Drum Tuning Calculator: Lugs
Tap each lug, watch the ring turn green. DrumHeadTune hears the few hertz your ears can't, then tells you which rod to turn, which way, and roughly how far.
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Tap each lug, watch the ring turn green. DrumHeadTune hears the few hertz your ears can't, then tells you which rod to turn, which way, and roughly how far.
Download on the App StoreBalance every lug on the rim
Hit the head near a lug with your stick and DrumHeadTune catches the pitch automatically, then moves on to the next lug for you. No taps to start recording, no timers to manage.
Every lug appears on a circular map around the rim, colour-coded against your target: green when it's close, blue when it's flat, amber when it's sharp. Watch the ring turn green as you go.
DrumHeadTune tells you exactly which lug to turn, which direction, and roughly how far in fractions of a turn. It's a guide based on typical drum-key feel, not a guaranteed exact amount.
Save each session with its pitch spread in cents, keep a target and lug count per drum, and pick up where you left off next time you change a head.
A drum only sings when every lug holds the same pitch — and no ear can hear a few hertz of difference between eight tension rods. DrumHeadTune listens for you. Set your iPhone beside the drum, tap near each lug with a stick, and watch the pitch land on a circular lug map. The app names the rod to turn, the direction, and roughly how far. When the ring turns green, your head is even. TUNE - Strike detection with no buttons: hit the head, get the pitch - A lug map that moves clockwise with you around the rim - Clear advice per lug: tighten or loosen, in fractions of a turn DIAL IN - Set a target by note, by hertz, or by capturing a pitch you like - Starting-point presets for snare, toms and kick - An in-tune width you choose, from strict to relaxed KEEP YOUR SOUND - Save each session with its spread in cents - Per-drum history, so next head change starts where the last one ended - A widget that remembers your last tuning Analysis happens entirely on your device. Nothing is recorded, nothing is uploaded. No account, no subscription — one purchase, every feature.
No. DrumHeadTune listens to your microphone only to measure the pitch of each strike in real time. It does not record, save, or upload any audio. Once the pitch is measured, the sound itself is discarded immediately.
Everything you save, your drums, targets, lug counts, and tuning session history, stays on your iPhone. There is no account, no server, and no sync. Nothing ever leaves your device.
The microphone is how DrumHeadTune hears the pitch of each lug when you tap the head. Without it the app can't detect strikes at all. If you decline microphone access, tuning won't work, but you can still browse your saved drums and history.
It's a close estimate, not a guarantee. DrumHeadTune converts the pitch difference into a suggested fraction of a turn based on typical tension-rod behavior, but real hardware, head thickness, and drum shells vary. Treat it as a starting point and re-check the pitch after each adjustment.
No. DrumHeadTune is a one-time purchase with no account, no subscription, and no ads. Every feature is unlocked from the start.