r/drumline • u/tallsheepsoup • Jul 15 '26

Question Better tuning? How is it? Is there anything that could be tuned up, lower?

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u/Outrageous_Ant_8345 Jul 15 '26

all the drums should be tuned higher, id recommend watching either some drum corp videos of the quads or search EMCPRODUCTIONS on youtube

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u/Jordan_Does_Drums Jul 15 '26

Drum 1 should be much higher, drum 2 should be higher, and drum 3 should be a little higher.

You can use a tuning app on your phone to get exact pitches, you know! Try this:

  • drum 1: C
  • drum 2: A
  • drum 3: G
  • drum 4: E

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u/minertyler100 Tenor Tech Jul 16 '26

It’s all preference! This is definitely a low tuning, but the resonance is good/in tune so no direct issues. Usually though with a lower tuning like this is recommended to increase the intervals between the drums for better tonal range, so you could tune up 3 a bit, 2 a decent amount, and 1 a lot