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Tuning a drum to play rock?
I want that wicked rock sound, are there any tips out there for tuning the kit or certain drums for that kind of sounds? would really help thanks.
This is a very vague question but I will do my best!
First off you need to know that if you have a "wicked" sound in mind from a favourite album that probably a good 50% of the sound is EQ,reverb and other processing that is going on in the studio. Basically not "natural" sounds coming off the instrument. So keep that in mind. You can get awesome sounds, but they won't sound like that.
Next it is possible to get good sounds from a cheap kit, but it will be a lot harder. Always have good skins and change them when they are getting older than a year or severely pitted/dented. I recommend changing ALL the tom skins and not just one. You can change a kick or snare skin whenever but if you have just one new tom skin it will be harder to match it with the others.
Another thing to consider is the size of the drums. If you have tiny toms you won't be able to make them sound like cannons and vice versa. I see a lot of beginners trying to get "deep" sounds from small drums...they end up loosening up the heads too much and then the skins get pitted very easy. You have to suck it up that if you have small toms, they won't be as deep sounding. Just try to get that tom/snare or kick to sound as good as you can. You'd be amazed at what a little time tuning can do for the kit. You might even find a sound you like better than what you were originally shooting for.
The other thing I see a lot of "newbs" doing is to tape up and dampen every drum...especially the kick. I like to have a little resonance going on. It adds to the overall sound and if you are playing with a band you'll never notice (and neither will anyone else) that your snare/toms/kick are a little "ringy". Most drummers that dampen the hell out of their drums are guys playing by themselves in basements/garages - and that won't help live on stage...especially unmiked!
Oh and there are all kinds of drum skins out there. Your sound can change so much from the kind of skin, so you'll have to do a little homework. Don't forget to change your bottom skins either. If they are the original skins they will need to be replaced if they are older than a year.
Check out some drummer forums like evans website and remo, you can ask questions there and most people give good advice.
For years I only "corrected" my drums when they were sounding bad...instead of getting them to sound good all of the time. I just wanted to play and couldn't be bothered with learning to tune. You will learn a lot by spending some time...and taking some notes when you hear cool sounds (to help you find them again). I am not saying that I love tuning and do it all the time, but I make a point of spending time (sometimes a few hours) getting my kit to sound good or try to get different sounds. The more drums you have the more time it will take.
Note if your kit does not stay in tune, or has stripped/missing lugs etc then get it fixed or get a better kit.
Oh I have also included a link below to the drum tuning bible. Check it out, I haven't used it in a while but it is pretty detailed.
Good luck!
Bob Gatzen - Snare Drum Tuning