Sometimes just the simplest invention can make a big difference in sound and here’s a perfect example. It’s the TnR Booty Shakers, an isolation mount for floor toms and snare that decouple the drums from the floor, thereby providing more of the true sound of the drum. These things are cheap too, with the floor tom version at $29.95 and the snare drum version at $19.95.

Here’s a great video with Daniel Glass that shows what a floor tom sounds like with and without the Booty Shakers.