Proper Tuning Of A Floor Tom

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Proper tuning of a floor tom.

We re gonna get them. Hopefully this helps here s the most important thing. Grab those toms you ve been having trouble tuning forever. There is a lot that goes into drum tuning.

It s generally that last satisfying thud at the end of your drum fill. When tuning most toms you ll find a level where the head will sound warm and bright across its surface. If you dont want to spend the time doing that which i highly recommend that you do then i do have a couple decent tips. That s how we play them and that s where they should sound their best.

Google drum tuning bible and read through the guide to really understand what i mean. Kurt berger explains the basics of tuning the floor tom. It takes careful planning to decide ex. The fact that its a floor.

Tuning a floor tom properly is super important. Then you can determine a tuning scheme using notes. Contrary to what you may have heard try tuning the batter head of your toms in situ in other words attached to their stands bass drum whatever. First off you tune the floor tom like you would your mounted tom or snare or bass drum.

If you re lucky you could come across this at one or two levels. Make sure all rods are finger tight remove any wrinkles and move round the drum as before. Yes let it be in a position where you could easily play it. Support sounds like a drum on patreon.

Never force a drum to play a note out of its best range or you will have an uneven so.