Tuning is.. HARD

[mwarkentin]

Yaargh.. printed off the Drum Tuning Bible.. spent about 4 hours tuning the toms and kick, replacing the beater heads on the toms.. hope they sound better and not worse.. This is the first time me or my drummer has really done this.

 

[bingbing]

Yaargh.. printed off the Drum Tuning Bible.. spent about 4 hours tuning the toms and kick, replacing the beater heads on the toms.. hope they sound better and not worse.. This is the first time me or my drummer has really done this.

Wise man saying -
Experience is something you have right after you need it.

It will get faster, easier, and better. Kudos to you for working that hard on it!

 

[theebobbydj]

Ok - here's a funny thing. I heard it off a friend who made some really good drum sounds and who reckons tuning is far more important than mic placement.

All I have is a tip for kick-drum tuning. Basically, keep the skin loose as heck - the lugs only just finger tight. If this is something you do as a matter of course in recording drums, carry on! If not try it. He gets a sound like the Flaming Lips - big, roomy and pretty damn impressive, whether yr into that thing or not. He is also heavily reliant on the overhead mics, but puts a large diaphragm condensor two - three feet in front of the kick, and has no skin on the front.

Ok - cheers,

B.