As a drummer I agree with @roxy54 that the sound of tom toms can vary widely depending on many things. Hell, using the right heads I can make my maple kit sound like it has birch shells, so who the hell knows what’s “right?” That said, one song off the top of my head that captures a good balance of tone, resonance/ringing, sustain, dynamics, and the sound of the stick hitting the drumhead is the beginning of “Miss Thing” from Cyrus Chestnut’s self-titled CD. I also find the tom tom as recorded in SRV’s “Tin Pan Alley” to sound pretty realistic. If I think of some others I’ll report back.
It’s true what they say/and a question
Last night I heard the Marcin Wasilewski Trio in Baltimore. Wow! Not only did it restore my faith in humanity—if three guys could produce such beauty, we as a species can do anything—it also proved the old adage that listening to live music is essential. I was enjoying the music and comparing what I heard to my system. I was very very pleased. I feel my system is fairly dialed in. Piano bass and most of the drums. If anything the tom toms sounded a little more real, a little more fluid than at home. So here is my question: what are some tracks that reveal that tom tom sound? Cymbals, snare and bass I got. I’m looking for something that will highlight the tom toms.