Low Tom Vs Floor Tom

Hi mid tom low mid tom high floor tom and low floor tom.

Low tom vs floor tom.

In todays drum lesson we are learning an awesome fill played between your kick and floor tom. The ride cymbal is generally placed over the floor tom. However i don t understand what the following mean. Mid tom means rack toms the ones that are normally mounted on your bass drum.

Want to improve your creativity confidence and reach your. It is not to be confused with a tam tam a gong the tom is popular and used by players worldwide. Floor toms rest on the floor on three legs. Note on floor toms.

I only have 2 toms on my drum kit. It was added to the drum kit in the early part of the 20th century. Many drummers refer to the floor. 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.

High tom middle tom and low tom. Similarly the floor tom could also be tuned from hi to low as per the drummers preference. 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. Floor toms are generally lower pitched toms in a drum kit.

Low and floor tom are almost always synonymous but there are exceptions. A tom drum is a cylindrical drum with no snares named from the anglo indian and sinhala language. Floor tom obviously means the toms that generally set on the floor using three legs. 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.

In some setups the lowest tom s are attached to a cymbal stand with a clamp rather than resting on the floor. I m using a software called tuxguitar and went to look at what drums are being played. I don t know for instance if hi mid tom means the high tom or the middle tom. It s fine to use an attached low tom s in place of a traditional floor tom s.

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.