Low Tom Vs Floor Tom

The topic of ride cymbal placement is the subject of much debate as some players like it really low and almost parallel to the ground or higher up and tilted with the bell toward the player and everywhere in between.

Low tom vs floor tom.

I only have 2 toms on my drum kit. Many drummers refer to the floor. Floor toms are generally lower pitched toms in a drum kit. I don t know for instance if hi mid tom means the high tom or the middle tom.

High tom middle tom and low tom. The ride cymbal is generally placed over the floor tom. Again a floor tom is a very common part of the setup the other setups are more likely in a marching band or orchestral situation and it is all but definitely the lowest pitched when it s there but i think the distinction is worth making. Mid tom means rack toms the ones that are normally mounted on your bass drum.

Note on floor toms. Most toms range in size between 6 and 20 inches 15 and 51 cm in diameter though floor toms can go as large as 24 inches 61 cm. Picture an acoustic kit that has a 12 tom hi mid a 13 tom low mid a 16 floor tom hi floor and an 18 floor tom low floor. Want to improve your creativity confidence and reach your.

Kurt berger explains the basics of tuning the floor tom. It is not to be confused with a tam tam a gong the tom is popular and used by players worldwide. A tom drum is a cylindrical drum with no snares named from the anglo indian and sinhala language. A floor tom or low tom is a double headed tom tom drum which usually stands on the floor on three legs however they can also be attached to a cymbal stand with a drum clamp or supported by a rim mount it is a cylindrical drum without snare wires and tend to produce a booming resonant sound which can vary in pitch.

In todays drum lesson we are learning an awesome fill played between your kick and floor tom. Hi mid tom low mid tom high floor tom and low floor tom. However i don t understand what the following mean. It s fine to use an attached low tom s in place of a traditional floor tom s.

Floor toms rest on the floor on three legs. It was added to the drum kit in the early part of the 20th century. Floor tom obviously means the toms that generally set on the floor using three legs. However rack toms could also be tuned in the hi mid low order.

I m using a software called tuxguitar and went to look at what drums are being played.