rubboardman
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Does anyone know the 440 pitch drumset tuning, Snare 14x6.5 ludwig superphonic, Toms, 10,12,14, 18x22 Bass Drum. I will be tuning to my keyboard. Thanks, rubboardman
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Does anyone know the 440 pitch drumset tuning, Snare 14x6.5 ludwig superphonic, Toms, 10,12,14, 18x22 Bass Drum. I will be tuning to my keyboard. Thanks, rubboardman
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Keep in mind, if you do tune to a specific notes, then you have to keep in mind what key the song your playing is in. I've read stories of guys in the studio re-tuning for each song to keep the pitches of their drums in the proper key. Which seems like a lot of work.
Which is why most drummers don't tune to specific notes, so that their drums fit every song, regardless of key.
Very few people I know ever tune to notes.
Keep in mind, if you do tune to a specific notes, then you have to keep in mind what key the song your playing is in. I've read stories of guys in the studio re-tuning for each song to keep the pitches of their drums in the proper key. Which seems like a lot of work.
Which is why most drummers don't tune to specific notes, so that their drums fit every song, regardless of key.
But, to each their own.
I have a quick question about doing this because it sounds like an interesting idea...
I was wondering how you guys did it? I've tried before but the drum never resonates clearly/long enough for the tuner to pick up a pitch.
I suppose, but I've met a lot of drummers in my life. But I suppose Terry and I aren't on a first name basis.Fixed! ;-)
That was pretty much my point.Nope. While it's true that some producers have a fetish about tuning toms to the notes of a song, it's not necessary or even necessarily desirable. What if tuning to the key of a song takes the drums out of their best ranges, i.e., sweet spots?
You don't need to worry about key signatures just because you are tuning to pitches. Think about it. If that were necessary the guys not tuning to specific pitches would REALLY sound bad. You certainly can but the advantage is in how the kit works together, not being in key with any particular song.
. Think for a minute: even if you don't tune to specific notes, you are tuning to specific pitches anyway. Why don't those pitches clash with songs?
I have a quick question about doing this because it sounds like an interesting idea...
I was wondering how you guys did it? I've tried before but the drum never resonates clearly/long enough for the tuner to pick up a pitch.
Go to "Tom tuning" in the drum thread. Start at post #69. It tells you all about it. Drumtechdad and I use similar methods. Works great every time. Never had a problem.
In a nut shell, here's what we're doing. Like D'dad was saying, even if you don't tune to specific pitches (and by that I mean tapping in front of each lug point on the head so the pitches are all identical), whenever you get the drum to sound good to your ear, that pitch in front of each lug (assuming you try to get them all the same) will be some note, right? All we're doing is documenting what note it is and then using an interval method to tune the rest of the kit and tune the top and bottom head on the drum. That way, you'll know evry time where the sweet spot is at and replicate that tuning in seconds via a pitch pipe. It's very cool once you get the hang of it.
Also, just because the head is tuned to a certain note at each lug point doesn't mean the drum is going to ring out in that exact note, especially if you tune the bottom head differently. Doing it that way eliminates unwanted overtones and allows the drums to sound good together as a whole. Gavin Harrison is one who tunes this way, along with many other techs and famous drummers. It works and it's very useful when good sounding drums are a must.
I suppose, but I've met a lot of drummers in my life. But I suppose Terry and I aren't on a first name basis.
Because the average sound of a drum contains complex frequencies through which no discernible pitch can be heard. Which is why it blends nicely with every key.
A drum's pitch is relative, but not a specific note.
Although you can tune a drum head to specific note, and not have the drum itself at a specific note, due to the shell and bottom head adding additional frequencies.
But if one were to tune a DRUM to a specific note, there would indeed problems.
If there were no such issues, singers would never worry about going flat.
1)Because the average sound of a drum contains complex frequencies through which no discernible pitch can be heard. Which is why it blends nicely with every key.
2)A drum's pitch is relative, but not a specific note.
3)Although you can tune a drum head to specific note, and not have the drum itself at a specific note, due to the shell and bottom head adding additional frequencies.
But if one were to tune a DRUM to a specific note, there would indeed problems.
If there were no such issues, singers would never worry about going flat.