A drum kit is a kind of skeleton of music, an instrument that sets the rhythm to which everyone else is subordinate. And like all other instruments, the drums can be tuned to the style of music you play.
Instructions
Step 1
Start the setup with volumes. Take the top head and slide it over the drum. Put the hoop on top and start tightening the screws. Tighten them gradually, and not one by one, but those that are opposite to each other - in this case, the plastic tension will be uniform. Pay attention to how the head is positioned in relation to the frame. As soon as bubbles and wrinkles disappear from the head, proceed with further tuning the instrument. Take the pitch of one of the screws as a reference. Check the sound of each screw and match it to that sample. Repeat all the same procedures with the lower head.
Step 2
Now it's the snare drum turn. Its sound is made up of the ratio between the tension of the head and the tension of the strings of the snare. The top head of the snare drum can be tuned in the same way as the head of the tom-tom, but the bottom head is much more interesting. It does not have to be tailored to match the first one, here you have a lot of room for creativity. If you tune the bottom head in unison with the top head, you get a classic sound. The main thing is not to pull the strings too tightly - this will lead to a deterioration in sound quality.
Step 3
To tune a kick drum, place it on the floor with the head you tune in front of you. If you are playing a drum with both heads, remove one during tuning so that it does not interfere with tuning the other. On the head to be tuned, tighten the bolts one by one to achieve the desired sound. In the event that you want to achieve a ringing drum sound, play with the front head. To avoid echoes, glue a strip of foam rubber on the working plastic at the bottom, and the same strip on the front one, but on top. For a fuller sound, set the working head lower than the front head.
