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Author Topic: Rhythm Tech Memokey? Anyone tired?  (Read 113 times)
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« on: June 03, 2004, 08:20 AM »

Ok, so im not the greatest at tuning my drums... actually im not good at all.  but i came upon this accessory that i thought might help me.. but before spending the money i wanted to see if anyone else has tired it and if it actually work?  thanks

http://www.midwestpercussion.com/access/rt_block.html
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« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2004, 02:04 PM »

Unless your tension rods and recievers are in immaculate shape its essentially useless.   If you have the slightest bit of corrosion on either your readings are skewed.

All of those tension measureing devices are really only usefull if you can tune your drums and plan on using the same heads repeatedly.  Once you get a good tuning you can record the settings and get it again later.    

But you have to be able to get that good sound first.
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« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2004, 01:38 AM »

I agree.  I bought one, mostly because I am generally very pleased with rhythm tech's products.  Not always, but usually.  In this case, don't waste your money.  

I've learned that there really is only ONE tool for tuning drums, and that is the human ear.  After all, it's human ears that will be consuming the eventual product.  So it's human ears that must sample the product now in order to fine tune it.    

I struggled long and hard learning to tune my toms. Spent hours and even DAYS tuning and retuning and retuning, trying to get them to sound just the way I wanted.  

I came to realize that the best advice was from those who explained that there is no single "right way".  These are the drummers whose advice I've come to respect -- those who realize that this is an art, and therefore subjective.  

The art of tuning YOUR toms is the art of discovering what sound YOU want from YOUR drums because it sounds good to YOU.  At the same time, it is the art of listening to your drum and discovering the sound that your drum wants to make.  When both of you are happy, it's tuned right.  

   
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« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2004, 06:14 AM »

I agree totally....these devises are a total waste of cash. Learning to tune is just like learning to play it all takes time.
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