Proper Tuning Of A Floor Tom

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Proper tuning of a floor tom. 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. Then you can determine a tuning scheme using notes. Grab those toms you ve been having trouble tuning forever.

It takes careful planning to decide ex. If you re lucky you could come across this at one or two levels. Hopefully this helps here s the most important thing. Google drum tuning bible and read through the guide to really understand what i mean.

When trying to tune the batter head of a floor tom try to do it in its natural environment. When tuning most toms you ll find a level where the head will sound warm and bright across its surface. Tuning a floor tom properly is super important. 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 you must determine where each tom sounds best. Never force a drum to play a note out of its best range or you will have an uneven so. The fact that its a floor. 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.

Kurt berger explains the basics of tuning the floor tom. Headphones recommended for workshop the title is pretty self explanatory. Make sure all rods are finger tight remove any wrinkles and move round the drum as before. First off you tune the floor tom like you would your mounted tom or snare or bass drum.

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