TUNE ANY SNARE DRUM FAST & EASY! - Snare Tuning Workshop 2018

[@RobBeatdownBrown]

*HEY Y'ALL. If you've had one headache too many trying to tune your snare, go grab it right now and tune it along with me in this workshop. All you'll need is two drum keys! Keep in mind that every single snare is different, so exact number of turns is irrelevant. Don't overthink it. Use your feel and your ears. Let's go! 🤓🥁*

[@mattkirkhamm]

keep it up mate, just found your channel, drums instantly sound better. can do alot with correct tuning alone.

[@mikeglazier5993]

The biggest challenge to doing this was finding 2 drum keys. I have a bunch but who knows where the hell they are. Thanks for the tip though, seriously simplifies things

[@FritoBanditoMusicVideos]

Awesome tutorial Rob!!! Can't tell you how many times I've spent hours overthinking and having mental breakdowns over this issue... Your method works without the headache...Thanks!!

[@frankspikes4867]

@@mikeglazier5993 Hey Mike, here's a tip. I don't know how close you live to a music store, or a drum shop. Or maybe you could buy some online. DW makes some really cool drum keys, and they come in 2 packs. And they come pre drilled so they're easy to attach to a key chain.

[@1SonorGirl]

Freaking awesome! Of the snares I own I decided to go with the Stewart Copeland model for this tutorial. Steel snares usually break my brain in half, now it sounds better than it ever did! Thank you Rob!

[@jimshadforth7660]

Shucks. Now I need to toss my famous drummer Tune-O-Meter, and my torque wrench, tuning fork, slide rule and safety glasses.

[@RobBeatdownBrown]

eBay 👌🏽

[@trebleclef9689]

Torque o meters are for other tune-specific drums and other shells. This video is a general free- feel tune guide. Fine tuning in recording or emphasis based activity might require a tuning dial to correct any anomalies in the tension aspect. Enjoy...

[@markdemell3717]

Throw away those tack gloves too.

[@johndeangelo4465]

I didn’t go that far but I did buy a Tama tension watch and found it not to be very accurate.

[@thetruthexperiment]

Those things still come in handy. I love the torque wrench. It hasn’t helped me tune for sht but I love it.

[@jrhager84]

This is legit the best drum channel. I love the no-nonsense vibe. Always informative, and I've been playing drums for 20 years!

[@maggisteele4342]

He really breaks it down,hope I get to play good some day

[@kbzonmarko]

I love this guy, I have adopted the "feel" mentallity. I feel my drums, I feel the sound no need for fancy methods that take ages. Great video as always.

[@babiesmakinbabies]

Drums aren't manufactured to the tolerances where a number of turns of the drum key makes any sense. One thing no one ever mentions though is his ability to actually play, which makes the drum sound good. If I was playing his drum set, you can bet 1 million dollars it wouldn't sound as good.

[@dennissmith4186]

Ive been in the zone a few times its a trip.

[@raiylab]

Meanwhile, this is taking me ages.

[@ВладиславТкаченко-н8р]

Hi, Bro!)) Can you send a link to that video that makes you find out that magic feel?))) I am also searching for it))

[@xpfota]

My whole kit sounding so damn good; I've been following all of your tuning advice and just loving the simplicity and speed of it all. So fresh.

[@innerselfspark1384]

Right? ...feelin it! I got all fresh heads, and tuned according to beatdowns teachings

[@carterheath2338]

Mine still sounds like shit

[@carterheath2338]

Maybe because it’s used j want a brand new set but it’s expensive

[@carterheath2338]

@SpamMullet well some of the lug screws on the drum shell are stripped so I can’t tighten every lug

[@carterheath2338]

@SpamMullet I’m saving up for the Tama Imperialstar because all my cymbals are cracked anyways😅

[@stevesilsby5288]

I've been playing drums since 5th grade in 1964. I always obsessed about tuning when changing heads. I worked this along with you and you're right -- it really is this simple. Thanks so much!

[@sammydwalton7115]

This is why I like your channel, been having a ringy, just nasty sounding snare. After this video, sounds amazing

[@forman357]

After finishing the video 3 times, I can say BY FAR best tuning video out there. I began on an electric kit and never had to learn, so now I play on an acoustic, I have to tune. Ive watched tens of videos and this is by far the best and most clear. Amazing amazing stuff. Now I gotta go ask my wife if I can given on patron 😁

[@RobBeatdownBrown]

Cool stuff, man. Thanks for checkin it out. Good luck with the wife 😊

[@DarrenX9]

Yep, that's my situation exactly. I play an e-kit so I never had to learn to tune... but now I'm in charge of a backline at some amateur talent shows and the rental drums sound like crap even though they're very good drums.. these videos helped a lot!

[@daveyboy8907]

Lol gotta ask permission??? Lol

[@a1guitarmaker]

Man, you made it sound like 3 different snare drums!

[@RobBeatdownBrown]

It's that easy, man🤘🏽🙂

[@a1guitarmaker]

I know. I have a CB snare that my sister-in-law bought at a yard sale for $10. I told my wife to give her $20 for it. It had a couple of broken lugs and the throw-off didn't work. I spent $12 for parts to fix it. The drummer that I have been working with lately has a 1970 Ludwig kit. When he comes over he brings his own kick pedal and a Sabian 10" splash that he really likes. One day I asked him, "Why don't you bring your Supraphonic?" He said, "Becuase I don't care what it is, your snaredrum sounds great!" It's all tuning. And I have been recommending your tuning videos to anybody who wants to know. Good to see the updates.

[@alloneword154]

What’s the deal with tuning with the snares on or off?

[@memdf2004]

"2 keys- Don't over think tuning-bottom head cranked" The 3 commandments!

[@rjrfletcher2355]

Until the head splits LOL !

[@texwhite4881]

When he said go i sprinted into my house and kicked my toe so hard, I got the 2 drum keys by the way

[@elijahpiere5324]

🤣🤣🤣

[@B-a-t-m-a-n]

Did it hurt right away?

[@trebleclef9689]

Luckily it was close by.

[@markdemell3717]

Just press pause.

[@coler8437]

How’s your toe doing these days?

[@HUK38]

This guy is so down to earth...its so refreshing...and I tell you what: he's right. I tuned my sonor kit lately after I had watched his tuning advises and it worked well...as he said: it is no rocket science after all.

[@jordihernandez5474]

Hey Rob! Just uploaded spanish subtitles and video title+description translation as well. Please make sure to approve them so my fellow spaniards and latin americans can appreciate this great workshop. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@jordihernandez5474]

And at least like my comment... This thing takes time man! Cheers :-)

[@todzillia3242]

You have cured me of crappy sounding snare drum. For over 30 years my snare drum has suffered. Thank you Mr. Brown for all your work you put in to helping us drummer around the world!!!!

[@StraightNoChaser86]

It's worth doing

[@larryblack5963]

Thank you for these tuning tutorials! I just got my first drum kit about 2 weeks ago for Christmas. I have had a lot of stress and worry about tuning. Your tutorials are super easy to follow. I want to thank you for sharing your methods for everyone. P.s. I am only 11, so I have not played drums long, maybe 9-10 months.

[@Ross_On_Drums]

This is one of the most useful videos I’ve ever come across. Over the weekend done a 12 hour studio session and used this technique to tune my snare several times. It sounded incredible. I was happy, the sound engineer and producers were happy and kept commenting on how great the snare sounded. Thanks man 👍

[@kevinminaldo5402]

I feel after watching a handful of your videos that its such a breather. Many other drum tutorials is almost always SO much fast talking and horribly over complicated. I really like your style man.

[@petevredenburgh8899]

Rob, Thank you SO much for this game changing series of No Hassle Drum Tuning lessons! This has been a life saver for me., learning how to NOT over-think-it. ALL of my drum kits, from 16-24" kicks and various low priced snare and toms now sound so great! My band members last night were amazed at the difference (Gretsch kit), and drumming on them is much more fun now. "Opened up" sound all around, I'm just floored. The method fixed up my Gretsch Catalina Jazz and Ludwig breakbeat kits so well, that I had to drag out my formerly pathetic sounding 1971 Ludwig super classic 24x14" kick drum (that I saved as it has Chuck Berry's signature on it, from a '91 gig I played with him) and try your method on it. If it could be saved, I was going to be amazed. I'm amazed and ever SO THANKFUL to you for making it so easy. I believe that a hidden part of your lesson is just to "be confided that the drums ARE going to sound great", casting all differing opinions about tunings by genre out-the-window, and just letting the drums SING in their own voice. What a concept. I bow deeply to your sweet caring soul, and your talent, brilliance, and bravery.

[@yetanotherjohn]

GREAT lesson! As an old automobile mechanic i say look at the drum key, feel it in your hands, it is engineered to put a certain amount of tension into the system, if it's getting hard to turn the key with your bare hands, that's too much!

[@oliverblades325]

Didn’t think this would actually work but this is the best my snare has ever sounded haha!

[@BIGSNAKE16]

Man Rob I'm glad I grabbed my snare and followed along with you man. I've been having a hard time lately trying to get rid of snare buzz. I have 12 toms and no matter what I'd do, one of them would make the snare buzz. I was going nuts yesterday. I did this method with you and not only is my snare sounding great, but the buzz is now gone too. Much appreciated man! Simple is sometimes better. Now let me get back to building my rocket ship.

[@RobBeatdownBrown]

Good stuff, man. 12 toms?!! I hope you don't have to carry that thing out much 😲

[@babiesmakinbabies]

Neil, is that you?

[@rhabdob3895]

12 toms. Whaaaaaaaat?

[@icepick859]

12 Tom's?

[@icepick859]

How about whichever "one" of those 12 Tom's is creating the noise you take that Tom and throw it in the trash. I'm sure 11 Tom's if enough for you to hack away your out of time single strokes at.

[@HyruleDude]

I’m soon to be getting back into drumming. I can tell you’re a legit, legit pro !

[@drumm394]

Nice vid! You should do a updated vid on the snare wires and how to put them on the snare

[@adnanomar3205]

Why would people ‘dislike’ a teacher ?Bro..you’re an inspiration!Love from Bangladesh.

[@BLTspace]

I'm a self taught hack that just learned behind a kit years ago. I've realized my technique is trash so i've been going backwards and now working on real fundamentals. I'm also revisiting a lot of things like tuning tips and getting sounds out of a drum that I actually want. Your videos have been great man really. Can't stress it enough. A pleasure to watch and listen, thank you.

[@danmagee5]

I find if you crank the reso head too high it chokes the drum. Have you tried recording with other instruments? Yeah it's not rocket science but some people's feel is different than others. What might feel like cranked to you might feel loose to me. The biggest take away from any of these drum tuning videos is it takes lots of practice to get the feel right and to train your ears what to listen for.

[@MarcosLopez-nv8xn]

He got me, "I know your happy" felt like a you better subscribe.

[@EmerioDiaz]

Hi there... I like your style. You are right-on the point that there are a gazillion videos out there that makes drum tuning a specialize science; that is... until I stumbled upon your tuning workshop. You hit the nail on the head [pun intended]. It helped me a lot. I play percussion by ear and love it. great work man... keep it up.

[@theoversouls]

After watching about 20 snare tuning videos I was completely confused. Plus, about 80% of them I thought the snare did not sound all that great when they got done. OTOH, you got 3 great sounds in a few minutes. The most frustrating thing is when I hear "the bottom head needs to be nice and tight - but not too tight". The magic words this time were "don't overthink it". I had my snare sounding the best ever in about 2 minutes, plus one more minute to adjust the snares a little better (I just installed new Puresound snares - the split ones, I forget the name).. Love your vids and your personality too. All the best from another Brown (Phil).

[@1DShoe]

Bad. Ass. I’ve always sorta tuned by feel - while counting my turns and checking at the lugs, even on the bottom, like a nerd - but this just simplified and refined the technique. Awesome video, man!

[@radstorm]

Glad I found your channel, Rob.. Your tips and advice are straight forward along with real life situations.. Subscribed :o)

[@RobBeatdownBrown]

Good stuff, man. Welcome 🙂

[@lorenmuellemann9167]

I did everything you said on my snare , Tom's, floor tom ,and bass drum , the only problem I had a lot of ring on my bass drum so I put a throw fleece in it man my drums( Tama's ) sound like phil Collins in the air tonight, it's like my drums are alive now , wow what a difference, beatdown your the man I will be sending you a donation soon wow you know your stuff A+ sir the church is in for a surprise tomorrow morning Thank you , I'm gonna see what else you have going on, peace God bless and thank you . I will be sending you a thank you gift next week.

[@landon3162]

I always struggled with how exactly to tune my snare, and watching this helped so much! My snare sounds great now :D thank you so much for this! You're the man.

[@jimmotz5570]

What’s up everyone. I don’t normally write any comments on anything, but I had to on this one. Rob is a geniuses!!!! I have been trying for years to find a person to tell me how to tune my drums. I have watched many, many videos on utube and all over the internet, none of them have achieved the results to make my drum set sound right. I stumbled on Rob”s instructional video the other day and gave it a try. WOW, what a easy and perfect way to achieve perfection. THIS WORKS !!!!!! Thank you so much.

[@wirelesscarrion6886]

You just tuned my snare to perfection. You just converted 200 dollars of snare into at least 2000. Thank you.

[@joseph-ow1hf]

Rob, I tried to tune my snare w/ that tune bot thing and it sounded like craaap. They suggest putting the the snare side a 5th up from the batter fundamental. A KZbin drum tuning site says to not make snare side overly tight and it causes 'choking'. Baloney. Went back to your method. Not only does it sound better, but much more sensitivity. With a lower snare side tune, the drum sounded compressed. It was hard to get ghost notes to be quiet enough. Thanks again.

[@timscott3071]

Thanks Rob. Got my second snare out yesterday and it sounded really bad- dull, poor snare response. Tried tweaking (one drum key) as it had sounded good last time I played it but couldn’t get anywhere and it just choked. Followed your advice here (with I must admit some cynicism) and I’m truly astounded by how quickly I got a fantastic sound in about 5 minutes. Best it’s ever sounded with a little bit of ring which I also like. The 2 keys seem to be the key! Thanks again Rob. Amazing.

[@butchcassidy3373]

After taking your advice on both snare and toms my kit sounds much better

[@raym4211]

Rob, I like you technical advice, and I love your sense of humor!

[@burakozc3079]

i just tight everything up and use it like that. Top and bottom rock hard. 👍🏿

[@jimii2294]

Rob is too cool - he explains things in really clear and understandable ways - thank you

[@lubanater]

Thank you, this is a great tuning technique, really helped me...

[@juliocontagro]

I got a fantastic result out of my snare drum. Thank you, thank you so much for sharing this with us. Stay safe you all! Greetings from 🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@mortenpetersen4498]

Denmark loves you, brother :-)

[@nathanielmiles-urdan3741]

“That’s all there is to it “. *8 minutes left in video *

[@MikeBritton138]

Edit(omg this has worked, my snare sounds great following this guide man.) I bought a new wooden snare. Tuned it. Sounded fire... I moved to a new house and now it sounds like poop. Been trying to re tune it for 3 days, cant seem to get it right. You think it might be the acoustics in my new house? I'm abt to take this snare to the shop. Help

[@jasonleavitt7193]

I think I have used every technique. Then I came across you’re turning videos and I’m so incredibly pleased how I was able to dial in my set so quickly and it sounds amazing 🤩. Rob ; a big shout out to you and you’re channel. I love you’re kit, you’re approach to breaking things down. Enjoying all your stuff. Thanks man

[@leodyer13]

You rule man! From the tom and kick vids from while back to the snare. When people talk to me about tuning, I just tell em Rob "Beatdown" Brown. Tuning is such a big deal, and so many references I've been to over the years make it so complicated. Your tuning vids are priceless man. Can't thank ya enough bud.

[@masswellwilliamson]

Just did a gig and listening to some recorded playback, my snare sounds tits awesome, all thanks to you sir! 🥂❤️

[@erwinhuibers8016]

As Buddy Rich called tuning his drums; tightening the heads...

[@betulaobscura]

Personally I don't like to crank up resonant drumhead because it kills the tonality of the drum. I like to tune resonant head and batter head in some kind "tone in" relation. In other words: to keep them play/sing along. Recently I purchased Ludwig 14x8 raw brass snare (I wasn't entirely happy about previous Yamaha Recording Custom brass 14x6.5 and I returned it) and it sounds fantastic in low (both resonant and batter head) tuning.

[@patrickallen2998]

"You don't have to touch the bottom...." But Rob! I do! ;)

[@keithpharisjr.1812]

Man I absolutely love your videos. I really dig the laid back mentality. You explain things so much more simple. I’ve used your method and my drums sound great. Thanks bro

[@ZabWolff]

Excellent Rob! I have a question for you; can you show us how to put the snares right? I always have that problem when I change my bottom head.

[@lancegonzales__]

i’m so blessed you exist just all i can say and thank you😅

[@annekecotrotsos3654]

Great videos Rob. They helped me a lot. Question though: KZbin is filled with information, shoot outs, and what have you, on Snare drum heads. But: Nowhere can I find anyone talking about the choosing of, and the differences between, different snare side heads. A reason could be that it doesn't matter... I find that hard to believe... but I've been wrong before...' Maybe you could do a video and talk about this. Cheers from the Netherlands!

[@sidfinley6087]

I've been trying to get a good snare sound _and_ feel since 1975. You are my tuning hero! Thank you, sir.

[@777Looper]

I read "tuning hero" as "burning taco". ... Must be time for bed.

[@masoncop]

I had been fighting tuning my rack toms and floor toms for years! I watched your other video and have to say. They sound better than ever! Tuning until the wrinkles are gone is the best method ever!!! Thanks!

[@vasoftball5]

Wow... when you dropped the tuning way down low - it's EXACTLY the sound I'd been trying to achieve. I always tuned my snare like an orchestral snare - very mid-tone and crisp. After seeing this --- I'm convinced. I need to re-tune. Can't wait to get home and try it.

[@sda5150]

vasoftball5 same.. heard the low tune and was like “damn thats the one”

[@miraclessaint-hilaire6510]

Rob.... I only have one drum key☹️Can I still pull it off?

[@jonpowell4157]

Simply do what you'd do with two keys but with one key. It just takes longer. It is easier to use two because you can quickly match tensions intuitively. For example, a good use of one hand is if one is weeker than the other. So just memorize the tension if you're using one hand.

[@franks.8189]

Even after more than 40 years as a drummer I find your advice refreshing and very informative ! Keep it up Rob :-) Cheers !

[@MeTuLHeD]

I really think THE BIGGEST ISSUE that most drummers have is they are dealing with sub par instruments. Not trying to slam anyone here. I realize that everyone has to start on budget instruments. But the quality of the drum itself is the biggest single factor in ease of tuning. I can illustrate it this way. I started out in the late 70's on THE lowest end drum set that Pearl made back in the day. It actually wasn't an "official" Pearl kit. It was a Japanese 'stencil' kit. But one day I was adjusting the tom mounts and I noticed something stamped on the base of the mount. When I looked closely, it said 'Pearl'. But I digress. Anyway, I did everything I could to make that kit sound it's best. New heads all around. Careful tuning. Etc. And even though it sounded decent, it still was just barely satisfactory and a royal bitch to tune. Then came the day when I had literally saved up several weeks worth of grass mowing money and I bought a Ludwig Supraphonic snare. I took it home and unpacked it. And I settled in figuring I would be wrestling with it for the rest of the afternoon to get it sounding good. To my amazement, after just basic tuning, it sounded absolutely amazing. Oh mind you, it had it's flaws. That's right. I'm lookin' at YOU P-85! But it was amazingly easy to tune it and get a great snare sound out of it. tldr I said all that to say this. Play on whatever you have. But save save save SAVE to buy high end/pro level gear just as soon as you can. You will be amazed at what it will give back to you in tonality with a minimum of effort and you will NOT regret the investment.

[@isaacannon]

i agree, man. i went from a budget mapex kit to a nice, small dw and it sounds sosososo much better. also SWITCH OUT THE HEADS. too many times i have gone over to a dude's house, who asked me for help with how his kit sounds, and he has stock reso heads that have been beat to hell.

[@raisinbrandon3578]

Are you going to do an updated Tom tuning video as well?

[@RobBeatdownBrown]

Yep. It’s comin’. Updating the whole tuning series

[@raisinbrandon3578]

Great can’t wait to watch them keep up the good work.

[@clarify9156]

thank you so much man it really helped, my snare made all these weird sounds but now it sounds SO GOOD!!!!

[@stixxnstonerz3450]

I got both versions of the tune bot, drum dial, and a torque key. Tried so many methods of tuning. I ran into his method. And it sounds just as good but a whole lot easier. Thx.

[@nikdrown]

Stixx and Stonerz I do too. The cool thing about the tune bot is that if you’re recording and want to recall snare sounds you bank the tunings and get it right back where you want with precision.

[@gustavoruvalcaba89]

I've already followed your instructions for my toms! Oh boy, never sounded better. I'll re-tune my snare drum tomorrow with these steps! Thank you very much for the awesome tutorials! Peace and love from Mexico! 🤟🏿

[@gustavoruvalcaba89]

Update: the snare sounds great!!!! Thanks again for the awesome tutorials! 🤟🏿

[@tedtedsen269]

im playing on a Gretsch 14 x 6.5 Silver Series Snare Drum, Walnut with Maple Inlay not the best out there but it does its job, what i discovered is that the sneer vires also play a importan role in the setup how tight or loose they are

[@PeterStoyanov-Pepe]

I have a ddrum cheap sh*t 4 kit. I was considering buying a separate snare before i tried this. THANK YOU DUDE. YOU MADE MY SNARE SOUND DECENT.

[@danasmith8557]

Wow tuning drums made easy , seems like it wud take me 30 minutes to tune , I'm going to try this method , rob u made it look so easy, thank u you always inspire me !! Thank u buddy God bless u

[@levitheguyinred1695]

Hey bro I would donate but I’m im only 13 😕

[@buggster]

dude, thanks! i’m definitely gonna try this tuning method after work. do you ever have problems with sympathetic ringing? if so, how do you deal with it?

[@RobBeatdownBrown]

It can sometimes be a issue, yea. You can either tune up or down the tom that’s triggering it, or you can try loosening the four rods surrounding the snare wires.

[@blujay2084]

As always.. concise, effective and to the point .. I've always been happy with my snare drum sound but only got there with a lot of fret and fuss. My only complaint is that you didn't post this video 40 years ago. Please try to correct that oversight in the future.

[@mcneeson]

I have 2 drum keys, 1 that is lost in Narnia somewhere and another that I bought when I couldn't fin the first one ;-;

[@jason7041]

Only one lost in Narnia- that’s pretty good! I have a lifetime of drum keys, guitar picks, etc lost somewhere around here

[@vefarinaj]

Just recently found your tuning vids, and i'm very appreciative! I've been playing for a long time, and trying to tune the sound of each lug, one at a time has been so annoying. Love your take on it much better! Keep it up, brother.

[@ronniesherpalee4150]

No joke man. Im feeling Sooolid with your videos, been about 10yrs for me. Gettin back to the skins and your helping me stay groovy and starting with a prefect foundation Rob...Primo

[@johnschweiger6486]

"Sounds dope to me man"..... I love your videos Rob. Simplicity (not overthinking), common sense, and feel! I've been playing this way for 43yrs, and you're just confirming my way of thinking! Your a Godsend to the drumming world! Oh; and your an amazing drummer. Your tuning videos have to be in the top 20 of all videos on youtube! THANK YOU!

[@osterkenn]

Best snare tuning video I've ever seen. Thanks so much man!

[@Ludwigdrummer]

Glad I came across your video Rob. One would think that after playing drums for 55+ years I would know how to tune a snare to my liking. But, I've been so frustrated with my DW snare the past few years I was ready to trade it in. So I changed my snare drum tuning method according to your video, and lo and behold I am now liking the sound of this drum more than I ever have. Yes, less science and more feel. Thank you

[@masswellwilliamson]

Ma man! 🤟 Great vid, thank you!

[@neilmoneymaker4875]

Rob dude, you're freaking badass in your simplicity, and stressing keeping it simple on pretty much all u do and say regarding your approach to playing practicing, tuning, etc, and I love it man. I love getting pointers from u, tips on anything to do with drums because it's a bit different from how I've done it or whatever. That's cool too, and one of the first things I picked up from u. Man, you've given me new life and hope in my approach to playing, and that's exactly what I was needing. Thank you for loving what u do, and thank you for caring enough about drums and music take the time to share your knowledge with others

[@RobBeatdownBrown]

Thanks for all that, man. Glad the videos are helping you out 🙂✌🏽

[@johnschweiger6486]

Just purchased a used 5.5x14 Craviotto snare. I thought I may have tightened the bottom head "too tight", so I loosened both heads and started from scratch and applied your tuning method. After about 10-15 min of retuning, I found out that I had brought the bottom head right back to where it previously was. Which wasn't too tight at all, but "finger feel bottom head tight". No matter what level of player a drummer may be-beginner to big name pro, your videos apply! Keep on groovin and putting forth more quality videos!

[@zhukie]

I haven't even bought my drum yet and this video has me so pumped to try it 😂

[@nicklintzeris3291]

Watched this vid about a few years back and haven't changed my method of tuning since. Absolute legend Rob, thanks a ton!

[@terryweiss6069]

ive played since 1969.if only i had this method back then.thanks a million rob.my whole kit sounds great fast now.yes the key is bottom snare head tight.blessings to you.its never to late.

I've had your video in my Watch Later for months now and just realised that your method could've saved HOURS of time trying to get my toms to sound right if only I had watched it earlier... Thank you so much for your great tips and videos!

[@solwong1338]

I've got all the dumb gadgets for tuning. Have even tuned my toms to specific pitches. I've gotten to the point where I can get them close on the first attempt but the time spent on tuning my snare has always been trial and error. I followed along with you Rob and dang, didn't I get it spot on by keeping it simple (KISS). Thanks for helping me get there with a simple method. Peace brother.

[@gsmith207]

Yup. All feel. It’s something that is hard to explain but feel is real. And so is your ears. Just listen. Great education on a simple thing my man. Nailed it. Don’t over think it. You groove and I’m glad I found ya! Learning a lot

[@JesusHernandez-nv5mv]

That was... awesome! It really works! Thanks one more time, Rob. You are so generous and your speech is so simple. You have (at least) one friend in México 😀.

[@B-a-t-m-a-n]

Great channel, brother! I have a quick question, if I may. Concerning the snare drum, how tight/loose do you want the snare wires, and are more wires necessarily better? What are you listening for when you set up your snare wires?

[@ThePsydrummer]

Thank you for a refreshing update of the classical video of how to tune what finally is the voice and identity of any drummer, and this is not rocket science, is a very precise manner of getting out the stress and complexity of a very intimate process. Cheers From chile!

[@isaacjimmo7306]

We should call you Rob "Magic" Brown. IT INCREDIBLY WORKED. Despite having a really low quality snare, with heads of over a year old, I achieved a sound I've never achieved before. It was also the fastest and easiest method I'd tried. Thanks you so much Rob "Beatdown" Brown!

[@jas8012]

Thank you so much!! I tuned my whole kit using your methods and now my kit sounds amazing!! As far as the kick drum goes after watching your tutorial, I'll never use a pillow or blankets inside the kick ever again. SUBSCRIBED

[@Pahlko]

Best video about snare drum tuning, hands down. Real deal. The only problem is I just put the kids to bed and can’t jam!Ha. Thanks, man.

[@TMPKNSS]

I can't wait until a decent hour so I can employ this technique and hear it. (neighbors respect) Bigup 💣🔥I've been searching for a certain snare tone and your video uses a lot if what I've been doing already, so to tweek that a likkl more hopefully I can reach it. I thought the bottom was tight already, but never tried to pitch one like you show here. Give thanks 👑

[@scahn7]

After years of trying different methods, you have taken all the science and methodology out of tuning drums. I changed the resonant and batter heads on my 7 piece Tama Star classic kit in under 2 hours! Best of all, it has never sounded better! Thanks for keeping it simple and real!

[@jandymusic8221]

Easily the most FREEING tuning tutorial. Definitely recommending this to all drummer friends.

[@davefiano4172]

TOTALLY DOPE! LOVE THE TIGHT SOUND [15:30]. YEAAAAH! But admittedly, I’m going to focus on playing that sick feel!

[@alexb119]

Rob, your straight-to-the-point approach helped me get great drum sounds in a not perfect room. I was starting to go down the super clinical approach on tuning snares, toms, kick, etc and so glad I found your tuning approach, because..it. just. works. You are a legend!

[@greggriffith7599]

I love this because it’s so approachable and makes me less intimidated about tuning. There’s a lot of science about using two keys at the same time to create an even line of tension across the drum head and reduces that “ring”. I will say, that I’ve heard this method is ONLY good if you’re micing your snare. Keeping the bottom higher than the top means the sound is coming out the top. It’ll sound great to you and the mic, but not to the audience. So if your drums are unmiced and you need the volume, you want that bottom head to be lower than the top so they amplify out instead of towards the player. Great stuff!

[@rrrw.01]

Where have your videos been for my entire drumming career??? :D