Hi, I am Chippy. A few people ask me how high and good we make it. So, I am going to show you what technique I used for tuning. The basic, the snare, the key-drum, the toms, you just use them(ph). I am going to use the tom because there, by its bolts, so it is going to be faster to show you. But the idea is the same, in all the heads of or the parts of your drum so, let us go.
Alright, and first step is to place your new head and finger tight all the bolts on the head just with your hands. Tight with, do in most any bolts. When you are done, try to tight hard if you can, all the bolts, alright. And then we have our first step to tuning the head. We will have a sound like that.
Now, the important thing about tuning your heads, if you need the same tension in all the bolts and all the surface of the head, or the had the same tension.
Then, lesson gear I used, I used the Tama, it is the gear I have, I do not endorse any brands or use whatever you like.
Important thing, put the tension watch about 1cm off the bolt and for example. I am going to tight the bolt until I reach for example, 40cm. Alright, then I am going to repeat the sequence in all the bolt, every time you tight the bolts, use a star sequence. For example, I am going to tight this bolt, this one, then this one, this one, this one, this one. A star sequence. Use the same technique in all the parts of your drum kit because you will have the same tension in all the head, alright, the idea is a game thing.
Alright, now I have a 50 or 40, whatever is your choice, the most tension, the higher the pitch you will have the gear, the head. Run all this, this is going to sound like cheap because it is a cheap head but it is important to remind the idea that you need all the bolt with the same tight. Alright, what happened if you do not have the, in here you will always you will use your ear in tuning your head. You need the stick and hit like a 1 cm off the bolts and have the same note in all the heads and all the bolts. Like a guitar player when they tuned the strings of the guitar.
Alright, you get the idea on it. Using the same star system without using the Tama, the watch. What is the name of this thing? It is the tension watch. Alright, it is important to have well, that is not important. I have always the same head on the top and in the bottom of the toms and the snare. But the snare, we have different thing. But you can for example, only put the top head of your toms and do not put the bottom head or try different heads, different kinds to match the sound you like. Try to low the tension so you will have a lower sound of your head. Just that, I hope this help you to tune your kit. Bye.
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