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alexis
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 Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:53 am Post subject: Drum Tuning? |
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Hi - I've been reading about how important it is to tune a real drum kit for recording.
How much of that applies to sampled drum kits - can tuning be done ITB, after the fact?
Thanks!
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Ralph [RZ]
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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 7:41 am Post subject: |
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You can tune JS2 drums in the kit editor. They were carefully tuned for recording so you only need to do this if you wish to change the character of a drum or need to align resonance with a another sound in your mix.
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non_drummer
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I know this topic is almost 10 years old, but it came up in a search I did. Ralph, what do you mean specifically when you say that you can use tuning "if you wish to change the character of a drum" ???
I know zilch about drums & drumming; I only know what I like the sound of. I was playing around with the tuning feature today and heard how much of a change it could make in the sound of a tom. I love long, elaborate drum rolls, and judging from what I'm hearing in the music I listen to, I guess some of those drummers have 8 (or more?) toms.
Could I use the tuning feature to enlarge the 'range' that Jamstix's 5 toms cover, or would that not be advisable? I realize if I did that that there would be a larger gap between the sound of each tom. Just wondering what your thoughts are. Thanks. |
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Sir_Plus
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| non_drummer wrote: | I know zilch about drums & drumming; I only know what I like the sound of....
Could I use the tuning feature to enlarge the 'range' that Jamstix's 5 toms cover, or would that not be advisable? .... |
Non-drummer here too. So, this opinion is from a guitar hobbyist:
Short version: I think that you can just choose what you like, and really not worry about it much at all.
I view tuning drums to be considerably different than tuning something like a guitar, or piano, or whatever.
One string just a bit out of tune on a guitar can spoil the whole thing. But the exact pitch of a percussive hit doesn't have
to be precisely "in-tune" like a guitar string. Also, the tuning of physical drums also involves the "smack-i-ness" of
the initial hit, how it rings, the sustain, and how lively it sounds. But the pitch is more a matter of taste (my opinion, as an amateur).
Pitch shifting a tom in Jamstix is a lot more forgiving than tuning a physical drum. And it's about 100 times easier and faster.
I view choosing tom pitch settings in Jamstix like picking out individual toms in a music store. Except it's instant, reversible, and all-included! |
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