What is a drums pitches?

Answer 1

yes... well kind of. Toms can have their pitch changed by tightening or loosening the drum head. ( the tighter it is, the higher the pitch. the looser it is, the deeper its pitch)

You can change the sound cymbals make by how hard you hit them, and were you hit them. for example if u hit the edge of a ride cymbal, its makes a low long lasting sound, but if u hit the top it makes a short, high pitched sounds. You can also change the sound of cymbals by turning them upside down, which affects how the echo.

I hope this helped!

further clarification: toms and cymbals are referred to as "unpitched percussion", while some other drums, like timpani, have a more exact pitch, and are called, therefore, pitched percussion.

what creates this distinction is how many overtones and how strong the overtones of the drum are. with a tom, for instance, there is no pitch that specifically is a "fundamental tone" but several clusters of tones ring out along the pitch spectrum, so that all you hear is its characteristic thud. it is technically "noise" and not "pitch". so, this is how you can have a relatively "low" or "high" tom, but you can't necessarily play a clear A440 tone from said drum.

Answer 2

It depends on how high or low you want the drum pitch. If you want it higher, then tighten the drum head using a drum key by tightening the silver screws on the drums then hit the drums with your drum sticks. If you want a deeper sound, then loosen it (also with the drum key). Then just keep doing it until you reach you desired pitch.

Answer 3

Drums can be tuned to different pitches by using a drum key.

Answer 4

There is no right or wrong pitch for the drum set. It's mostly the drummers personal preferance of what he/ she wants their drum set to sound like.

Answer 5

I drum set is deemed under untuned as percussion instruments go. Even though you might be able to tune the toms to either 3rds or 4ths.

Answer 6

You will have to specify more because it all depends on the size of the drum and how you tune the drum.

Answer 7

It depends on how the drum head is tuned and the location where you hit it. (Marching Drumline)

Answer 8

Whatever pitch you want it to be