People who knock on the Dial don't understand its purpose. I returned the dial and used the $60 towards other drum stuff.īEFORE you drop $60 clams, check out Bob's videos either on you tube or the evans website, but use good noise cancelling earphones. I soon realized with little practice that I could tune better than the dial. I knew the technique, but I guess his vids helped me learn to listen to the drum better. I found the Bob Gatzen vids onthe Evans website and for a goof, I tried it. I used it and my drums sounded super sweet. It really helped me to have a demonstration with audio.Ethan, dude, I bought the drum dial because I too struggled with tuning.
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You can also find Bob on Youtube with some great free videos to start out with. This is a very educational DVD on tuning and the construction of drums themselves. Keep at it, you'll get there.Īlso, for less than a dial, you can get a DVD by Bob Gatzen called "Drum Tuning-Sound & Design.Simplified". If you get frustrated, walk away and go back to it later. It will still take time and work to accomplish your end goal. Will you watch and/or read these once and become an expert in a day.no way.
As Ploughman suggested, the Drum Tuning Bible is free and has a wealth of knowledge on tuming and construction as well. It really helped me to have a demonstration with audio. Then pick next saturday and devote all day to one drum, and master it.Īlso, for less than a dial, you can get a DVD by Bob Gatzen called "Drum Tuning-Sound & Design.Simplified". Read the Drum Tuning Bible, just google for it. Search out the threads on here about tuning.
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I would say before you throw 60 bucks away on a gadget you dont know how to use, and really cant accomplish the task on your own to begin with, Dont. There is no gadget that will allow you to skip this important phase in your evolution as a drummer.
If you practice this routine sooner or later you will good a tuning and know what sound you want. You do the bottom heads the same except give an extra 1/4 turn tighter. From there you can turn each lug another 1/8 turn and tap and adjust again and if the sound is ok with you then you are done. 'This will give you the lowest pitch of your drum. Then finger tight them all evenly,and with your key give each lug a 1/4 turn in a zig zag pattern and tap the edges and adjust till all the tension sound the same. The best way for you to learn how to tune is very simple if you do it this way. Before a practice or gig I will go around the whole kit in that manner just checking the tension witn the key and tap the edges to adjust the tone. Once you gotten use to the feel then it will make it easier for you to learn how to tune. Go around the lugs with the key but do not turn just feel the tension difference between the lugs and adjust till the tension or feel of the key is the same. When tuning try to get the feel of the key on the lugs. I use the TTW which is familliar to the DDial but like everyones say it is used for fine tuning.
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