Lesson 12
Core Skills: Kick Drum Tuning
Three simple approaches to kick drum tuning: low and loose, tight and toneful, or hybrid. Dive in deep without overcomplicating the physics.
The kick drum (or bass drum as it is often called too) is a bit of a beast on first sight, and that makes kick drum tuning seem a little daunting to many people. But actually, with some very simple techniques and a little knowledge on drumhead vibration, kick drum tuning can be a very simple task that doesn't need to be overcomplicated.
Getting straight down to it, the physics of the drum allows three different approaches to tuning a kick drum, and each approach will suit different drummers, different music genres, different drum sizes and different drumheads. The three approaches all relate to the balance of the impact power and the fundamental tone of the drum, both of which...[lesson locked]
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Course content by Professor Rob Toulson – Professor of Musical Acoustics, Inventor of iDrumTune and author of the book Drum Sound and Drum Tuning: Bridging Science and Creativity.