I have a drum room that is used mostly for band practice and to my ear
it really makes the drums sound terrible. The thing I notice most of
all is how thin and ringy the snare sounds in that room. I played
recently at a bbq in someone's livingroom and noticed how amazingly
good they sounded (btw, they are very nice maple D'Amico drums that
are well tuned). What i noticed about that room was hardwood floors,
and lots of reflective surfaces.

I originally thought the problem may have been reflections, so i
covered about 40% of the walls with accoustic foam which did NOT
improve the sound.

Now, I'm thinking that I should have gone the other way and tried to
get more reverb from the room, by pulling up the carpet, getting more
wood on the walls, etc...

I realize this is a very difficult issue to talk about because "good
sounding" is so subjective, and there are so many variables.

I'm mostly hoping that someone can provide some suggestions of how to
go about solving the problem.

My goal is to have a great sounding room for live playing with a 5
person band.

Thanks Very Much
Rafael