I experimented with it on my floor tom for a while, and then retuned my whol set in 15-20 minutes last night... top and bottom. No more 'tap and turn' cr
I'm not sure of this belongs under Pro Audio, Entertainment, or Hobby... but
I got a DrumDial for Christmas... OMG it is cool!
I experimented with it on my floor tom for a while, and then retuned my whol set in 15-20 minutes last night... top and bottom. No more 'tap and turn' cr
I experimented with it on my floor tom for a while, and then retuned my w set in 15-20 minutes last night... top and bottom. No more 'tap and turn'
so what exactly is a drumdial ?
so what exactly is a drumdial ?It's a hand-held tension-sensing gauge used to help in the tuning of drums ( placing against the drum head, at specific points and comparing the readings
digital man
so what exactly is a drumdial ?
Yeah, I got one of those a few years ago (Tama branded version). Works prett good, usually. I most often tune by ear/feel, but in cases where the drum head just isn't seating/tuning up right, then I break out the drum dial and start over. :-)
Yeah, I got one of those a few years ago (Tama branded version). Works pr good, usually. I most often tune by ear/feel, but in cases where the drum head just isn't seating/tuning up right, then I break out the drum dial a start over. :-)
I've never been good at tuning... My set used to take me hours to tune. I lo this thing.
Yeah, I got one of those a few years ago (Tama branded version). Works prett good, usually. I most often tune by ear/feel, but in cases where the drum head just isn't seating/tuning up right, then I break out the drum dial and start over. :-)
sitting at the piano (or have the bass player play along)
sitting at the piano (or have the bass player play along)
Which can be a little like pulling teeth =P
sitting at the piano (or have the bass player play along)
Which can be a little like pulling teeth =P
If it's a quick tune-up before a show or recording session, the bass player more than happy to help (usually). But to really do it right, I need the dru unmounted, in my lap or on the floor (so I can easily tap/tune both heads), a pure sustained synth/organ sound works best to tune against (my digital pi handles this task great).
The result is a set of drums that harmonize together, even when the toms aren' >being played (the sympathetic reverberations harmonize with the other drums) >and the set is much louder, fuller, and "bitchen". :-)
The result is a set of drums that harmonize together, even when the toms are being played (the sympathetic reverberations harmonize with the other drums)
Re: Drumdial
By: Digital Man to Crash Override on Tue Dec 21 2004 02:37 pm
The result is a set of drums that harmonize together, even when the toms being played (the sympathetic reverberations harmonize with the other dru
Never thought of that aspect. What notes do use most to tune them to?
The result is a set of drums that harmonize together, even when the to being played (the sympathetic reverberations harmonize with the other
Never thought of that aspect. What notes do use most to tune them to?
D major scale, from high tom to low:
D, B, G, [D], B
(I skip the low D when I play a single floor tom configuration)
I tune my snare to G as well (but an octave up from the tom obviously).
D major scale, from high tom to low:
D, B, G, [D], B
(I skip the low D when I play a single floor tom configuration)
I tune my snare to G as well (but an octave up from the tom obviously).
Ahhh... if only every drummer I've ever had to record would realize this. M of them can't tune a single drum, let alone tune a kit to a scale :)
The result is a set of drums that harmonize together, even when the being played (the sympathetic reverberations harmonize with the oth
Never thought of that aspect. What notes do use most to tune them to?
D major scale, from high tom to low:
D, B, G, [D], B
(I skip the low D when I play a single floor tom configuration)
I tune my snare to G as well (but an octave up from the tom obviously).
Ahhh... if only every drummer I've ever had to record would realize this. M of them can't tune a single drum, let alone tune a kit to a scale :)
My secret weapon in the studio was the aformentioned Drum Dial. The looks I got from drummers when I started tuning their kits was amusing. Some even s they tuned them by ear perfectly and wouldn't let me tune them.
After a few years of this I made a little mix tape of a Master Custom set 'ear-tuned' and then tuned to scale back to back and EVERY single one of the drummers who heard let me tune their drums :)
D major scale, from high tom to low:
D, B, G, [D], B
(I skip the low D when I play a single floor tom configuration)
I tune my snare to G as well (but an octave up from the tom obviously).
Do you tune the resonant heads the same as the top? I generally tune mine a lower.
Ahhh... if only every drummer I've ever had to record would realize this. of them can't tune a single drum, let alone tune a kit to a scale :)
It's certainly more work. I originally started tuning to specific pitches because I wanted to have consistent tom tuning between tracks recording seve days (or even weeks) apart.
I immediately noticed how the *whole* kit came alive once the drums were all in tune with eachother and an out-of-tune kit now sounds very "flat" to me a bugs me to hell.
My secret weapon in the studio was the aformentioned Drum Dial. The look got from drummers when I started tuning their kits was amusing. Some eve they tuned them by ear perfectly and wouldn't let me tune them.
After a few years of this I made a little mix tape of a Master Custom set 'ear-tuned' and then tuned to scale back to back and EVERY single one of drummers who heard let me tune their drums :)
I'd like a copy of that tape (or a .mp3 version or whatever). Still have it?
If I had perfect pitch, I might tune by ear, but alas, I do not. :-)
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