DrumDial Drum Tuning Part 2 (Tom Tuning) 

I love my Drum Dial, have had it for years. I work a lot of gigs that don't want a drummer banging away tuning the drums. I know my settings so i can sit at a table quietly and tune up. Keeps both bar managers and sound guys happy. Just this last weekend i got a nice remark from one of our regular sound guys saying how he loves how my drums are always in tune. Smarter, not harder.

Drum dial took my already awesome 6 piece natural maple drums to the Zen level. They sound great. I recommed the Drum Dial for all drummers at all levels. And their CEO, Steve graciously sent me a set of replacement tension indicators free. So, I know that Drum Dial is a great company to work with because they are interested in my success as a drummer.

before i got my drumdial i tune snare for a hours and now i can tune it in 5 min with the perfect sound thnks :)

If I tune my 10", 12", and 16" toms to have the same tension on both batter and resonant heads, will the size of the toms give me a natural interval in between? Also, you tuned the resonant head 3 units lower on the 13" to give the 12" and 13" an interval of a 3rd....does that only hold true if the drums are 1" apart?

Best setting for gretsch Catalina 7 piece Snare: 14 x 6" - Tom: 8 x 7" - Tom: 10 x 7" - Tom: 12 x 8" - Floor Tom: 14 x 14" - Floor Tom: 16 x 16" - Bass Drum: 22 x 18"

I love my drum dial! Big time saver.

Drum dial I have a Ludwig NeuSonic 3-piece Shell Pack - 22" Kick - Aspen White high tom- 8x12 floor tom- 16x16 bass drum- 16x22

Hello! I recently got a DrumDial but it had no edge gauge and sometimes when I use it, the dial will give me a false reading saying that the head is at 60 or 70 when my tension rods are visibly loose. Is this normal? Secondly, I’m buying Evans Coated G2 Batter heads for my toms that are 10, 12, and 14 inches. The tuning chart has sections for 2 ply heads and sections for coated heads, but not for Coated 2 ply heads like the ones I’m getting. Do you have any suggestions as to what setting I should tune them to? Thirdly, will the DrumDial work on a 20 inch Aquarian Super Kick 2 since it has a thick dampening ring on the edge of it? And finally, what setting would you recommend for a 14 year inch Evans Clear 500 Snare Reso head (5 ply) since its pretty thick compared to the average snare Reso head? I know this was a lot of questions but thank you so much!

I have a 5 piece Tama inperialstar, the measures are: Snare 14” x 5,5” Tom left 10” x 7” Tom right 12” x 8” Tom floor 16” x 15” Bass drum 22” x 16” It'd be very helpful, thanks!

Can this be used to tune a concert bass drum? If so, are there specific ranges to look out for? This would be VERY helpful when tuning at local high schools.

Hey drum dial! Amazing video and tuner! I have a question. I have this mini Ludwig drum set system. What would you recommend for a powerful sound for punk rock? Snare: 5x14 Tom: 7x10 Floor Tom: 13x13 Bass drum: 14x16

Can you explain why, on the 13" tom, if you tuned top and bottom to 75 would give a result that was a tone apart? Why wouldn't it be the same tone? Wouldn't having the same tone top and bottom be more desirable, less dissonant?

hey drumdial I have a Ludwig 3-Piece Vistalite Tequila Sunrise Shell Pack kit how should I tune my drums? Bass Drum(s): 22 x 14 in. Tom(s): 13 x 9 in. Floor Tom(s): 16 x 16

The software is our own. You can get a similar program called "Audacity" . We use a spectrum analyzer and spectrum analysis to build the filters.

Hi! I have a Yamaha stage custom studio kit, how would you tune to get a low sounding floor tom and snappy snare? Thanks! 10" tom 12" tom 14" floor tom 14"x5,5" snare 20" bass drum

A great tool for tuning drums

Recommended tuning for:? Tama Club Jam Vintage Kit * 18" x 12" Bass drum * 10" x 07" Tom * 14" x 07" Floor tom * 13" x 05" Snare

Hi! Tuning (low tune) for a Pear Masters Premium maple? Drum heads Remo Abmasador clear top and bottom. 10x8 12x9 14x11 22x18 Snare: Pearl free floating brass 14x5

I have a DW Performance kit. 12, 14, 16 toms. I use Coated Evans G2s on the batter and clear G1s on the reso. What would you reccomend for a mid and low tuning? Thanks!

Recommendations fort setting for playing a two-tom kit in a Modern Worship Setting? Like Elevation Worship or Hillsong? Instead of using the high and low tom, I use the med tom with the low since "the sound" for this genre is a fatter sound. So what would be a good difference in pitch and tightenings for that?

Hi! I have a Tama midnight Blue imperial star drumset and I'm trying to tune my 8x10 racktom and it snot even at 70 yet and it's already really tight and high pitched, why is this?

Hi, what are you recommended settings on 10x7 12x8 14x13 with 2 ply batter heads and single ply resonant heads

Really enjoying these videos but I've been wondering if you have any recommendations for my kit? I've had a Mapex voyager kit for years now and finally want to tune it to perfection: 12x9 tom tom 13x10 2nd tom 16x16 floor tom 22x16 bass drum And also a 14x6 Mapex Black Panther Wraith snare drum. Thanks so much guys.

Tuning the 13" to 75 for both the top and bottom head would result in a step apart from the 12". We were demonstrating a 3rd apart between the 2 drums. We are also using a thick (2 ply 14 ml) head for the batter and a thinner (single ply 10 ml) head for the bottom resonant side. If we matched the heads for both the top batter and bottom resonant, for example both heads a 2 ply 14 ml, this would be the same tone top and bottom. This set up would give the most sustain and very little dissonance.

Please Help, l have alredy buy a drum dial and i want toknow how to tune a yamaha stage custom birch sizes toms 8, 10, 12, 16 and bassdrum 22x17 tnks!

Hey steve I have a set of marching tenors with sizes 13,12,10,8,6,6. What is your recommended numbers for tuning?

Hello I have been using drum dial for my snares for years..now I finally able to afford my own drum set..it is a gretch catalina with 10' 12' 14' toms and 20 x 16 Kick drum..I am using Remo Pinstripe Ebony for all toms and Pinstripe Clear for kick drum..can you recommend the tuning for these? Thank you so much

Hey Drum Dial! Just ordered one from you guys and was curious if you could help me with settings for my Mapex Armory Fast Tom set? I will be using Remo Emperor Clears on the batters and Remo Ambassadors on the resonants. Thank you! Can't wait to try it out. Toms: 10x7 12x8 14x12 16x14 Snare: 14x5.5 Kick: 22x18

What should I do my kit to? 10" × 7" Rack Tom 12" × 8" Rack Tom 16" × 16" Floor Tom

Hey, what are your toughts on using batter heads on the resonant side? I am thinking of using Evans g2 on the resonant side and Remo pinstripe on the batter side, im looking for a deep and dark sound for my toms. the sizes are 8" 10" 12" 14" and 16". what would be the best tension to achieve this? Thanks, cheers from Norway!

Hopefully I can follow your tunings in 3rds, but in inverted 3rds (reso lower than batter). Playing prog rock & metal, I tend to like my toms short & punchy.

B - G - D# That's augmented. Were you going for those pitches specifically?

I love my DrumDial! It did wonder to my old kit. But with my new drum set, what settings do you recommend for a PDP Concept Maple? • Snare 5.5x14" • Tom 8x10" • Tom 9x12" • Floor Tom 14x16" • Bass Drum 18x22" Thanks in advance!

My 16 inch tama imperialstar floor tom is only drum struggling. You guys recommend 74 batter and 74 reso like I've seen for other companies? Also do you recommend moon gel or anything else?

Hello! What settings would be recommended for marching tenors?

Recommended starting points for a tama silverstar birch kit? I play a lot of reggae so I like my snare on the tighter side and my toms not too low. Snare 14 x 5 Toms 10 x 8, 12 x 9, 16 x 14 Kick 22 x 18

Ive got a quick question. I notice with most tuners like tune bot or Itune for example it gives you two readings(HZ).One in the middle of the head, and then it gives a different reading when you measure at each lug! So for example, on the tune bot, Say you hit the middle of the drum, and get a reading of 75HZ, when you actually measure each lug individually it actually gives you a much higher reading at like 140HZ. 140HZ may not be the exact number when it's at 75HZ in the middle, but just for example sake. It is something like that though. So what Im confused about with drum dial is, if each lug reads 75HZ (vs the middle reading 75HZ with Tune Bot, but each lug reading 140HZ) is 75HZ on each lug with Drum Dial the equivalent of each lug on Tune Bot reading 140HZ? Know what I mean? Because if each lug is reading 140HZ on Tune Bot, but the middle(overall is reading 75HZ), then is that the same as Drum Dial reading 75Hz, but at all the lugs, and its just giving you the overall tympanic pressure but at the lugs instead of the Center of the drum like on Tune Bot?

What does the 2nd knob at 1 O’clock do?

Hey! What tensions would you recommend for Pearl Vision VBX (birch): 22 x 18" bass 10 x 8” Tom 12 x 9” Tom 14 x 14" Floor Tom 16 x 16” Floor Tom 14 x 5.5" SensiTone snare On toms I have Remo Emperor on top and ambassador as reso. Snare is Ambassador + Ambassador Hazy

I have a drum kit (gretsch catalina maple old) with 7×8, 8×10 and 9×12 rack toms and 14×14 and 16×16 rack toms. 18×22 bass drum and 6×14 snare. How should I tune them?

Tuning for a Tama Imperialstar 16x16 floor tom?

Love the drum dial, makes tuning quick and easy, I have a Mapex Saturn 10" 12" 14" 16", what do you recommend?

What tone is 12,13,14,16,18,22"? Thank you very much!

Hi Steve! I have a set of Peavey with a 12x9, 14x14, 16x16 toms and a 22x18 kick and a 14x5 1/2 snare. All toms and kick have the Evans Oil Hydraulic batter heads on them and Evans Resonant heads. I'm looking for that deep thump out of the kick and nice but not real ringy sound out of the toms. What would be a good setting for these?

I'm using the Evans Black Onyx on 10,12,14,16.... What would you recommend?

Hi Steve. Thanks for the videos. I always tune by ear, but will be very happy to purchase your product. I have a 1976 Ludwig Butcher Block. Beautiful kit. Sizes are 13, 14, 16, 18 and 24 x 14 kick. I go for the open Roger Taylor( Queen ) sound. Low tunings. I also like tuning in 3rds. Could you please tell me what you think the best settings would be? Also, when I buy the DrumDial, is there any information included as to what settings to use for tuning to a particular note? For example, I like the Bonham snare tone, so I tune my batter to G sharp and the reso slightly higher. Is this possible with DrumDial? I will be very grateful to you. Many thanks. Jem )

I have a early 90s set of Tama Rockstars. 12, 13 and 16 inch Toms. Remo Pinstripes for batters and Ambassadors for resonant heads. Can you give me a recommendation for a punchy kind of sound?

Hi! Tuning for a Tama Rockstar (Top heads...Remo Ambasador Coated) 13x10 16x16 22x16 Snare: 14x6,5 Pearl Session Elite Steel (Evans Power Center)

Hi DrumDial - I have toms 12x9 and 16x16. According to your recommendations I should tune them like: 12" - 75 top 75 reso 16 - 74 both top/reso But I like to tune reso higher than top, something about major 3rd. Should I add +1 to DrumDial reading for reso (change 74 to 75 for reso in case of 16"). Is my understanding correct ?

hey Steve, what would be the recommend tuning can't figure it out -Pearl Vision SST Birch Ply Shell Set -10.5", 12.5", 14.5" Tom-Toms -22.5" Bass Drum -Aftermarket Pearl Sensitone Steel 14.5" Snare Drum

I'm using a Sonor SMF 11 studio set 10x8, 12x9, 14x14 all with Evans Hydraulic Studio Set clear batter heads and Sonor SMF stock resonant. 20x18 bass drum with an Remo Bass Powersonic Clear batter head and stock resonant. Tama SLP bubinga birch oak 14x7 snare drum with Evans G1 Batter Head and Evans Resonant Head. How should I have my settings? Best regards!

how to tune the drums drum dial:remo pinstripe tom 12,13,floor 16,bass drum remo powerstroke3coated 22'' and snare drum 14''powerstroke3 coated,bottom clear heads,on snare resonant bottom heads.Thanks

recommended starting point for a Ludwig Breakbeats kit? 14x5 snare, 10x7 tom, 13x13 floor tom, 16x14 kick

So you want to have both batter and resonant heads tuned at the exact same tension? I have my batter heads at 75 and my resonant heads at 74 for all toms, 85 and 84 for snare (not 100% sure, been a few days since I played on my set), and 75-70 for the bass drum. Do they have to be tuned in the same tension, or is it more of a preference in sound?

Does it work with mesh heads.

Hi. I have a Pearl Export series 8x10 9x12 and 14x16 with Remo Coated Ambassador heads with factory bottom heads. What are the tuning recommendations? Please and Thank you.

I only have two toms: 13x8 and 16x16. Would it make sence to just tune them to the same frequency on the drumdial? For example 74? Sonor teardrop beech shells.

It's the same procedure if I use Drumdial con timbales? I'm talking about latin timbales, not timpani.

Pleas help I have an SJC kit 8x12 maple Tom - Evans USA G2 Coated Tom Batter, General Resonant Head 16x16 maple Tom - Evans USA G2 Coated Tom Batter, Genera Resonant Head 18x22 maple Bass - Evans USA E-MAD2 Bass Batter, EQ4 Calftone Bass Resonant Head 6x14 maple snare - Evans G2 coated batter/ Evans USA Clear 300 Snare Side Head 5.5x14 acrylic snare - Evans G2 coated batter/ Evans USA Clear 300 Snare Side Head

Can i use drumsdial on timbales to tuner And whats number can i use

Just got a drum dial and used it on my snare and now it sounds great!! I love it. What tensions could you recommend for the rest of my kit please? SJC custom kit, mahogany shells. Remo coated emperor tom batters, clear ambassador tom resonant. Remo powerstroke 3 kick batter, fiberskyn resonant kick 24x15 rack tom 13x9 floor tom 16x16 floor tom 18x16

hey Steve, I have a Ludwig Accent CS Combo set with Evans G2 Coated on 12', 13', and 14' toms and an Evans Emad 2 on my 22' bass. What do you suggest for tensions?

Hi! Tuning for a Pearl Session Studio All Birch (Top heads...Evans EC2) 8x7 10x8 12x9 13x10 14x14 16x16 22x18 Snare 14x5.5 Sensitone (remo ambassador) Thanks!

Me next please! Sonor Bop kit 12x8 small tom, 14x14 floor tom, 18x16 bass drum using Remo fiberskyn ambassadors for batters and fiberskyn diplomat for reasonant heads snare is a 14x5 and a half pearl Mcx masters maple with remo amassador batter and remo renaissance ambassador snare side and using Grover sx wire/cable snare wire trying too play 50 and 60s jazz (Art Blakey Elvin Jones Max Roach) Oh! the drum dial is awsome (and why do not these other non drum dial videos they say tune by ear, which is fine why can they not at least give a number to tune by?(guess they do not want to mention you guys. Thanks again and your videos are helpful and fun to watch and learn Well Done!

Please help me out with my drumdial configs. I have tama imperialstar in these sizes: 13" snare with remo coated controlled sound on batter and ambassador head on resonant 10, 12 and 14" toms with evans G2 level 360 on batter and G1 level 360 on reso 18" bass drum with ambassador coated

i like the evans hydrolic heads, and they are different all together... what tensions would you recommend? thanks.

I'm using a PDP concept maple. 10x8, 12x9, 14x12 all with Remo controlled black dot batter heads and PDP stock resonant. 22x18 bass drum with an Evans EMAD2 batter and Evans black resonant with a port hole. How should I have my settings?

Hey, I’m using a Ludwig club date, 13” 16” 22” What would you recommend for settings

Hi there I've got this stagg kit but I don't know the sizes of the drums I don't if you can help me out so I'm just using your videos has a guide with my drum dial it's a great tool for tuning drums by the way my floor Tom looks wider than the one your tuning in your video so I'm not sure what size it is maybe you can help ? And maybe with the other sizes..and what to tune them 2 there great videos by the way

What should I tune these to 10x8 12x9 14x14 16x16 and bass 22x18 and snare 14x5 1/2?

Just got a Drum Dial, and have a question. I actually enjoyed the sound of my toms prior to picking up the Drum Dial. But apparently I have historically kept them a lot lower than you recommend. Putting the drum Dial on them at my old settings showed around 70 batter and 68 resonant. When I tried tuning my 16" floor Tom to 75/70 (the lowest you recommend), I hated how it sounded. So high pitched...sounded like a bongo or something. So am I doing something severely wrong here? Like...am I using this thing wrong or something and just getting inaccurate numbers (I did calibrate it on glass)? Or do I just like my drums tuned way lower, and that's ok?

What will you recommend on 8",10",12",14"&16" heads using evans level 360 g2 coated drum heads ??

Hi I just got a Yamaha stage custom birch drums with 10x7,12x8,16x15,14x5-1/2,and 22x17 bass drum with Evans UV2 coated heads and Emad2 for bass drum.what would you recommend.please reply thanks.

What do you recommend for Remo Coated Ambassadors (batters) and Yamaha clear (resos) for a Yamaha Stage Custom Advantage kit? 9x10 and 10x12 toms and a 16x16 floor tom

Hey Steve.. Just bought a digital dd today.. I own Tama hyperdrives.. What would you think would be great number settings for the 10-12 and 16 inch toms? remember these are the shallow shells that produce a more punchy, attack based sound... thanks!

Uso una mapex mars series De casualidad a alguien mas le parese que en esta medida de toms tan cortos es mejor usar una tension mas baja? O solo es mi oido? Yo me encontre comodo con el bater 70 a 73 De 8" a 16" y el resonant todos en 68"

Hi guys, hoping you could help me - I have an old Yamaha YD kit, standard sizes. single ply top and bottom. I don't want any note bend but I want less sustain and more attack. thanks in advance

Great video, thanks. Love my DrumDial - I wonder what tensions you'd recommend for 12" / 14" / 16" toms for these thirds - still 75 top and bottom? Thanks!

Tuning for Gretsch Catalina Maple Rack Toms 10 inch and 12inch??

Need help tuning my drums please. What numbers should I tune to for: Share 13" Tom 10" Tom 12" Floor Tom 14" Bass Drum 18"

Im actually getting my first drumdial now, how should i tune my drums? 12x8" tom 16x14" floor 22x18 kick.

I have a Ludwig Pinnacle set. 10x8 tom 12x9 tom 16x14 floor tom. What do you recommend? Thanks.

just got a mapex Saturn v studioease and would love to make it sing, I've been playing with tuning not sure on it. my style is all over the place so a sound that's compatible with multiple genres is important any help would be greatly appreciated

Hey, I was just wondering what would be some good numbers for tuning? I have a Tama Granstar II and the drum sizes are 10x10, 11x10, 12x11, 13x12, 16x16, 18x16 and 22x16 for the bass drum.

If I understand correctly, then when tuning toms that are 2 inches apart, like 10 and 12 inch toms, simply set the batter and Reso to same settings and let the toms do there natural notes. Is this a whole step or a 3rd?? But when there is only one inch difference, on the larger Tom you should tune the Reso -3 of the batter setting and create tuning at 1/3rd. Yes??? No??? What do you do when you have 12" and 13" high toms and a 14" floor tom with a 16" and a 18"????

Hello, I use Evans Hydraulic Black heads and Evans 24" EMAD2 Clear Bass Drum. You can help me for my settings ? 10"x8" 12"x9" 16"x16" 18"x16" 14"x5,5" 24"x18"

What setting should Roto Toms be on a Drum dial?

it would help me to understand what the dial numbers represent... and if i want to pitch up the resonant heads, how do i determine the 'number'. thanks! Jon

Hi.. can you give me some advice? 12,13,16 i'm planning to use aquarian performance 2 clear. it's said in their site that it's for lower tuning. What setting should i go with

I have a set of Tubanos and was wondering if drumdial would work?

what computer frequency meter software are you using with your drumdial

I have a Mapex Storm 10x7 12x8 16x14. What would you recommend

What tensions would I put if I wanted to tune a 12 inch and 16 inch Tom with coated heads?

hello!just got it and it rocks!!i have only one question ,i use muffle rings,should i take my mesurment with the muffle rings on or without the?thanks!

i have pearl mmx 10x8,12x10,14x12,16x14.batter emperor coated,resonant ambassador clear...help me for the tensions,thanks

Does it work well for coated heads too? also why did all of the toms have that weird ring to them in the video?

i just got a new set mounted tom 10x7 n 12x8. floor toms 14x12 n 16x14 n bass 22x18 and a snare 14x5-1/2. what should they be tuned to?

Best tension for my 12, 13, and 16 Tama superstar birch toms. I have Evans g2 on batter and Tama factory heads on reso. Thanks

What tuning for a maple 13x11, 14x14 and 16x16?

that software looks cool. Where is that from ?