The amount of stick sound you have in your tom track is a matter of personal preference. Where the attack is more of a smack, think of the stick as more of a click. Stick is the sound of the drum stick actually contacting the tom. Toms can have their attack augmented with a 4-8dB boost around 3-5kHz. Think of the part of the tom sound that is like a smack that hits you in the chest. This is the sound of the drum head itself. Make sure your toms have enough attack to cut through the mix, allowing their rhythmic nature to shine. The toms might be poorly recorded or the other low end instruments might be taking up too much space in these frequencies (bass, kick drum, and even electric guitar can mask the low end of your toms).Īttack of the toms is what allows the ear to focus on individual drum hits. If this is not enough then you might have to look elsewhere in your mix. Don’t be afraid to give them a healthy 4-6dB boost here if necessary. Toms suffering from a lack of low end thump can be augmented in the 100-250Hz range. The higher rack toms do not rely on as much thump but the floor toms and more resonant rack toms will. This is the low end rumble and resonance of the drum. Thump is an important quality for all of the drums and the toms are no different. The tom big four: thump, attack, stick, air
Here are some helpful mix recipes to get you started with EQ and compression on your tom tracks. No matter which role they are filling in your track, it is important to get a sound that will allow them to cut through the mix and be noticed. The toms can be used to add texture to particular drum fills and section transitions or they can drive an entire song. Other mix recipes have covered the snare drum and kick drum, and now it is time to talk about toms.
A great drum track is at the core of most modern popular music.
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