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Proper tuning of a floor tom.
Tuning a floor tom properly is super important.
Make sure all rods are finger tight remove any wrinkles and move round the drum as before.
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.
It s generally that last satisfying thud at the end of your drum fill.
Then you can determine a tuning scheme using notes.
Google drum tuning bible and read through the guide to really understand what i mean.
Turn to the top.
First you must determine where each tom sounds best.
There is a lot that goes into drum tuning.
Kurt berger explains the basics of tuning the floor tom.
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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.
First off you tune the floor tom like you would your mounted tom or snare or bass drum.
That s how we play them and that s where they should sound their best.
Grab those toms you ve been having trouble tuning forever.
Headphones recommended for workshop the title is pretty self explanatory.
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.
Hopefully this helps here s the most important thing.
The fact that its a floor.