Floor Tom Tuning High

If you re lucky you could come across this at one or two levels.

Floor tom tuning high. The only problem is the toms tend to resonate more than most i ve encountered so it s really easy for the 16 tom to get away from you during a particularly heavy tom part. Personally i find that a ringy floor tom sounds just fine if you are planning to play with other people but if you need the ring gone tape muffle rings and moon gels should fix it. Then i just tune the floor tom a fourth down. Grab those toms you ve been having trouble tuning forever.

Headphones recommended for workshop the title is pretty self explanatory. For the same four toms call to the post would be c2 f2 a2 c3 or c 2 f 2 a 2 c 3 or d2 g2 b2 d3 depending on the pitch you want for the 16 floor tom. I like how you are able to be over your drums and not have them chest high. I ve found that 8 13 toms that aren t overly deep can really hold an actual note value.

When trying to tune the batter head of a floor tom try to do it in its natural environment. Much easier to get clear notes and intervals on jazz sets though. Unless you tune your floor tom up higher than usual the fundamental pitch won t be all that prominent with how low it is. It s not normally necessary to remove every last bit and toms can always.

I also have a 13 tom and mounted that to the left of my hi hat. Kurt berger explains the basics of tuning the floor tom. These intervals chords and songs provide numerous tuning options that work well for just about any drumset and type of sound you want. When tuning most toms you ll find a level where the head will sound warm and bright across its surface.

Yes let it be in a position where you could easily play it. So i ve got a tama starclassic bubinga omni tune kit that tends to sound fantastic. My toms are a lot deeper than yours and can t get my 12 tom to match up with my 10 tom without having to bring it way up and tilt it. I ve always had trouble tuning them too especially when i had a 14.

We re gonna get them. Then i have a mounted 14 tom and a 16 floor tom. It just sounded like it couldn t decide whether or not it wanted to be a tom or floor tom. There will always be a little bit of ring from drums but that s fine.