Dude I’m just here to say I used this method with a fresh emad the night before I went into the studio yesterday - I wish I could show you the result. My kick sounded like an absolute cannon. This method is fantastic. Tried and true. The engineer was impressed with the raw sound we were able to get.
I'm a guitar player who keeps an old junky kit in my house and I had that load of laundry till i broke down and bought a new set of ambassadors and watched this video.
Used his method on Snare wire placement when tuning the reso side of a snare about a month or so ago and it worked very well! So come this weekend when I decide to re-tune my drums I'm gonna try to tune all my drums with Rob's tuning method. Tried it on one tom and I got both heads tuned that way and checked pitches with a Tune-Bot within about 5 to 10 minutes!👍🏼
He's a great teacher and straight up cool besides! 👍🏻
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"This is not freaking trigonometry...". Actually the science involved is a lot more complex, that's the genius of your approach, because the complicated part is already sorted out by the manufacturer of the drum. Taking a visual indicator of tension like the wrinkles makes both the drum shell and the head to sound extremely close to the ideal sound they're designed to deliver. I really like your tuning technique because it makes perfect sense. Thanks for the video
Absolutely brilliant Rob! I play gospel music in my home church. I retuned my bass drum this morning before our practice session...oh my word! What a sound, what a "punch" with no overtone. It altered the whole feel of how I play and I got some great feed back from the keyboard player (worship leader). Thanks man...love what you do! 😊
I literally rewatched the test hit and reaction at least 15 times. Absolutely priceless!! I switched to an empty kick with a coated EMAD about a year ago and I will never go back!
Batman I was wondering the same thing. It sounded like it was paper and he punched right through it. I need to listen again with good headphones. All that aside, his tuning tips have been a life saver. I’ve always been able to get great drum sounds but was going about it completely haphazard. I would be continuously experimenting , trying anything and everything in constantly changing sequences until at last by sheer perseverance and luck I’d arrive at a killer tone. Now it takes me a FRACTION of the time it used to. In fact, I can do the entire kit now in the time it used to take me to do just the kick. THANK YOU ROB BROWN! You are the Best. Subbed
Those guys honestly annoy me with their videos!! They talk WAY too much and end uo complicating things, where as Rob makes it simple and easy, and he's such a chill dude and doesnt ramble on.
I bought a vintage japanese kit at a yard sale for $100. It was the former house kit at a local punk bar, where it was brutally abused. It didnt even sound like a drum set anymore. An employee at guitar center told me it belonged in a dumpster. I didnt listen to that. All it needed was new heads, and some tutoring from Rob Brown. I had the same reaction you have in this video. Thank you for all your videos!
Definitely gets the job done!! I saw the first one and my kicks have sounded great since!! No more fear of changing heads and not being able to get em to sound good again!! TIFTIB!!
My ported Gretsch Catalina 18 kick now sounds more awesome than it did before, it breathes, and has just the right tone and envelope, and the Vic Firth pillow is GONE! It will be great, mic’d or not. My toms and I are very happy too. Struggles are over.
I admire how simple you make things. I’m a 53 year old man. At the time I grew up, the 70’s-80’s, most toms had no resonant head. During the late 80’s we wanted thump and no sustain. During the 90’s, I had sound from heads killed, and triggered. I’ve recently started playing again after a 24 year hiatus. It’s amazing how bad one can become, after no play at all in that time period. Plus, actually tuning these batter-resonant heads has provided a level of complexity and frustration that, has all but removed my desire to play! We need more folks following your lead. Simplicity is beauty!
Your never too old to get started again! I switched to Bass for about 10 years and am now back to my drumming now!! Buy the best dampening Heads and use a pillow in you Kick! For those of us that enjoy playing drums in our living room studios, the rest of the house won't get their teeth rattled so much!!
I just took up playing again after some 25 years. Thank you for helping me back in with every video you have made. You sir are my Masterclass re-introduction to a passion I almost lost. Bravo!
Just took off both heads on my Tama 22”Superstar Classic bass drum and followed this method. Worked very well, just needed a couple tweaks but now it can break glass from 100 yards. Batter head is an Evans G2 clear with an Evans EQ3 resonant head. I don’t use laundry for muffling, just a small rolled up piece of foam taped snug to the batter head with 2 small pieces of non stick duct tape. BOOM!
As Ive watched so many video's, i'd love to hang out with this dude, like he's my mentor or something and well he is now basically. I never heard most stuff he's shown from anyone else so far on you tube.
IDK about anyone else but this method totally didn't work for me. Had to go back to the old fashioned way of taking forever to try and get each edge to sound the same pitch or tone, counting turns, etc...but you did make it look simple. It's why I hate tuning drums and stick to playing.
The original video that started it all for me. I had no tuning experience before watching Beatdown's original tuning videos. Those videos alone turned me into a tuning ninja. I still get compliments on my sound years later. Rob, again, thank you, Thank you, THANK YOU for this. You earned my subscription years ago for those videos, and I continue to spread the word of #MaximumThumpification.
Just got a set of Pearl Decade maple, and tuning up and setting up. I’m so stoked watching your videos on how to do all this, this kit is gonna be awesome in a little bit! Thank you so much!
Man, this was so helpful! My kick just wasn't sounding right, too much resonant sound and not enough thump. Just tuned it and waaaaay better! I watched the Tom video next and my toms are so good now! Sounds like a whole new kit.
Been tuning my kicks (20"s and 22"s) with this method ever since I saw the first video years ago. I have only gotten positive feedback, and they always sound killer to MY ears. thanks, Rob...
Ok I just tried this. It was a little too boomy so I tweaked the reso head and tuned it up just slightly. That tightened it up nice and now my kick sounds great!
Just tried your advice for bass drum tuning using the same heads (but on a 20x16 Gretsch Blackhawk) and it sounds great! Thanks. Love your videos! Do you sell mugs or t-shirts?
Fantastic video! I truly appreciate all that you share. Superb content and delivery. By the way, what advantage do you find in not using the criss-cross tuning method? Thanks again for a great video. Greetings from Argentina.
Probably the advantage not using the cross tune method is that IT WORKS. Cross tuning is for ensuring opposite lugs are tuned the same and then going back around to make sure they are all tuned the same. The Beatdown tuning method ELIMINATES the need for cross tuning.
Love your videos. Thank you !! And YES, unfortunately my kick drum DOES look like a load of laundry ! That absolutely cracked me up laughing. Good one ! And so true.
My son (15) is the drummer of the family (I'm the guitarist/bass player/vocalist. His mom sings. No we aren't the new "Partridge Family." My wife used to be a singer/dancer. I used to be a gigging musician.) I bought him his first kit during the holidays, last year. So, I subscribed in order to help him with his kit (and decided I will try to learn some, as well). SO, forgive my ignorance, but I want to ask: Does he need a drum port? I put an Aquarian Super Kick II on his kick and an Evans ST on his snare (his tom heads are still the stock Ludwigs). What does the port do? How does it impact the sound? He is in beginner jazz band at school, but he wants to learn to play thrash metal (my main genre), as well, so he needs a kick with some thump AND snap. I put an Evans EQ patch on his kick to help with that. His kick is a 22" x 16". Any advice would be helpful.
Yeah I was struggling with my 22x16 Mapex Black Panther (maple) I just couldn't find that sweet spot plus it was affecting how I was adjusting by pedal spring. I was pretty bummed. Did this and man, I love ya brother ❤. It worked and sounds killer and we all know if Mapex does one thing right, it's kick drums. Thank you for the video, I appreciate you.
ROB!...... I love you brother,lol..... I wasn't even sure I got it quite right but like you say "DON'T OVER THINK IT"....... When I hit it I just yelled out "oh yeah laughing"...... THE LEGION OF BOOM, happened,lol......😂😂😂😂😂
One of my favourite things about tuning this way, besides the result, is that it can be done anywhere so quickly and you don’t have to worry about the noise around you while your tuning. Simple and easy to do. I remember the first time I tuned my kick after watching the first video, I’m pretty sure I had the same reaction as Rob did in this one. Keep up the great work!
Hey Mr. Rob, after I busted my kicks head the day before my gig, I followed your advice on achieving maximum thumpifacation for my kick drum. Now all the other drums on my kit sound a little jealous. Thanks for sharing your experience and expertise 🙏🫡 Keep keeping it funkarifficafied🤙
10:04 - Haha 😄 Damn, those kettlebells are effective ! That's a comment any woman would like to be able to make after using them. "All my wrinkles are now gone."
I'm an engineer, not a player. We have a crappy kick drum at our church and fight it every week. Used your tuning technique yesterday. Dang! Deep, punchy and an instant fix. Drummer could feel the difference too. Still needed a touch of damping on the front head, but wow. Just wow. Thanks so much Rob! Toms are next!
Rob i have been watching your videos scince i started drumming and i think you are the best man to go for tips for tuning. All these other people teaching us newbies how to tune are just making things way too hard for us.... Love you and i thank you for all these videos that you put out. Greetings from Croatia 😙😍
@@RobBeatdownBrown Seroiusly you are one of the coolest indtructors if i may say so out here on youtube, ill be sure to be a patron of yours as soon as the paycheck is here 😁
I have never been able to have a good sounding bass drum, I've looked up tons of tuning videos, and I tried this one time, and it sounds amazing now. Thank you!
I've just rewatched your first bass drum video yesterday to refine my bass drum sound and today you uploaded the remake, such a coincidence! Thank you for your tuning videos Rob, they're always the most practical
Rob, excellent simple tuning lesson, straight to the point and well done. Your analogies, humor and demeanor make your video lessons a pleasure to watch. After 45 yrs of playing, I can still watch your entire video. Great job dude...
Tried this with a Ludwig Rocker Bass Drum 22X18. Amazing. I plan to record drums in my apt. What can I do to lower volume and still keep your awesome sound? Thanks.
You are a genius! I love all your videos! I have learnt so much from you. With one exception. Make the gaps between explanations shorter… I have a short attention span
Hey Rob. Just put an EMAD, EQ3 Reso and Kickport on my Yamaha Stage Custom 22” and followed along. Magic! Maximum Thumpification!! Your videos are so helpful and fun to watch. Keep up the great work!
Rob, Sir, I have NEVER had such an easy time tuning my kick drum and having it sound so stinking good with no muffling other than the EMAD ring. I've always used pillows and such. After tuning with this method it sounds so good totally empty. Like an absolute bazooka. I love it. Thanks so much!
This works great , I've been playing for 47 years now and could never understand tuning so I kind of gave. up . Thanks for sharing the knowledge , I love your attitude, not complicated.. Your channel has taught me a lot , keep up the good work.
Wonderful demonstration, but I'm not getting the same results in the room. 1) Is that just the vocal mic I'm hearing when you hit the drum? Note, I'm a not a drummer, I'm a producer, I generally play my own kick drum parts with a mallet. I really like unique kick sounds where you hear the resonance of the drum in the mix rather than a dull thump, but when I try to tune the drum it just resonates too long.
Excellent video ... and so simple. I have struggled with kick tuning for years. I just got done using the Maximum Thumpification Method ... awesome! Thank you.
Thank You Rob, That Worked Beautifully, Best Advice I've Heard Yet! I See What You Mean About The 14-16-18 Ft's Singing Harmony. Every time I Thump on The Kick I Can Hear em Throwing in a Little Doo-WOP!! The Engineer Said He Loves That Low Ass Thump of The Kick, but I Think He is About to Have a Melt Down Between The Floor Toms and The Snare Sounding off Like a Barbershop Quartet... Every time That Beater Slaps The Kick I Can Hear an Almost Simultaneous Quad-Tone SHOOWAHHHH in The Overhead Mics LMAO!!!
Dude I’m just here to say I used this method with a fresh emad the night before I went into the studio yesterday - I wish I could show you the result. My kick sounded like an absolute cannon. This method is fantastic. Tried and true. The engineer was impressed with the raw sound we were able to get.
Awesome!
I did the same exact thing. When the engineer played back I accused him of playing someone else's work! He said, " No man...this is YOU!"
I lit a cigarette after that kick sound......and I don’t even smoke. I’m off to clean myself up.
looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
Me too; I skeet, skeet, skeeted all over my drums for that maximum thumpification!
Tom Bergere .... No, dude
@@ts4gv you sound exactly like someone who’s never used the Skeetdown Brown method
Gross.
“Looks like a load of laundry” hahaha
Seriously dude. Some folks have a whole set of bedding in there!
Mexicans love doing that lol.
My drummer must be a post apocalyptic prepper... Got his whole bed stuck in it..Pillow, blanket, light..
I'm a guitar player who keeps an old junky kit in my house and I had that load of laundry till i broke down and bought a new set of ambassadors and watched this video.
Sometimes triggers don't respond without the kick effectively deadened.
@@samuelpalmquist2190 good to know. What kind of triggers do you use?
I swear man, I have learned so many actual useful tips from you in such a short period of time. Keep it up.
maxheadroom
Used his method on Snare wire placement when tuning the reso side of a snare about a month or so ago and it worked very well! So come this weekend when I decide to re-tune my drums I'm gonna try to tune all my drums with Rob's tuning method. Tried it on one tom and I got both heads tuned that way and checked pitches with a Tune-Bot within about 5 to 10 minutes!👍🏼
💯 percent man, he’s my new go-to guy for literally everything
Me too.
He's a great teacher and straight up cool besides! 👍🏻
"This is not freaking trigonometry...". Actually the science involved is a lot more complex, that's the genius of your approach, because the complicated part is already sorted out by the manufacturer of the drum. Taking a visual indicator of tension like the wrinkles makes both the drum shell and the head to sound extremely close to the ideal sound they're designed to deliver. I really like your tuning technique because it makes perfect sense. Thanks for the video
Absolutely brilliant Rob! I play gospel music in my home church. I retuned my bass drum this morning before our practice session...oh my word! What a sound, what a "punch" with no overtone. It altered the whole feel of how I play and I got some great feed back from the keyboard player (worship leader). Thanks man...love what you do! 😊
Good stuff, man👌🏽🙂
Great video thanks. Love your enthousiasm.
@@RobBeatdownBrownthank you for teaching me how to tune my drums sir
Protect this Man at all costs.
Rob, we need a Maximum Thumpification shirt! 10/10 would buy! (If it's soft...)
I literally rewatched the test hit and reaction at least 15 times. Absolutely priceless!! I switched to an empty kick with a coated EMAD about a year ago and I will never go back!
NICE 🙂👊🏽
i did as well.. The drop the Mallet hit haha!!!!!! I rock this setup for years..Also the Ec Kick Heads front and back..
I've been using emad for all my bass drums since they came out. Life saver.
@@RobBeatdownBrown Why did it sound like a giant snare drum to me? Maybe let us hear you kick on it a bit.
Batman I was wondering the same thing. It sounded like it was paper and he punched right through it. I need to listen again with good headphones. All that aside, his tuning tips have been a life saver. I’ve always been able to get great drum sounds but was going about it completely haphazard. I would be continuously experimenting , trying anything and everything in constantly changing sequences until at last by sheer perseverance and luck I’d arrive at a killer tone. Now it takes me a FRACTION of the time it used to. In fact, I can do the entire kit now in the time it used to take me to do just the kick. THANK YOU ROB BROWN! You are the Best. Subbed
revisiting 5 years down the track. my drums have never sounded better since Rob released these videos. thanks Rob.
If you don't have an 8 lb weight handy, that's about how much a gallon of milk weighs...
"A pint's a pound the world around": 1 gallon = 8 pints!
Don’t show this to “sounds like a drum” lol
Those guys honestly annoy me with their videos!! They talk WAY too much and end uo complicating things, where as Rob makes it simple and easy, and he's such a chill dude and doesnt ramble on.
The payoff at 10:44, then that reaction :)
agreed..priceless
I LOVED that!! :)
Ryan Milton I clicked it and got an ad thanks bud
He really called me out with the pillows and shit in my kick😂
Get an Emad 2 on the batter head and you don't really need much else in the bass drum.
I've been using and recommending your tuning techniques ever since I first saw your Maximum Thumpification video!
I bought a vintage japanese kit at a yard sale for $100. It was the former house kit at a local punk bar, where it was brutally abused. It didnt even sound like a drum set anymore. An employee at guitar center told me it belonged in a dumpster. I didnt listen to that. All it needed was new heads, and some tutoring from Rob Brown.
I had the same reaction you have in this video. Thank you for all your videos!
Definitely gets the job done!! I saw the first one and my kicks have sounded great since!! No more fear of changing heads and not being able to get em to sound good again!! TIFTIB!!
My ported Gretsch Catalina 18 kick now sounds more awesome than it did before, it breathes, and has just the right tone and envelope, and the Vic Firth pillow is GONE! It will be great, mic’d or not. My toms and I are very happy too. Struggles are over.
I admire how simple you make things. I’m a 53 year old man. At the time I grew up, the 70’s-80’s, most toms had no resonant head. During the late 80’s we wanted thump and no sustain. During the 90’s, I had sound from heads killed, and triggered. I’ve recently started playing again after a 24 year hiatus. It’s amazing how bad one can become, after no play at all in that time period. Plus, actually tuning these batter-resonant heads has provided a level of complexity and frustration that, has all but removed my desire to play! We need more folks following your lead. Simplicity is beauty!
I just ordered a kit and getting back in to it after 30+ years of not playing. Learned allot from Rob and reminded of much as well.
Your never too old to get started again! I switched to Bass for about 10 years and am now back to my drumming now!! Buy the best dampening Heads and use a pillow in you Kick! For those of us that enjoy playing drums in our living room studios, the rest of the house won't get their teeth rattled so much!!
Me too! 3 decades since I’ve sat down and played for more than 15 minutes. I’m going to try this tuning and see how it goes!!!! Sounds great!
One think for this ..buy the EVANS EMAD 2CLEAR FOR THIS RESULTS
I just took up playing again after some 25 years. Thank you for helping me back in with every video you have made. You sir are my Masterclass re-introduction to a passion I almost lost. Bravo!
“Don’t expect your kick to sound awesome if it looks like a load of laundry” this hit me hard😅
Been struggling with tuning. In 30 mins you got me set straight. My toms are crazy and my kick is kickin'! Thanks Rob!!
2:34 Felt like a personal attack... at least I got 3 of my towels back into circulation
Just took off both heads on my Tama 22”Superstar Classic bass drum and followed this method. Worked very well, just needed a couple tweaks but now it can break glass from 100 yards. Batter head is an Evans G2 clear with an Evans EQ3 resonant head. I don’t use laundry for muffling, just a small rolled up piece of foam taped snug to the batter head with 2 small pieces of non stick duct tape.
BOOM!
just clarfication, break glass as in the metophorical way.
Because I want to see one that isn't metaphorical
Mr.Brown,hi My name is Rex , I am a drummer, I watch your videos and just wanted to say thanks and you remind me of DR. Lee from Drumline
As Ive watched so many video's, i'd love to hang out with this dude, like he's my mentor or something and well he is now basically. I never heard most stuff he's shown from anyone else so far on you tube.
I just discovered Rob today and feel exactly as you do.
IDK about anyone else but this method totally didn't work for me. Had to go back to the old fashioned way of taking forever to try and get each edge to sound the same pitch or tone, counting turns, etc...but you did make it look simple. It's why I hate tuning drums and stick to playing.
The original video that started it all for me. I had no tuning experience before watching Beatdown's original tuning videos. Those videos alone turned me into a tuning ninja. I still get compliments on my sound years later. Rob, again, thank you, Thank you, THANK YOU for this. You earned my subscription years ago for those videos, and I continue to spread the word of #MaximumThumpification.
I feel like I've just been given permission to stop worrying. Great tutorial. Thanks!
Just got a set of Pearl Decade maple, and tuning up and setting up. I’m so stoked watching your videos on how to do all this, this kit is gonna be awesome in a little bit! Thank you so much!
Thank u it really helped me
Man, this was so helpful! My kick just wasn't sounding right, too much resonant sound and not enough thump. Just tuned it and waaaaay better! I watched the Tom video next and my toms are so good now! Sounds like a whole new kit.
What bass drum heads were you using ?
I did the maximum thumpification technique, and let’s just say that my 24” bass drum is like a cannon now
Been tuning my kicks (20"s and 22"s) with this method ever since I saw the first video years ago. I have only gotten positive feedback, and they always sound killer to MY ears. thanks, Rob...
Ok I just tried this. It was a little too boomy so I tweaked the reso head and tuned it up just slightly. That tightened it up nice and now my kick sounds great!
The best moment
10:44
10:44
10:44
10:44
Just tried your advice for bass drum tuning using the same heads (but on a 20x16 Gretsch Blackhawk) and it sounds great! Thanks. Love your videos! Do you sell mugs or t-shirts?
I’m new at the drums and gave this method a try and I am not disappointed. Thank you!
Fantastic video! I truly appreciate all that you share. Superb content and delivery. By the way, what advantage do you find in not using the criss-cross tuning method? Thanks again for a great video. Greetings from Argentina.
Probably the advantage not using the cross tune method is that IT WORKS. Cross tuning is for ensuring opposite lugs are tuned the same and then going back around to make sure they are all tuned the same. The Beatdown tuning method ELIMINATES the need for cross tuning.
I used this method yesterday in the studio. MAN, the best kick drum I've ever heard, no Slate samples can beat this guy!
love the 2:40-ish mark, if your drum is full of laundry empty it.
I just used your tuning method from your tom and snare videos and my drums sound amazing now. Thank you so much for all you do for all of us drummers.
Wassup with audio buzz? But I follow you man. Great vids and knowledge! Keep it up bother
Noisy freakin Zoom H2N, man 😠👎🏽
I was getting floor Tom buzz too. Try taking Velcro and attaching both floor Toms together at the hoop. Viola’ gone!
10:44 eargasm
i will try this method, is it just me or when you played the kick with the mallet it sounded like a snare drum wires on?
Love your videos. Thank you !! And YES, unfortunately my kick drum DOES look like a load of laundry ! That absolutely cracked me up laughing. Good one ! And so true.
Damn, my bass drum shakes the fondations now
Hey Rob, your tuning lessons are just the best. This is the best tuning I had on my drums.
My son (15) is the drummer of the family (I'm the guitarist/bass player/vocalist. His mom sings. No we aren't the new "Partridge Family." My wife used to be a singer/dancer. I used to be a gigging musician.) I bought him his first kit during the holidays, last year. So, I subscribed in order to help him with his kit (and decided I will try to learn some, as well). SO, forgive my ignorance, but I want to ask: Does he need a drum port?
I put an Aquarian Super Kick II on his kick and an Evans ST on his snare (his tom heads are still the stock Ludwigs). What does the port do? How does it impact the sound?
He is in beginner jazz band at school, but he wants to learn to play thrash metal (my main genre), as well, so he needs a kick with some thump AND snap. I put an Evans EQ patch on his kick to help with that.
His kick is a 22" x 16". Any advice would be helpful.
I absolutely love this guy, he is straight forward, and genuinely informative!!!
AWESOME!! AWESOME!! AWESOME!! AWESOME!! AWESOME!! AWESOME!! AWESOME!! And, you crack me up too. Thanks Beatdown.
"A load of laundry" LOL. LOL. LOL
Thank you so much!!!!!! I'm new to drumming and this works WONDERFUL!!!!
10:50 lol
Yeah I was struggling with my 22x16 Mapex Black Panther (maple) I just couldn't find that sweet spot plus it was affecting how I was adjusting by pedal spring. I was pretty bummed. Did this and man, I love ya brother ❤. It worked and sounds killer and we all know if Mapex does one thing right, it's kick drums. Thank you for the video, I appreciate you.
That's the way I tune my bass drum from now on since I saw your first bass tunning video! Thanks buddy!
Where’d you buy your sound panels?
10:45 :D
ROB!...... I love you brother,lol..... I wasn't even sure I got it quite right but like you say "DON'T OVER THINK IT"....... When I hit it I just yelled out "oh yeah laughing"...... THE LEGION OF BOOM, happened,lol......😂😂😂😂😂
One of my favourite things about tuning this way, besides the result, is that it can be done anywhere so quickly and you don’t have to worry about the noise around you while your tuning. Simple and easy to do.
I remember the first time I tuned my kick after watching the first video, I’m pretty sure I had the same reaction as Rob did in this one.
Keep up the great work!
Exactly. No need for that tippin, tappin n’hummin! 🙄 Just tune up and start thumpin 💥
Hey Mr. Rob, after I busted my kicks head the day before my gig, I followed your advice on achieving maximum thumpifacation for my kick drum. Now all the other drums on my kit sound a little jealous. Thanks for sharing your experience and expertise 🙏🫡
Keep keeping it funkarifficafied🤙
I've been waiting for this!
Maximum thumpification on my kick now Rob!! I dropped my mallet the exact same way, blew me away! ;). Thank you!
10:04 - Haha 😄 Damn, those kettlebells are effective ! That's a comment any woman would like to be able to make after using them. "All my wrinkles are now gone."
Nice one 😏
@@RobBeatdownBrown Can the kettle bell technique be used on both batter and resonant sides?
I'm an engineer, not a player. We have a crappy kick drum at our church and fight it every week. Used your tuning technique yesterday. Dang! Deep, punchy and an instant fix. Drummer could feel the difference too. Still needed a touch of damping on the front head, but wow. Just wow. Thanks so much Rob! Toms are next!
Rob i have been watching your videos scince i started drumming and i think you are the best man to go for tips for tuning. All these other people teaching us newbies how to tune are just making things way too hard for us....
Love you and i thank you for all these videos that you put out.
Greetings from Croatia 😙😍
Wuddup, Croatia 🇭🇷🙂
@@RobBeatdownBrown Seroiusly you are one of the coolest indtructors if i may say so out here on youtube, ill be sure to be a patron of yours as soon as the paycheck is here 😁
10:47 at that moment you look into the camera with a cheesy ass smirk on your face. That look should be on tshirts
I have never been able to have a good sounding bass drum, I've looked up tons of tuning videos, and I tried this one time, and it sounds amazing now. Thank you!
That is THE sound I was looking for in my bass drums. One question - why not do the lugs in a star pattern? Or, does it make any difference?
I've just rewatched your first bass drum video yesterday to refine my bass drum sound and today you uploaded the remake, such a coincidence!
Thank you for your tuning videos Rob, they're always the most practical
Thanks man 🙂✌🏽
You are the coolest ! Love how you don’t count turns. Lol 😂 “this is not friggin trigonometry”
Thanks, Rob my life is anxiety-free thanks again, my friend.
Shieeeet dude i just tune my 18" Tama Club Jam bass drum by the first time with nothing in it and sounds instantly AWESOME! Thank you so much!
Rob, excellent simple tuning lesson, straight to the point and well done. Your analogies, humor and demeanor make your video lessons a pleasure to watch. After 45 yrs of playing, I can still watch your entire video. Great job dude...
Rob Brown, you are the King! Used to tune my drums with your old videos, and stoked to see a newer version. Just tuned up my kick!
Busker here(repeat. Not a drummer)
My bass drum has been thumpified. Thank you.
MAXIMUM TUMPIFICATION!! The reason I dropped the guitar for drums!!
Bro it works, thanks
Tried this with a Ludwig Rocker Bass Drum 22X18. Amazing. I plan to record drums in my apt. What can I do to lower volume and still keep your awesome sound? Thanks.
Amazing , you made my drum alive again
Thanks Rob....I will have to try your Bass drum tuning technique. Expressingly S.R.PURDY 🥁 from NJ
You are a genius! I love all your videos! I have learnt so much from you. With one exception. Make the gaps between explanations shorter… I have a short attention span
Maximum thumpification attained!! Thanks you, Rob!!
Hey Rob. Just put an EMAD, EQ3 Reso and Kickport on my Yamaha Stage Custom 22” and followed along. Magic! Maximum Thumpification!! Your videos are so helpful and fun to watch. Keep up the great work!
I love this method! It lets the drum (size) dictate its tone. Brilliant!
Rob, Sir, I have NEVER had such an easy time tuning my kick drum and having it sound so stinking good with no muffling other than the EMAD ring. I've always used pillows and such. After tuning with this method it sounds so good totally empty. Like an absolute bazooka. I love it. Thanks so much!
Less tuning, more groovin’ 🤘🏽😎
This works great , I've been playing for 47 years now and could never understand tuning so I kind of gave. up . Thanks for sharing the knowledge , I love your attitude, not complicated.. Your channel has taught me a lot , keep up the good work.
Thank you Rob ! ...uncomplicated strait up advice and ...you're hilarious too !!
Love ya
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Got a new sub in me today. I have a thieves thanks to you MAXIMUM THUMPIFICATION!!!!!!
Thanks for the video and advice Rob. Any advice for larger kick drums like 26"?
@RobBeatdownBrown Great video! I am wondering if using an 8kg (17.64lb) weight it too heavy... 😅
Wonderful demonstration, but I'm not getting the same results in the room. 1) Is that just the vocal mic I'm hearing when you hit the drum? Note, I'm a not a drummer, I'm a producer, I generally play my own kick drum parts with a mallet. I really like unique kick sounds where you hear the resonance of the drum in the mix rather than a dull thump, but when I try to tune the drum it just resonates too long.
Followed along to this video and I was able to tune my bass drum to maxium thumpification!!👍🏼
Excellent video ... and so simple. I have struggled with kick tuning for years. I just got done using the Maximum Thumpification Method ... awesome! Thank you.
Please DO NOT DAMAGE any more Level 360 Evans drumheads their my favorite drumhead company! ☯️♾️♾️☯️♻️⚠️🌹🙏Amen.
Thanks Rob, your method is simple and gave new life and excitement to my '76 14x22 ludwig thermogloss. I have achieved maximum thumpification.
Thank You Rob, That Worked Beautifully, Best Advice I've Heard Yet!
I See What You Mean About The 14-16-18 Ft's Singing Harmony. Every time I Thump on The Kick I Can Hear em Throwing in a Little Doo-WOP!!
The Engineer Said He Loves That Low Ass Thump of The Kick, but I Think He is About to Have a Melt Down Between The Floor Toms and The Snare Sounding off Like a Barbershop Quartet... Every time That Beater Slaps The Kick I Can Hear an Almost Simultaneous Quad-Tone SHOOWAHHHH in The Overhead Mics LMAO!!!
First!!! And damn this was so helpfull!!! Thx for another awesome video 🖤
Curious how come you have a kick port on the black drum but not on your nicer one in the back? Kick port no good?