Drum Tuning
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:25 pm
I feel that this is a pretty important topic that I don't see mentioned on here much. Apart from the obvious kick tuning I really would like to know how you all tune your drum kits via Live. I mean, the individual kits in Live are generally pretty adjustable as far as overall tuneage goes, but what if I am taking bits of a kit from here and there (kick from one, snare from another, etc.) how would you go about, say, adjusting a snare's pitch if there is no option for it in the kit?
On another note, is there defined theory to tuning kits? (Pardon my ignorance) but say if your kick is more or less in your root key, should a snare also be in that key, or should it be say a fifth above? a seventh? I mean I know some aspects of a drum kit are more just rythmic and contain very little tun to them, but they can still be pitched and whatnot. Likewise, what about crashes/rides/cymbals? Mine often feel out of place in a mix, they just dont groove along with the rest of the "drum harmony" if you know what I mean, and I am wondering if they too should fall into a particular pitch range, or if they should be left alone or what?
I just notice that some songs have drumlines that really can stand on their own as far as both rythym and harmony goes, they just really groove along and make natural sounding changes between kick, snare, cymbal, etc. and I was wondering what kind of thought goes into drum pitch in this regard.
I hope some of this makes, if not tell me and I will try and clarify or provide examples. If anyone can shed some light on this subject it would be much appreciated.
Cheers
On another note, is there defined theory to tuning kits? (Pardon my ignorance) but say if your kick is more or less in your root key, should a snare also be in that key, or should it be say a fifth above? a seventh? I mean I know some aspects of a drum kit are more just rythmic and contain very little tun to them, but they can still be pitched and whatnot. Likewise, what about crashes/rides/cymbals? Mine often feel out of place in a mix, they just dont groove along with the rest of the "drum harmony" if you know what I mean, and I am wondering if they too should fall into a particular pitch range, or if they should be left alone or what?
I just notice that some songs have drumlines that really can stand on their own as far as both rythym and harmony goes, they just really groove along and make natural sounding changes between kick, snare, cymbal, etc. and I was wondering what kind of thought goes into drum pitch in this regard.
I hope some of this makes, if not tell me and I will try and clarify or provide examples. If anyone can shed some light on this subject it would be much appreciated.
Cheers
