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FullMoon
09-19-2006, 10:53 PM
how do i get my roto toms to have a more real/full sound or are they made just for the attack type sound?
White Riot!
09-19-2006, 10:58 PM
they have no resonance because they have no shell and no resonant head. I have no idea how you will work around that!
Sabian4015
09-19-2006, 11:08 PM
True. I think it's impossible just using the roto's themselves. I'm sure you could but like some sort of tub-ey thingy built on your own and put it on the end? I dunno what I'm talking about it just kind of sounds like it might help.
White Riot!
09-19-2006, 11:12 PM
maybe you could weld the roto toms to a metal bucket?
Sabian4015
09-19-2006, 11:14 PM
Haha whoa that'd be sweet. I'd like to mess around with that stuff.
White Riot!
09-19-2006, 11:16 PM
lol I could probably try that at work
Sabian4015
09-19-2006, 11:21 PM
What's your work? Sounds cool if you get to weld ****.

Maybe it's boring, I just like it because I've never done it before.
White Riot!
09-19-2006, 11:23 PM
Im a draftsman , I draw technical drawings for the guys who weld stuff. Also im learning how to weld atm.
Sabian4015
09-19-2006, 11:25 PM
That's cool. So your good at drawing obviously?

Sounds alot better than my job.
White Riot!
09-19-2006, 11:37 PM
yeah , but its all done on computers these days , so its easier.
Electric Requiem
09-20-2006, 12:38 AM
yeah , but its all done on computers these days , so its easier.

Do you use autoCAD?

man I really wanna make some of the instruments the blue man group uses
Maggot Dream
09-20-2006, 01:01 AM
They do resonate quite well, if they're tuned a bit lower. Think timpani.
LoneStarDrummer
09-20-2006, 01:13 AM
why would you want roto toms to sound like actual toms?

either way it's not going to happen because roto toms are made to sound like roto toms, not real toms
Gamek Crash
09-20-2006, 01:02 PM
I use Remo Pinstripes on my rotos, they're Remo rotos.

I don't know if I'm crazy, but they definitely can tune to a high fat tom.

just mess around with them roofowls.
billdrum
09-20-2006, 02:14 PM
They used to make a plastic shell that could attach to rotos....don't know if they still do, but maybe you could make one? Its still not going to sound quite like a regular tom, but might get you closer.
Mr Pink
09-20-2006, 02:35 PM
They used to make a plastic shell that could attach to rotos....don't know if they still do, but maybe you could make one? Its still not going to sound quite like a regular tom, but might get you closer.


I think those were just to help project the sound........................
TormentorScott
09-20-2006, 03:13 PM
I love the sound of Rotos, think old-school Bruford!

I'd love a setup with just rotos as toms, maybe for my prog/stoner thing, WHO KNOWS!
Drummer300btx
09-20-2006, 03:35 PM
i love hitting rototoms and having someone spinning them.
Zildjian
09-20-2006, 09:33 PM
IF i had roto's id go bozzio on them and make the metal part as a cymbal or make it as hi hats
MeaninglessPhoto
09-20-2006, 09:51 PM
I have Pinstripes on mine and I noticed if you tune them a little lower than normal but not too much then they will resonate a lot and sound like a tom.
Maggot Dream
09-20-2006, 10:08 PM
I use G2's, they sound great. Really nice tone, sound awesome tuned either high or low.
TTTSNB
09-21-2006, 02:07 AM
I use G2's, they sound great. Really nice tone, sound awesome tuned either high or low.
Really? When I used two plys...I had to tune em higher to get any tone out of them, low tunings gave alot of warbling.