Proper Tuning Of A Floor Tom

First you must determine where each tom sounds best.

Proper tuning of a floor tom.

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. We re gonna get them. 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.

Yes let it be in a position where you could easily play it. It s generally that last satisfying thud at the end of your drum fill. When trying to tune the batter head of a floor tom try to do it in its natural environment. Then you can determine a tuning scheme using notes.

If you re lucky you could come across this at one or two levels. That s how we play them and that s where they should sound their best. Headphones recommended for workshop the title is pretty self explanatory. Hopefully this helps here s the most important thing.

Grab those toms you ve been having trouble tuning forever. It takes careful planning to decide ex. Tuning a floor tom properly is super important. Google drum tuning bible and read through the guide to really understand what i mean.

When tuning most toms you ll find a level where the head will sound warm and bright across its surface. Turn to the top. 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. The fact that its a floor.

Make sure all rods are finger tight remove any wrinkles and move round the drum as before.