woody

i am looking for mics for drums and i have found the right mics and they need phantom power to work so im looking for a mixer or preamp with 10 mic plug ins, do i need 10 channels or 10 inputs? and if you know of any affordable products that would be helpful too

Since I was about 10 I have teared up randomly I am a guy and to be honest it is pretty embarrassing when ever an adult tries to have a serious conversation with me I can't look up at them because it feels like tears are coming up. Nothing like sad movies or anything like that gets me sad exept for one song which reminds me of my friend who committed suicide when I was 13 but I remember a time before that when I almost cryed because a teacher was talking to me I always look away or have my head down I fear that I won't get over this weird behavior for a while and the only things I have seen on this subject have been about girls soo this is worrying me more

im trying to purchase a bass drum head for my drum set and i have found one that i like, a Remo Powerstroke 3. there are two kinds though, one is coated and one has a black dot. does anyone know what these things mean?