Floor Tom Tuning For Recording

When trying to tune the batter head of a floor tom try to do it in its natural environment.

Floor tom tuning for recording.

When tuning most toms you ll find a level where the head will sound warm and bright across its surface. I use three primary kits for recording. Never force a drum to play a note out of its best range or you will have an uneven so. 1 a bebop kit with its toms tuned up high 10 tom tom and 14 floor tom.

If you re lucky you could come across this at one or two levels. My set up is drum mics saffire pro 40 interface macbook pro with logic. Headphones recommended for workshop the title is pretty self explanatory. Join jamie king tommy rogers for lesson 2.

First you must determine where each tom sounds best. There is one problem i am having at the moment that never used to be a problem but has popped up. Toms tuning tips check the top heads for dents and replace as necessary. Tuning a floor tom of studio pass with tommy rogers and jamie king on creativelive.

If the floor tom has an undesirable basketball type after ring try this. 2 the ubiquitous rock kit. Loosen the bottom head. Hi everyone i do some home recording stuff for myself and my band and have been doing it for some time now.

Get started on your creative journey with the best in creative education taught by world class instructors. Then you can determine a tuning scheme using notes. Hopefully this helps here s the most important thing. Watch a free lesson today.

These toms are suitable for jazz and not much else as they have a very distinct sound. Check the evenness of tension all around on the top and bottom heads. This is the kit for loud edgy rock music. Support sounds like a drum on patreon.

Available with seamless streaming across your devices. It s even possible to use chromatically tuned toms and cymbals by choosing appropriately pitched cymbals or buying pre matched sets so that the drums become a pitched instrument. Have the bearing edges checked and recut as required. We re gonna get them.

Tighten the bottom head.