tuning drums

[oxith_lo]

some drums in my song, namely hi hats, sound like they may be slightly off pitch/key. perhaps the samples just dont mesh, but i feel like they could. so how can you a) find out the pitch or key a particular hat or kick is playing, and b) how to tune it to the correct key. would the tuning just be a matter of changing the root note? and if so, how can i even find out what root note i have to change it to if its playing incorrectly to beign with. For instance, just because my kick is rooted at C5 it might be playing at a different pitch, say G or something.
thanks for the help, and btw im using fl studio

[bassinine]

generally tuning drums is a creative production technique. if that hi hat sample isn't meshing, try EQing or tuning it, or try to find a sample that fits better.

to find what pitch that hat is hitting, open up a spectrum analyzer and see what frequency the hat peaks at, that's what it's tuned to.

[oxith_lo]

generally tuning drums is a creative production technique. if that hi hat sample isn't meshing, try EQing or tuning it, or try to find a sample that fits better.

to find what pitch that hat is hitting, open up a spectrum analyzer and see what frequency the hat peaks at, that's what it's tuned to.

true, thanks for the reply. how wud i go about tuning the drum? just mod the pitch?

[SunkLo]

If it's in a sampler you should be able to adjust the fine tuning, or you can just change it in increments with the midi notes.
Something like a hihat isn't going to have a musical pitch so tuning it to a specific note can't really be done. Just adjust the tuning of it by ear until it fits better. If you're tuning it down you might want to tighten the envelope up a bit. Also some eq and compression after will help. If none of this works it could just be a junk sample, try to find something more compatible.

[oxith_lo]

If it's in a sampler you should be able to adjust the fine tuning, or you can just change it in increments with the midi notes.
Something like a hihat isn't going to have a musical pitch so tuning it to a specific note can't really be done. Just adjust the tuning of it by ear until it fits better. If you're tuning it down you might want to tighten the envelope up a bit. Also some eq and compression after will help. If none of this works it could just be a junk sample, try to find something more compatible.

ok ill try that, thanks for the input man