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Joel S.
Best Drum Ever

This is an incredible piece of equipment, looks great, sounds better. I travel with a band that plays several styles of music, and the leader plays in no particularly order. With this drum, I can play a super tight funk setup, and within 5 seconds, have a full loosened sound for a jazz brush groove, and then 5 seconds later, with a simple twist, any other tension I desire. I fully recommend this drum for anyone who plays many different styles, and doesn’t want to take as much time as usual to tighten and loosen.

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Kevin D.
Amazing Snare

You can tell these are built to last. Very heavy and sturdy snare. Super easy to set up and easy to tune. I've never seen such an amazing snare. I'd but another if I could.

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Jaren

I love it! I swapped this snare with my black beauty, the sound engineer didn’t even notice the difference… so easy to tune. Needs dampening rings or gel dampeners but I haven’t put a different head on it. Im still experimenting but it’s been fun to change tuning on the fly.

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Tony M.
Game Changer/G.O.A.T

Whether in the studio or on the stage, this drum delivers everything your ear can dream up!

In the studio, where you can take all the time in the world to get the sound you hear in your head, it’s as versatile a snare as you’ll ever find. With a variety of dampening on hand, there isn’t a ‘sound’ one couldn’t approximate. Furthermore, it made tuning the drum to individual songs stupid easy. Where this beauty truly earned her money though was live.

On stage, this drum went from cranked tight funky ‘kang’ to sloppy wet 80’s pop backbeat in the time it took for our lead singer to intro the next song…over and over again for three hours straight. The best part of the evening though had to be seeing my bandmates necks nearly snap as they whipped around hearing the difference between the snare on ‘Something About You’ and ‘Pour Some Sugar on Me’ in mere seconds without electronics. This drum will change the literal landscape of your ability to express musically. If you have the time and hear the sound in your head, you can find that sound with this drum, usually in seconds.

Extras:
- experiment with lots of different dampening ideas. O rings, weighted, dampers, and gels, all sound very different on this drum. Find your favorites, and bring them with you live to amaze and delight your sound man.
- if you sit low at the drum set, be prepared to cut at least an inch and a half off the telescoping end of your snare stand with a pipe cutter. This drum is worth it.
- yes, this drum is heavy and these rims will make your rim shots sound like a shotgun. I cannot emphasize with polite words how heavy this drum actually is.
- I have not actually changed a head yet but, the procedure seems exceedingly simple and a massive time saver for us live performers.
- I love this drum enough to buy five more! The problem for DialTune is now I don’t have to… I have all the drum sounds I need in a single drum. Get yours now! This is a steal at $599. The price HAS to go up. When word gets out, this will be a hard drum to get your hands on for this price.
*** My only gripe/wishlist: there need to be ‘fine tune’ lugs added (top only) as the tension system cannot account for differences in head construction/etc. The tuning is ‘good enough’ but a purist’s ear may ask for more. (If this isn’t possible due to design, this is still an AMAZING drum, as is.) And while you’re at it, could you offer an add-on purchase option of a tension gauge, a la timpani tuning gauge, that measures the relative tension since there’s no way to ‘favorite or mark’ positions for repeat tune adjustments? Please. (in my perfect world)

Final thought, I genuinely cannot wait to see the future for this company. Full kits? Piccolo/soprano (side snare type options)? I’m excited!

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A.J.
Life Changing Snare….

Bought this thinking it would take awhile to come, a week and change later…it arrived. Just in time for a studio session and an upcoming show with my band Wild Planes. I tracked this with the demo head right out of the box and it sounded absolutely killer! Got the best sound out of this with just one moon gel. I’m legit blown away with what can be done with this snare. The Matte black looks great, the rim is big enough to get a crack and changing the head is easy peasy. Great concept! 💪

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Why Dialtune

Hal Rosenfeld is equal-parts composer, music producer, percussionist, and orchestrator whose work can be heard in over 300 films, television shows, and video games. Hear how Hal's Dialtune 6.5x14" snare has changed the way he records.

FAQs

Please read our FAQs page to find out more.

Does Dialtune tune the top and bottom heads independently? 

Yes, you can control the tuning of the top and bottom heads independently using separate dials on either side of the drum. Check out our videos online for more information. 

How do I change the cable on a Dialtune snare?

Changing a cable is a simple process and should be part of the regular maintenance you perform on your Dialtune snare drum. Dialtune's cable system uses high-tech synthetic fiber cable rated at over 500-lbs. Each length comes pre-stretched and carries zero memory, meaning it can be coiled and uncoiled easily without retaining any shape or structure. The cable is designed for smart failure, where it frays rather than snaps to prevent any damage to you or your drum. Most often, cable wears fastest near the dial as it is wound upon itself when tuning the drum up and down. If you tune your drum to a setting and leave it, the cable should hold for months if not years without needing to be replaced. The more you tune, the more frequently you'll want to check - and if need be - change your cable.

We've put together a video to walk you step by step through the process of changing a cable for either the top or bottom drum heads.

Can I put Dialtune's cable system on my current snare drum?

Not yet. Because of the wide variety of snare drums on the market, each drum has a unique lug pattern that makes it difficult to apply Dialtune's cable tuning system. To ensure the technology works, we are starting by making Dialtune as a complete snare drum so we can have more control over the quality! We hope to tackle an aftermarket version in the future. 

Will a Dialtune snare break if I drop it? Is it built to last?

We built Dialtune to perform no matter what you throw at it. To prove this, we threw a drum off our 30ft roof to demonstrate Dialtune's durability.

Watch the video here.

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