This is a great use for gating.
Floor topm eq.
Floor toms sound full when boosted at lower frequencies at 80 รถ 100 hz for instance while smaller toms need boosting at closer to 250 hz.
Sweep along the lower frequencies with a wide bell curve or a shelving boost until you find the frequency that compliments the tom.
Mixing toms eq goes first start with a high pass filter and cut the low low end.
Just like the kick drum remove a pretty big portion of the 200hz to 400hz region.
When the floor tom is mixed so that you feel it in your chest even the slightest head vibration will be amplified through the sound system as low frequency feedback.
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50hz to 100hz is a good start.
More thump 4 at 200hz more attack 4 at 4 5khz more stick 6 at 7khz more air 2 at 10khz high shelf rack tom and floor tom drum eq recipes.
Big floor toms have a fuller sound around 80 100 hz but smaller toms might need to be boosted even higher around 100 200 hz.
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Sample gate settings for floor tom.
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Sprinkle with highs similarly add the attack by boosting from between 5 khz and 7 khz depending on the size of the tom.
Tom big four quick eq chart.
You can bring out some extra air on the tom tracks by using a high shelf of 2 3db starting in the 5 12khz range.
You can adjust your filter depending on how the tom was recorded and how fat the tom is the floor tom is the fattest.