The Drum Dial - Drum Tuning Tips - Drummer Connection Review

I've had a Drum Dial in my drum room for years, I love them. It's always nice to check out your tension with a dial and see how you're drum is doing. It also gives you pretty accurate tuning. These are my techniques and I will still tune the drum on the kit... minor tweaks or a complete retune. Remember, Drop Tune, and Check out Bob Gatzen's Tuning Lessons on youtube

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[bchamorro]

when putting on a brand new head and tuning with the drum dial can you just go around or do you have to do the cross/star tuning method?

[drummerconnection]

@bchamorro you should always cross star tune first... this seats the head properly and prevents it from pulling to one side, damaging the head and screwing up your tuning. Cross star tune it like putting on a tire, then once you've got the pressures set and the head is seated well, you can then just go around and fine tune in small increments. If I'm detuning the head, I always go an extra half turn past the pitch I want (down in pitch) then tune up to the pitch - great tip by Bob Gatzen

[PRDrum5]

what double bass pedal is that, not seen that one before?

[drummerconnection]

@PRDrum5 that was a ddrum Vinnie Paul doulbe kick pedal. Very nice.

[dzubiategonzales]

Wich is better or more efficient?????.. DTS Tunning system or Drumdial? :/

[drummerconnection]

@dzubiategonzales drum dial.. the DTS is cool, but expensive and kind of difficult to use.

[Buhzie15]

top head didnt sound in tune...

[jkeep31895]

i was thinking about gettting this. and this pretty much made up my mind to get it! thanks

[deadheadwalking92]

thinking about getting one of these for my bday

[DrumTone3DHDsound]

The drum dial is nice, but DrumTone (dot com) tensions all your drum heads, top and bottom, perfectly even, always. You can set the pitch of any head precisely to the note you want, and you can do it instantly, even while you're playing your drums. Check it out!

[JBL8863]

Drum Dial is a holy grail tunning device...Takes minutes to tune all your toms...

As for tunning it's a matter of tone...I preffer tunning toms at 70-72...I also tune all my drums the same top and bottom except for the snare...which is close but not exactly the same.

I tune my snare 90 on top and 85 on the bottom...Drum dial tunes using number value measuring timponic preasure from the heads. It's a must have for all drummers that want to tune their drums exact regardless of the sizes!

[ACESHIGH1020304]

LOL even? riiiight....



[treyprodrummerx]

wow talk about leading edge in drum technology

[ppbrasil12]

ddrum for real

[SONORSQ2guy]

Great video, I love the DD.

[davidrums]

its only for drums???? or i can use on congas, timbales, bongos?

[GreenTwilight]

@sgbigsby1989 Yup, you simply set it on flat glass and move the bezel till it reads 0

[sgbigsby1989]

does the dial it need calibrated during its lifetime. im a plumber by day and needle guages i use at work need to be recalibrated periodicaly. i just wondered if this was the same.