right drums for the right gig

this is kind of in extension to the thread that got talking about drums and the differences in sound qualities.

I did a gig last night and my drums were so loud in the boomy room. I'm wondering what kind of drums, plys and heads might offer me a much quieter kit for these smaller venues?

i'm thinking birch smaller ply with coated single ply heads might be the direction i need to go. any suggestions appreciated, thanks

Evans oil heads will bring your volume down considerably, but still give you some nice tones if tuned well. Give you a Steve Gadd sound.

Maybe some of the Remo black suede heads would do well. Or the fake calf heads will tone it down.

Thin ply shells will have a somewhat quieter volume. A less dense sound chamber for reverberation. Reinforcement rings also tend to quiet a shell down, but not much. Takes away a little sustain.

Yes, My suggestion would be to remedy
this issue via the drum heads.

My personal suggestion is that unless you
like a choked sustain on your toms, stay
away from reinforcement hoops.

Well, I have an Oak kit with single ply heads. When coupled with some marching band sticks no P.A. is required.

Asaph is right on the money with his suggestions.

There is a company called ''Earthtone that makes calfskin heads that are less bothered by the weather..
You might want to go that way with it-

I've used these before and they really mellow out the sound and are tunable and musical as well
Here's a link

http://www.earthtoneheads.com/default.asp

i was inclined to think like A GRETCH catalina or hip gig type set would be quieter. I guess it really had to do with the room itself. I can play my drums quietly but sometimes a room is just not cooperative.

There's always 7As, or VF Echo sticks. I have the Echos. About as light and quiet as sticks get.

the bass drum is a huge issue.