Like your videos I’ve been a drummer for many years and I totally recamend the tune bot once you know the pitch you like just save it on the tune bot and it will tune it to your liking every time also played on many kits but mapex has the best sound to me
Yeah, I like the tunebot. It is true that I don't use it very often. My only reason is that I don't want to rely on it, and lose my ear for tuning. And maybe that's not even a legitimate excuse, but I'm stubborn. 😂 But the tunebot is a great tool! As for Mapex, I wasn't really even considering them when I was looking for a new kit. Then everything changed when I finally got to hear one up close. And now I'm a Mapex endorser. Other drums sound great. But my ear really likes the sound of my Mapex kit more.
@@KirksDrumRoom yes I totally agree I was actually looking at different kits but when I heard that mapex, I was actually impressed. As for the tune bot you have a point.
I used to spend hours agonising when tuning my heads, I just wack them on now press down in the middle of the head and tighten the tension bolts till the wrinkles disappear and they sound perfect every time....nice video though !!
i started always tuning with 2 keys a couple years back like Kenny Sharretts, but tuning is fun, i usually go loser on batter than reso, but been going 1-ply over 1-ply on a thicker shelled birch kit and 2-ply over 2-ply on a thin shelled maple kit, used to run 10" & 16" for a long time, recently went back to 12" & 16", where ive been going back and forth is with my snare drums, been trying more of a medium tight snare side head and a tight batter, feel like that still cuts but allows the wires to back off or go tighter without rattling like crazy
I used to be a 12" to 14" tom lover with a 20" kick. Actually, I still use that setup a lot when I play out. As for the 2 ply on the bottom, that's interesting. I'm going to try that. I have in my head what I think it will sound like. But I could be totally wrong.
@@KirksDrumRoom so that kit is a 2004 maple thin shelled pdp kit that i had all of the edges leveled and reshaped, basically even at no tension that kit will resonate forrrreevvvvvvver, so ive been running emperor clears on both sides i used to run a 10" & 14" setup over an 18" kick sometimes, but never have tried the 12" & 14" setup before
I'll tune the reso higher than the batter if I have different heads top and bottom (coated batter, clear reso, both single-ply). If I have the same single-ply clear head top and bottom, I'll go for the same pitch top and bottom.
@@KirksDrumRoom It all depends: that day am I trying (and failing) to sound like Dave Weckl, or am I trying (and failing) to sound like Simon Phillips? ;)
Great video. Quick question: when you test them, there is a very long decay for both. When they are on the kit, the decay sounds shorter. Is it some kind of gating on the mics or the decay is not being picked up by them? Thanks
That has to do with the different mics used. I purposely didn't use any sound reinforcement for the video in hopes the truest sound would come through. That said, getting what I actually hear in the studio onto TH-cam is a challenge. Ha!
Other benefit to using two keys is you reduce the risk of the drum head being pulled unevenly to one side of the shell, happened a lot to me in my first year of drumming
Like your videos I’ve been a drummer for many years and I totally recamend the tune bot once you know the pitch you like just save it on the tune bot and it will tune it to your liking every time also played on many kits but mapex has the best sound to me
Yeah, I like the tunebot. It is true that I don't use it very often. My only reason is that I don't want to rely on it, and lose my ear for tuning. And maybe that's not even a legitimate excuse, but I'm stubborn. 😂 But the tunebot is a great tool!
As for Mapex, I wasn't really even considering them when I was looking for a new kit. Then everything changed when I finally got to hear one up close. And now I'm a Mapex endorser. Other drums sound great. But my ear really likes the sound of my Mapex kit more.
@@KirksDrumRoom yes I totally agree I was actually looking at different kits but when I heard that mapex, I was actually impressed. As for the tune bot you have a point.
This was very helpful. THANK YOU!
You’re very welcome! Thanks for watching.
THE ROB BROWN WRINKLE METHOD IS THE BEST...😊😊😊
Rob's channel is great.
I used to spend hours agonising when tuning my heads, I just wack them on now press down in the middle of the head and tighten the tension bolts till the wrinkles disappear and they sound perfect every time....nice video though !!
If it gets the job done, do it! There are so many ways to go about this topic. 👍😄
Thanks for sharing. I go for the same timings on my kit.
Excellent!
Very good tuning Video.
Many thanks!
Thank you so much for this man! Also you sound exactly like John C Reilly. 😂
Many thanks for your support!
i started always tuning with 2 keys a couple years back like Kenny Sharretts, but tuning is fun, i usually go loser on batter than reso, but been going 1-ply over 1-ply on a thicker shelled birch kit and 2-ply over 2-ply on a thin shelled maple kit, used to run 10" & 16" for a long time, recently went back to 12" & 16", where ive been going back and forth is with my snare drums, been trying more of a medium tight snare side head and a tight batter, feel like that still cuts but allows the wires to back off or go tighter without rattling like crazy
I used to be a 12" to 14" tom lover with a 20" kick. Actually, I still use that setup a lot when I play out.
As for the 2 ply on the bottom, that's interesting. I'm going to try that. I have in my head what I think it will sound like. But I could be totally wrong.
@@KirksDrumRoom so that kit is a 2004 maple thin shelled pdp kit that i had all of the edges leveled and reshaped, basically even at no tension that kit will resonate forrrreevvvvvvver, so ive been running emperor clears on both sides
i used to run a 10" & 14" setup over an 18" kick sometimes, but never have tried the 12" & 14" setup before
@@guitaristbiker That head combo makes total sense now. Awesome how you tried something most people would avoid, and you proved it works. High Five! 🖐
I'll tune the reso higher than the batter if I have different heads top and bottom (coated batter, clear reso, both single-ply). If I have the same single-ply clear head top and bottom, I'll go for the same pitch top and bottom.
I can get behind that idea.
@@KirksDrumRoom It all depends: that day am I trying (and failing) to sound like Dave Weckl, or am I trying (and failing) to sound like Simon Phillips? ;)
@@malletjazz I completely understand that decision nightmare.
Great Videos my friend!
Many thanks for watching! 👍🏻
Cool lesson. Thanks man!
You bet. Thanks for the compliment!
Thank you for this video!♡
You're very welcome!
Great video. Quick question: when you test them, there is a very long decay for both. When they are on the kit, the decay sounds shorter. Is it some kind of gating on the mics or the decay is not being picked up by them? Thanks
That has to do with the different mics used. I purposely didn't use any sound reinforcement for the video in hopes the truest sound would come through. That said, getting what I actually hear in the studio onto TH-cam is a challenge. Ha!
@@KirksDrumRoom I actually liked that there was less decay ;)
@@synthesizers I think that could be a great video topic. I'm going to add that to the queue and see how I can make that work in a video.
Other benefit to using two keys is you reduce the risk of the drum head being pulled unevenly to one side of the shell, happened a lot to me in my first year of drumming
That is so true!
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You said "without any further ado" three times in the first two minutes.
Ha! 😆 A goofy habit I'm trying to break.
You most forgot to do the intro!
That was on purpose, to see if the TH-cam pros are correct about how long people watch at the beginning of the video.
@@KirksDrumRoom Oh!
@@KirksDrumRoom Have you try Remo emperor or Remo emperor x yet? Because if you haven't, you should!
@@anthonyn1312 I have. And they sound good. But they're not my current sound.
@@KirksDrumRoom Then, you're current sound is Coated Amassador on a snare drum! Right?