How To Tune Your Drums Like A Pro - The Snare Drum Part 1 of 3

This video will teach you how to tune your drums like a pro. In this video, I will show you how to change heads and tune the snare top and bottom. I have recorded more than 1,000 drum sessions over the past 20 years as a music producer. I have worked with the best drummers in all genres of music from Vinnie Colaiuta to Josh Freese. These are the techniques I use and that you can easily learn. This is the first in my 3 part drum tuning series.
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[@modifidious7171]

You left out a crucial part of tuning the snare: when attaching a new snare wire, make sure your SNARE MECHANISM is unlocked (loose) and it's screw is loosened almost entirely. That way once you've properly attached the snare wire, you can engage the snare mech and tighten it as needed to your play style. The looser it is, the "fatter" the sound. The tighter it is, the sharper and cutting the sound will be. Otherwise perfect tutorial!

[@phrosda]

shiny it's done? I play until there's a hole in it.

[@aalperuzun]

I'm a guitar player, i am not sure why i watched this. I've got to say that i waited for you to using a tuner and accord it to a exact pitch.

[@Vanilla-jd1ez]

I don't like the pressing and finger tightening step. No way to do that evenly. That said, if it ends up sounding good nothing else matters.

[@YooTooobJeff]

Don’t throw heads away, autograph them for those who might like one

[@burdensofparasol]

Why are all of these people who know exactly how to tune a snare drum even watching this

[@PaulMarangoni]

The "cracking" sound that Remo's heads make when you place them under tension is NOT the sound of glue cracking. It's the sound of the collar forming against the bearing edge of the drum. Rather than pressing into the collar of the head with your hands, it is much better (and safer) to just tension the head tightly and then let it sit for an hour or two. Then you can loosen the head and then tension it up to where you want it.

[@iRideuWatch]

Anybody else notice he totally missed tensioning the 12 and 6 o'clock tensioners on the snare side?

[@mikereynolds3294]

ever use a DRUM DIAL ?

[@davidmcaninch4714]

Tuning a drum using the cross pattern can be explained a lot like cutting a pizza. When you cut it, you move your cutter from one side to another, just like tuning your drums. It’s a useful way to explain tuning to beginners in my opinion. If you agree with me, great. If you don’t agree with me, I wash my hands of this weirdness.

[@jazz4asahel]

Totally new drummer with my first drum, an old Pearl snare and vintage Slingerland stand. And Rick Beato instructing me on some basics. It doesn't get any better.

[@boblatzer]

I have watched many, many videos over the years on how to tune drums. Your method is the only one that really worked for me. My drums have come alive with tone and feel. Thanks.

[@jeffdowning4877]

I read many comments and let's face it- we all have different techniques and rituals to break in and tune. And frankly to me, the result still sounds really gamey and ringy and raw to me. BUT, when I followed this and put a bit of dampening on it , it sounded really great. It had a fat punch and a crack and little resonance that I tend to choke out too much with my previous technique. I think there are many ways to get to a good spot for us all, and many are worth considering. Coming from Rick you know it's going to be a process worth exploring, so one needs to keep an open mind. That is something that is surprisingly problematic with musicians- one would expect them to be very accepting of different techniques and approaches, but in fact many of us are very locked into one way to do things and are convinced anything else is incorrect. And if I know anything, I know that is wrong. There are many approaches that can work. I tried this and got great results. I learned not to tame and over tighten and allow some ring that will need to be tamed a bit. But not having any overtones sucks. To me at least. And again, it depends on the application. Just like with a guitar sound what sounds great by itself sometimes does not work in the context of playing with others or a style of music or mix. It just depends.

[@hotsauce5]

Just got back into playing the drums, played guitar for awhile, so this was a fantastic refresher on drum tuning, thank you!!

[@jimmymiller9524]

Hey Rick, I was a drummer back when I was a kid, and I played bass and guitar pro for decades, and now at age 60 I've pulled the ol' kit out from mothballs and needed to replace the snare heads. So glad I found this video because it made replacing them much easier and quicker than the way I did it usually. I never lost the skill for tuning drums, and your way is a tad more work on the front end, but it saves tons of time on the back end. By the time the heads were tight enough, I just had to adjust one or two lugs slightly on each and I was off to the races! Thank you so much!

[@misledswede9986]

I don't know why I found him throwing the skin away so funny

[@ramblinrogers]

Great tutorial. I picked up a nifty little trick the other day in regards to the old batter head. Cut it so you can lay it on top of the new one. Maybe even cut a hole in the middle, effectively making it into a ring. It’ll be a quick and easy way to muffle the sustain, without adjusting the drum itself. Always nice to find a new use for something, rather than to throw it away. 🙂

[@crome2194]

I've been following your critic videos for over a year now. As a songwriter who just bought his first drum set days ago in order to learn the instrument(s) so I could write the drum parts, I'm very happy to find this video from years ago. I have a lot to figure out.

[@PlanetRockJesus]

It's cool how Rick, being mostly a guitarist, is so knowledgeable on drum tech.

[@thomasmuff1486]

I got to say, man, your channel is just always informative, to the point, and well done. Whether I am watching you and listening to you about something that I already know. Or if I’m listening to you talk about something that I never knew. it’s always a master class of an instruction. When it comes to music and musicianship, and then just listening enjoyment in general, you are number one. Thank you for all of your videos.