have been able to reduce the Buzz by tuning and re-tuning the Snare and the various Toms. The Snares have HD Dry Batter Heads tuned up pretty high without choking them. The acoustics in the Mancave are not the best with insulation in the ceilings and walls in our Ranch House. But at least it keeps the "noise" down upstairs where my wife will hang out. I never recorded my self other than a brief crude video my wife took on her phone when I first got started. The first Tunes I played to get back into it: Time is on My Side (Stones); Long Tall Woman in a Black Dress (Hollies); and probably some Mellencamp & Petty tunes after that...
Good Luck!!
