If the drum kit is used during performances, it has to be tuned more often than any other instrument, since it has to be transported disassembled. Ideally, you need to tune the drums for each song - it is quite expensive, but the result will pleasantly surprise you.
Instructions
Step 1
There are a few tricks to tuning your drum kit. For example, the first thing to do is adjust the lowest sound that toms make. Usually, drums are tuned at intervals of three, or better, five notes, as a result of which, if you start tuning from a high sound and move to low, it will be impossible to tune the volume.
Step 2
If you need to tune drums for rock music, then start tuning with the violas. It is they who set the basic tone in this style. Funky sound depends on the kick drum, so it's worth starting with it.
Step 3
It is best to tune the drums by maintaining a five-note interval. So their sound will be harmonious, full and deep. You can also make a three-note interval, but the drums will not sound as effective in this case.
Step 4
Tuning a kit boils down to finding the note of the main drum and adjusting the rest, respecting the interval you choose. You will need keys to determine the note of the main drum. On these, you need to find the middle C and select the note that suits you in the range starting with G, preceding the middle C octave, and up to Fa.
Step 5
After you find a note for the main drum, adjust the others to match the sound that occurs when a key is pressed three or five notes to the right or left of the main drum.
Step 6
The pitch of the drum sound is influenced by the diameter of the head and the height of the shell. The characteristics of the room in which you play play an important role in the sound quality of the main note and overtones of a setup, so it is important to make adjustments on each new stage.
Step 7
The resonance and loudness mainly depends on the shell height, and the note pitch depends on the surface area of the head (that is, the shell diameter). Shell area is indicated in inches, with the first number being the diameter and the second being the thickness of the shell. The shell area is equal to the product of these two indicators, and the larger it is, the more noticeable the sound.
