NotThatBright
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I understand the standard positioning for floor toms, when you've got a 16" and an 18", is the 16" to the right of the drummer, and the 18" to the right of the 16". Due to a cramped space I have always had to have my 18" on my left side, next to the the snare. There's maybe a foot and a half or two feet of air between the 18" tom and the snare.
I got all my toms and the snare tuned so that there's no snare rattle, except for the 18" tom. This was a pain in the ass, especially the 12" tom which is right on top of the snare. Yesterday I spent a while tweaking just the 18" floor tom, to no avail. When I'd move it another foot or two away there was no rattle.
Has anyone ever had a big floor tom that close to the snare and been able to eliminate rattle without resorting to making the snare so tight or the tom so dampened that you can barely hear them?
I got all my toms and the snare tuned so that there's no snare rattle, except for the 18" tom. This was a pain in the ass, especially the 12" tom which is right on top of the snare. Yesterday I spent a while tweaking just the 18" floor tom, to no avail. When I'd move it another foot or two away there was no rattle.
Has anyone ever had a big floor tom that close to the snare and been able to eliminate rattle without resorting to making the snare so tight or the tom so dampened that you can barely hear them?