I picked up my kit from the guitarist's home. I have basically quit the band due to
conflicting schedules and all... so I will be a home recording drummer again.
So I have the drums pretty much dismantled, to get them all in my car, and have lots of plans for them now. I came across more information on being able to better execute heel toe method from various videos. I also want to rearrange the entire kit to flatten out the toms which should allow for easier execution of gravity rolls... I have been studying them in depth lately.
My drum heads are almost a year old.... only a few dents in the 12 inch tom... I would like to get new heads but I think I will wait for the tax return to come in. In the past I have tuned my drums using the old method of lowest possible pitch... but I came across information on finding the fundamental pitch of drums.
Resources:
Frequencies of Musical Notes <== lots of numbers to spin your head.
Online Bass Tuner and Guitar Tuner <== I use this one help me hear what they will sound like.
Formula and variables:
f=V/2d
v=velocity of a sound wave = 1130ft/sec
d=dimension in feet of the drum
f=fundamental frequency of the drum
8” tom = 847.5 Hz
Lower: 423.75, 211.8, 105.9 Higher: 1695, 3390, 6780, 13560
10” tom = 678 Hz
Lower: 339, 169.5, 84.75, 42.375 Higher: 1356, 2712, 5424, 10848
12” tom = 565Hz
Lower: 282.5, 126.25, 63.125 Higher: 1130, 2260, 4520, 9040
14” snare = 484.3
Lower: 242.15, 121.075, 60.5 Higher: 968.6, 1937.2, 3874.4, 774.8
15” floor = 452
Lower: 226, 113, 56.5 Higher: 904, 1808, 3616, 7232
20” Bass = 339
Lower: 169.5, 84.75, 42.375 Higher: 678, 1356, 2712, 5424
I had to be a little flexible with the chart, from the reference above and the bass
tuning site, to hear what notes I was going to use on the kit. Now I didn’t use shell
depth because depth impacts volume and articulation… you have more shell pushing
out that timber or fundamental note of the shell. I honestly don’t know if the timber of
the shell is going to mimic the math version… but it seems fun for me to try.
So just as a guess so far this is where the tuning is headed for my drums. I will use it as a guide and then fine tune once I am there. Please feel free to add thoughts if you like.
8 = a
10 = f
12 = d
14 = b = batter side d = snare side
15 = a
20 = f
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