I love the tuning of these drums. The low pitch and vibration of the lower drums is what makes the drumline 5x louder and some lines muffle the drums way too much and it just sounds bad but these are the closest to perfect as far as tuning.
Whomever came up with the idea to break down each chunk like that deserves a medal. Thank you for taking the time and effort to make sure that every note is heard and that balance, timing, etc... are equal from player to player. Other basslines, take note! Every note you play has a specific purpose, volume and metric interpretation!
I played bottom bass out of the six in high school and was the best thing i ever did. The only instrument that plays as one with multiple people. Mad respect to the dedication.
I agree. Those 2 bass lines are my favorite. Especially because of the tuning intervals. They harmonize very well...props to the bass techs/whoever tunes the basses
Tuned to the first 6 harmonics of the harmonic series. The intervals (ratios) are all integers based on an octave lower (the fundamental) than the lowest drum. The ratios (intervals) between the drums are 2:3, 3:4, 4:5, 5:6 and 6:7. It's mathematically perfect harmony. It's why Cavies and Bluecoats always sound so loud and so clean. None of the fundamental frequencies of each drum are fighting with each other and are instead amplifying each other, as long as the players hit clean unisons. So the transients are in phase and all push air at the same peak moment and then the sustains all harmonize at peak efficiency.
Tuned to the first 6 harmonics of the harmonic series. The intervals (ratios) are all integers based on an octave lower (the fundamental) than the lowest drum. The ratios (intervals) between the drums are 2:3, 3:4, 4:5, 5:6 and 6:7. It's mathematically perfect harmony. It's why Cavies and Bluecoats always sound so loud and so clean. None of the fundamental frequencies of each drum are fighting with each other and are instead amplifying each other, as long as the players hit clean unisons. So the transients are in phase and all push air at the same peak moment and then the sustains all harmonize at peak efficiency.
Umm......yes, they DO sound like tenors!! Compared to the way basslines used to sound like, back in the day, these fall way short of the word BASS. The Trips and Quads took care of the tenor duties. My word, where has the thirty years gone??? LOL However, the Musicianship is Spectacular without question !!!! AWESOME JOB !!!
The fundamentals of each drum are within the bass range of the audio spectrum, which is 60Hz - 250Hz. So still bass. The tuning range is simply wider than early 90s and before, which helps each drum to project at peak efficiency. Modern quads fundamental frequency of drum four usually bottoms out at about 200Hz, which provides a nice crossover range of about 20-50Hz between the two sections.
Tuned to the first 6 harmonics of the harmonic series. The intervals (ratios) are all integers based on an octave lower (the fundamental) than the lowest drum. The ratios (intervals) between the drums are 2:3, 3:4, 4:5, 5:6 and 6:7. It's mathematically perfect harmony. It's why Cavies and Bluecoats always sound so loud and so clean. None of the fundamental frequencies of each drum are fighting with each other and are instead amplifying each other, as long as the players hit clean unisons. So the transients are in phase and all push air at the same peak moment and then the sustains all harmonize at peak efficiency.
Why are they all tuned so high? To eliminate the backfield echo in the domes? These sound like tenors. We have lost the full, rich BASS sound. Get out of the domes!
They really aren't as cranked as you may think. It just seems so because there are 6 basses. I believe they tune up in 4ths and someone said in a previous comment that bottom is a C#. So the tuning would be: 6: C# 5: F# 4: B 3: E 2: A 1: D So the tuning for the lowing 5 aren't that cranked and likely at the tuning they would use on a normal year with 5 basses, but when they added another bass on top they just had to tune that drum that much higher to keep it intervals the way they like them.
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This is THE definition of bass clarity.
There is such a high amount of swagger in that tuning
Tuned to the first 6 harmonics of the harmonic series.
I love the tuning of these drums.
The low pitch and vibration of the lower drums is what makes the drumline 5x louder and some lines muffle the drums way too much and it just sounds bad but these are the closest to perfect as far as tuning.
The tuning of the bass drums remind me of rubber bands :P
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Whomever came up with the idea to break down each chunk like that deserves a medal. Thank you for taking the time and effort to make sure that every note is heard and that balance, timing, etc... are equal from player to player. Other basslines, take note! Every note you play has a specific purpose, volume and metric interpretation!
I played bottom bass out of the six in high school and was the best thing i ever did. The only instrument that plays as one with multiple people. Mad respect to the dedication.
I play bottom bass too, we get the easy parts hahahah
RUSSELL- SUCH A BEAST
Best sounding bassline I've ever heard.
tuned high to be heard over the ensemble to the box, by the way the high one is bass 0 its smaller than first because they wanted 6 basses
10 years later and the tap on he bottom at 5:24 is still single handed the coldest way to end a phrase.
I agree. Those 2 bass lines are my favorite. Especially because of the tuning intervals. They harmonize very well...props to the bass techs/whoever tunes the basses
Bruh even the commentary in the back just takes me back
5:00 for anyone coming back 10 years later
I love the drum conversation going on throughout the background of the video haha
How do Drum Corps get marching bass drums to sound like that? Do they do a really high tuning process? I want to tune my bass drums like this. :)
Tuned to the first 6 harmonics of the harmonic series.
The intervals (ratios) are all integers based on an octave lower (the fundamental) than the lowest drum. The ratios (intervals) between the drums are 2:3, 3:4, 4:5, 5:6 and 6:7. It's mathematically perfect harmony. It's why Cavies and Bluecoats always sound so loud and so clean. None of the fundamental frequencies of each drum are fighting with each other and are instead amplifying each other, as long as the players hit clean unisons. So the transients are in phase and all push air at the same peak moment and then the sustains all harmonize at peak efficiency.
I'm not trying to be rude, but their third bass looks like he's in his fourty's.
This is so impressive
Wow. Bass Tech= Bass 2 of Bluecoats 2008 Bassline. Excellent ear my friend.
Those basses are money
THAT TUNING OMLLL
So are the top 2 bass drums the same size, just tuned to different pitches? Or are they different sized drums?
The amount of focus this takes.
Yeah really
Benjy Braude at 0:19
What are those tuning intervals?!?!?!?!They sound AMAZING!
chutdiggadut1
1: B (Flat C)
2: G#
3: F
4: C#
5: G#
6: C#
Tuned to the first 6 harmonics of the harmonic series.
The intervals (ratios) are all integers based on an octave lower (the fundamental) than the lowest drum. The ratios (intervals) between the drums are 2:3, 3:4, 4:5, 5:6 and 6:7. It's mathematically perfect harmony. It's why Cavies and Bluecoats always sound so loud and so clean. None of the fundamental frequencies of each drum are fighting with each other and are instead amplifying each other, as long as the players hit clean unisons. So the transients are in phase and all push air at the same peak moment and then the sustains all harmonize at peak efficiency.
you mean bass 1?
I want to make them laugh, they are to serious hahahaha
Hahah I love listening to the crowds reactions
Get it bottom bass!
The Man @kfhs
thanks ryan
For some reason they sound like those plastic tubes you hit on the ground and they make different pitched sounds
Where can I find the music for these?
ahhh, I see. Thanks!
Money on the heads...because that bass line is money!
it varies, usually bass two is from what I've seen (almost never 4 or 5 though) 1-3 are the usual
This may be sacrilege, but the pure quality of sound and rhythmic accuracy may be on par with the Bluecoats 2008 bassline. Just me?
Really depends who is the best for the job. If the section leader is not one of the top 3 drums bass 2 usually taps off
Thank You ! Thank You for that ...
Made the Blind See
Did 6 get any 3s
And here, it's bass 2.
yea i know i was on an ipad and wen i tried to hit space i kept hitting enter
How can that be? 2nd bass from Bloo 2008 is a black guy...
why does bass 3 look like a 40 year old man
almo$t forgot how fire this $hit was..
no they have 6 and bass 0 is smaller than normal 1
1:24 Holy Shit
#swagmoney! I love a good 6 person baseline
Umm......yes, they DO sound like tenors!! Compared to the way basslines used to sound like, back in the day, these fall way short of the word BASS. The Trips and Quads took care of the tenor duties. My word, where has the thirty years gone??? LOL
However, the Musicianship is Spectacular without question !!!! AWESOME JOB !!!
The fundamentals of each drum are within the bass range of the audio spectrum, which is 60Hz - 250Hz. So still bass. The tuning range is simply wider than early 90s and before, which helps each drum to project at peak efficiency. Modern quads fundamental frequency of drum four usually bottoms out at about 200Hz, which provides a nice crossover range of about 20-50Hz between the two sections.
is it just more or does the guy in the back at 4:40 look like billy bob thorton?
There are 6 drums, and they aren't even that high to be honest. I'm sure they didn't sound that high when you're in the stands.
HA. My Mistake. Bass tech=Bass 1 of Bluecoats 2008 Bassline. I just knew he was in Bluecoats bassline haha. My bad!
The background commentary is seriously cracking me up.
Thers a bass drum smaller than the first one
Nice pitch interval for the bassline. Great tuning, and no they don't sound like tenors.
Actually Bass 1 I believe. Or at least that's what he told me when I met him.
These beats and the caliber at which they are performed make me question the meaning of life...
No, in most cases it's 2.
6 basses? whaaaaaat
USA number 1
Those unisons. Mmm gurl.
i see you, DRAKE!
they arent even tuned all that high ?
Tuned to the first 6 harmonics of the harmonic series.
The intervals (ratios) are all integers based on an octave lower (the fundamental) than the lowest drum. The ratios (intervals) between the drums are 2:3, 3:4, 4:5, 5:6 and 6:7. It's mathematically perfect harmony. It's why Cavies and Bluecoats always sound so loud and so clean. None of the fundamental frequencies of each drum are fighting with each other and are instead amplifying each other, as long as the players hit clean unisons. So the transients are in phase and all push air at the same peak moment and then the sustains all harmonize at peak efficiency.
16, 18, 20, 24, 28, 32, i wanna say
Ahhhhh gotcha
Lowest bass drum is a C#
Finally, someone who thinks the same as I do.
I liked it when Bluecoats had there's tuned to a B---It really had a nice oomf.
Haha yes, it brings such beauty to my ears!
***** Bunch of perfect pitch nerds here? I always find a C or C# is the meatiest pitch for a bass 5. Vanguard does it wonderfully.
Yep, I've noticed I had perfect pitch for 5 years
Nice man. I found it during my freshman year of high school.
"they are drumming right now"... no they are pooping sir..
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drums tuned to sound like basketballs
Money.
I wonder how many suitcases Drake had for all his hipster gear, lol.
Punnyyyy
Auditioning for the bass line next year! Possibly second if I am ballsy enough!
Mr.DerpMuffins Did you do it?!
Daniel R Sadly, something has come up, so I have to wait and save up money. I am definitely going for it as soon as possible!
That's a shame. I hope for the best!
Daniel R Aw, thank you! I also really want to do Cavalier's Indoor!
Did you do it now?
@ 4:10
dafuq
dat young money.
lmao. It's called a drum corps tan.
Thera
bass 0 is sooo high
Just stop trying before you hurt yourself...
Threes a
Bass 1 actually. But I don't mean to sound like a douche!
Why are they all tuned so high? To eliminate the backfield echo in the domes? These sound like tenors. We have lost the full, rich BASS sound. Get out of the domes!
Not a fan of basses being this cranked.
They really aren't as cranked as you may think. It just seems so because there are 6 basses. I believe they tune up in 4ths and someone said in a previous comment that bottom is a C#.
So the tuning would be:
6: C#
5: F#
4: B
3: E
2: A
1: D
So the tuning for the lowing 5 aren't that cranked and likely at the tuning they would use on a normal year with 5 basses, but when they added another bass on top they just had to tune that drum that much higher to keep it intervals the way they like them.
one time my percussion director tried tuning like this and the bass 2 hoop split