Proper Tuning Of A Floor Tom

Grab those toms you ve been having trouble tuning forever.

Proper tuning of a floor tom.

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. The fact that its a floor. Then you can determine a tuning scheme using notes.

Hopefully this helps here s the most important thing. That s how we play them and that s where they should sound their best. Yes let it be in a position where you could easily play it. It takes careful planning to decide ex.

It s generally that last satisfying thud at the end of your drum fill. 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. Make sure all rods are finger tight remove any wrinkles and move round the drum as before. First you must determine where each tom sounds best.

Support sounds like a drum on patreon. 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. Never force a drum to play a note out of its best range or you will have an uneven so. Turn to the top.

Google drum tuning bible and read through the guide to really understand what i mean. Tuning a floor tom properly is super important. If you re lucky you could come across this at one or two levels. Headphones recommended for workshop the title is pretty self explanatory.

First off you tune the floor tom like you would your mounted tom or snare or bass drum.