Adoro Worship Series Drums

Did you ever ask yourself if there are “real” acoustic drums that work great in such sensible, drum hostile situations as theaters, small clubs, symphonic halls or churches? Well, certainly, there are…

Say good-bye to acrylic panels, excessive muffling, full enclosures due to volume issues. The Adoro Worship Series is recognizeable lower in volume, fitting much better into the overall sound concept: a drum set with the acoustic sound of a well balanced amplified kit.

“This manufacturer in Hamburg, Adoro, might be the only serious drummanufacture that specialized in making accoustic low-volume drums.”

Perfect Volume Control

„Adoro“ is Spanish for “I adore“. The Worship Series is actually meant for adoration: drums for worship bands, and events with small audiences where the drums are not fully amplified, and a good, low volume stage sound is needed.

L'idée derrière la série Worship était de construire une ligne de batterie qui peut être jouée à un volume très bas, ce qui donne un son plein et bien équilibré. Lors des concerts de louange (ainsi que dans les clubs ou tout autre petit événement), la batterie est souvent l'instrument le plus bruyant et ne peut être captée directement par les microphones.

La plus grande tâche du batteur est de jouer à un volume aussi bas que possible, ce qui peut entraîner un mauvais jeu, mais également un mauvais son: les batteries sont généralement conçues pour les grandes scènes, où l'on peut jouer aussi fort que l'on veut, et non pour les petits clubs et les lieux de culte.

Un kit de batterie bien équilibré et à faible volume profite également au son de la scène. Il devient plus facile de s'entendre et de s'écouter les uns les autres. Ainsi, dans les situations où ce n'est pas le batteur mais le fidèle qui dirige, et où la musique est souvent improvisée, vous bénéficiez vraiment d'un son transparent et chaleureux qui permet de tout entendre.

Even when played loud, the Adoro Worship Series is still recognizeable lower in volume, and so fitting much better into the overall sound concept: a drum set with the acoustic sound of a well balanced amplified kit.

High Quality Drums handcrafted in Germany

Adoro Worship Series drums are available in 100% maple or 100% walnut.

Maple has always been one of the most popular woods in drum making, which is particularly valued for its excellent resonance behavior. Properly processed, Maple shells form a particularly warm and clear tone, that really sings in higher tunings and ensures a fat punch in the lower mids in lower tunings.

In addition to maple, our walnut shells offers a little more body and more pronounced low ends in their sound profile. The attack of the walnut drums is more reserved and pleasant in the ear compared to our maple kits, which makes them first choice for bright-sounding rooms, such as churches.

Extremely thin shells for a better resonance

Whether maple or walnut, all shells are generally very thin and light and can therefore be resonated with significantly less energy. This not only extends the dynamic range of our drums enormously, but also enables a full and warm tone. The shorter dimensions of the toms add to the fact that Adoro Worship Drums respond extremely quickly and sensitively. Not just ideal for jazz and brush work, but any form of more subtle music that lives from its dynamic.

Handcrafted bearing edges for great tunability

The handcrafted, perfectly made vintage bearing edges allow a wide range of tuning completely without dead spots. Whether jazzy open or very deep and fat with a lot of low end – Adoro Worship Drums always sounds full and resonant, with a lot of tone and sustain and also forgive a rather sloppy tuning, when things have to go fast. Not at least thanks to the outstanding tunability of our drums, Adoro Worship Series are the perfect choice for working drummers on stage and studio.

What customers have to say:

Calum Rees (Brian Doerksen): “My Adoro drums have quickly become the most requested set-up for both recording sessions and live events. They have a focused tone with an extremely broad range of tuning capabilities resulting in a very flexible instrument. My 20 kick catches both recording and live engineers off their guard, with that quizzical first look at the ‘small’ kick i’ve brought along turning into a huge beaming smile upon the first ‘boom’! It is also just as effective in a more muted, intimate jazz/fusion musical situation. Live engineers will love the control of the source sound at their disposal, enabling them to present a big open roomy sound or a more focused processed sound, with flexibility all the way between. I’ve yet to find an musical situation where these drums do not excel. I heartily recommend Stefan and the Adoro team to anyone who is looking for a top quality instrument that will both inspire and produce fantastic results. Churches should also look into investing into these drums before shutting their drummers away behind that dreaded perspex screen. The drum construction enables a full tone without the need for heavy hitting, and your drummers will be thankful for an instrument that can convey every nuance in their playing. If they are lacking somewhat in the nuance department then these drums will help them find it! Playing an Adoro set of drums inspires me to further my ability and discover more of the drummer I could be… plus I really like the green sparkle finish!” (Calum Rees)

“From an audio engineers perspective, I can’t think why a church wouldn’t want an Adoro kit in their room.”

Lance Spratt (Audio Engineer): “I was first introduced to your drums by Calum a number of years ago when I first started mixing live sound for Brian Doerksen. The venue seated around 2000 people, and I was a bit hesitant with the kit that Calum had brought to the gig. It was relatively small in comparison to other kits comm get the kit to sound the way I wanted, and b) that I wasn’t having to accommodate or work around the levels coming from the stage. The kit fit in the mix really nicely, and didn’t seem to acoustically engage the rooms we played near as much, whether the rooms were large or small, acoustically challenging or not. When reviewing live recordings, it was clear that there was less bleed into the vocal mics than I was accustomed to. So far, a very positive experience from a FOH engineering perspective. And when it was time to let’r’rip and let the animal out of the cage, Calum and his little Adoro kit could rock and roll with BIG sound that never became obnoxious. Perfect! Speaking of cages and drum shields, the rider specifically requests that the venue remove it from the stage…because we don’t need it! From an audio engineers perspective, I can’t think why a church wouldn’t want an Adoro kit in their room. It doesn’t interact with the room near as much as other kits, creates less level on the stage, and therefore doesn’t interfere with monitor mixes or bleed into open mics, eliminates the need for a shield or cage, and takes up less space, while still capable of working well for a broad range or musical requirements. I can’t speak to why or how churches are buying drums, but I wholeheartedly back the use of the Adoro drums whether in church, or other live sound settings. And the fact that Calum Rees endorses them, confirms for me that.”

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