Drum tuner manual#
If you don’t know the frequency you want, use the overview at the bottom of this manual and start from there. If you know the frequency you want, tap on the display and key it in or use the dial. So first you have to decide in which pitch/frequency you want to tune your drum. So the Filtered Frequencies near all lugs need to be the same as the Tune Frequency – then you have a perfectly tuned drum. The unique Filtered Frequency function gives you the frequency (pitch) that’s near the Tune Frequency you have entered (lug frequency). The Drum-Tuner gives you the Measured Frequency when you tap the drums, the loudest frequency at any given moment. This is where the most difficult part of tuning a drum starts and where the Drum-Tuner app comes in to help you. If you have a lot of toms, it’s best to start in the middle and work from there. Start with the smallest tom if you have two or three toms. A lower or higher tuned bottom head will increase or decrease this factor. The fundamental frequency is lower and roughly 0.55x the lug pitch, depending on the tom depth and the heads you are using. The lug pitch is used for tuning your drums when you are comparing the head tone near each lug. The two most important ones are the lug frequency and the overall or fundamental pitch. Tuning the drum means getting the same pitch all around the drum head – in the frequency you want – and to achieve a clean tone with as few annoying overtones as possible.Ī drum produces several frequencies. You can start the tuning process once the head is seated. Now loosen all tension rods a little in the cross pattern. In that case you will need to retighten the head in the cross pattern until the wrinkles disappear. Don’t worry about the cracking and popping you will hear. Seating the head means you won’t need to re-tune quite so often. Pre-stretch the head by pressing the centre of the head with the palm of your hand. You will need to seat the head before you can start the tuning process. This will take several cycles of the pattern. Start turning each rod 1/4 turn, using a cross pattern.Ĭontinue to make the turns in small increments in this same pattern until you hear a resonant tone and all wrinkles have disappeared. Place the rods in the holes and finger tighten the tension rods in the tensioning cross pattern, until they touch the rim.
Place the rim on the head and make sure the tension rod holes are in line with the lugs. Turn the head logo to where you want it to be.
The head should move or spin freely on the shell. You can skip ‘seating your head’ when using your existing head, although there is never any harm in doing this again. The next steps are all based on tuning a new drum head. You only have to clean the bearing edge when using a new head.
When you use the same head, clean both the head and the bearing edge. Start by removing all the tension rods and subsequently remove the hoop and head. This manual provides general information on drum tuning and a step by step guide to improving your drum tuning using the Drum-Tuner app. But even if you don't have Drum-Tuner, this is a great manual. This manual is based on using the great app "Drum-Tuner" that's available for iPhone, iPod and iPad (cost you less then a pair of drum sticks). Below you find a complete manual f or tuning your drums. but tuning drums is not easy and time consuming. A well tuned drum kit sounds so much better!
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