Drum Tuning for Recording

[adam79]

Is there a standard protocol when tuning the drums for a particular
song, depending on the root note (particularly the kick and snare)? If
so, what should they be tuned to for a song in Db? Is there any
literature on this topic?

Thanks,
-Adam

[adam79]

adam79 wrote:
> Is there a standard protocol when tuning the drums for a particular
> song, depending on the root note (particularly the kick and snare)? If
> so, what should they be tuned to for a song in Db? Is there any
> literature on this topic?
>
> Thanks,
> -Adam

I forgot to mention that I'm talking more about electronic drums (you
can set the tuning for each trigger).

-Adam

[Arny Krueger]

"adam79" > wrote in message
net
> adam79 wrote:
>> Is there a standard protocol when tuning the drums for a
>> particular song, depending on the root note
>> (particularly the kick and snare)? If so, what should
>> they be tuned to for a song in Db? Is there any
>> literature on this topic? Thanks,
>> -Adam
>
> I forgot to mention that I'm talking more about
> electronic drums (you can set the tuning for each
> trigger).

Given that electronic instruments come with standard tuning and are
generally highly stable, wouldn't these proposed adjustments amount to
detuning it?

[John Williamson]

Arny Krueger wrote:
> "adam79" > wrote in message
> net
>> adam79 wrote:
>>> Is there a standard protocol when tuning the drums for a
>>> particular song, depending on the root note
>>> (particularly the kick and snare)? If so, what should
>>> they be tuned to for a song in Db? Is there any
>>> literature on this topic? Thanks,
>>> -Adam
>> I forgot to mention that I'm talking more about
>> electronic drums (you can set the tuning for each
>> trigger).
>
> Given that electronic instruments come with standard tuning and are
> generally highly stable, wouldn't these proposed adjustments amount to
> detuning it?
>
>
Or selecting from the available notes.......

The defaults may not be harmonically related to the chords of the key in
use.

For Db major, you could start with Db, F, Ab and combinations of those
and see what works best. For the minor, It'd be Db, Fb, Ab
--
Tciao for Now!

John.

[Sean Conolly]

"adam79" > wrote in message
net...
> Is there a standard protocol when tuning the drums for a particular song,
> depending on the root note (particularly the kick and snare)? If so, what
> should they be tuned to for a song in Db? Is there any literature on this
> topic?

Speaking as a drummer, no. It's generally better to have a nuetral tuning,
i.e. equally out of key/pitch with all the notes instead of fitting with
some chords and clashing on others.

Since you're playing an electronic kit, it's easy enough to just tune the
kick and snare by ear to where they seem to fit best with that song. You may
find that you choose notes that relate to the key, or maybe not.

Sean

[Scott Dorsey]

adam79 > wrote:
>Is there a standard protocol when tuning the drums for a particular
>song, depending on the root note (particularly the kick and snare)? If
>so, what should they be tuned to for a song in Db? Is there any
>literature on this topic?

Get Larry Nolly's book on drum tuning. Best introduction to setting up
a drum kit that I know of, with tips and hints on how to get different
sounds out of the same kit and what to do when things go wrong.

There are a bunch of different philosophies about tuning drums to one another,
and he explains why.
--scott


--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[Laurence Payne[_2_]]

On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:08:32 -0400, "Arny Krueger" >
wrote:

>>> Is there a standard protocol when tuning the drums for a
>>> particular song, depending on the root note
>>> (particularly the kick and snare)? If so, what should
>>> they be tuned to for a song in Db? Is there any
>>> literature on this topic? Thanks,
>>> -Adam
>>
>> I forgot to mention that I'm talking more about
>> electronic drums (you can set the tuning for each
>> trigger).
>
>Given that electronic instruments come with standard tuning and are
>generally highly stable, wouldn't these proposed adjustments amount to
>detuning it?

Only if you feel a drum has only one permissible tuning.