diff --git a/src/samples/drums/tom-high.ts b/src/samples/drums/tom-high.ts
index 91202ac..fb96689 100644
--- a/src/samples/drums/tom-high.ts
+++ b/src/samples/drums/tom-high.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ import {triggerTom} from './tom-low.ts';
 
 export function playTom2High(volume = 100) {
   triggerTom(volume, {
-    frequency: 250,
-    decayTime: 0.3,
-    pitchDecay: 0.15
+    frequency: 250,    // Higher frequency for high tom
+    decayTime: 0.3,   // Shorter decay
+    pitchDecay: 0.3,  // Fast pitch decay
+    frequencyDrop: 0.9 // Moderate frequency drop
   });
 }
diff --git a/src/samples/drums/tom-low.ts b/src/samples/drums/tom-low.ts
index a855d04..5a2269c 100644
--- a/src/samples/drums/tom-low.ts
+++ b/src/samples/drums/tom-low.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ const defaults = {
   frequency: 200,     // Starting frequency
   decayTime: 0.4,    // How long the sound lasts
   pitchDecay: 0.2,   // How quickly the pitch drops
+  frequencyDrop: 0.5 // How much the frequency drops (1 = all the way)
 };
+
 export function triggerTom(volume = 50, settings = defaults) {
   const context = createAudioContext();
   const time = context.currentTime;
@@ -19,16 +21,23 @@ export function triggerTom(volume = 50, settings = defaults) {
   // Set initial frequency
   osc.frequency.setValueAtTime(settings.frequency, time);
 
-  // Frequency envelope - faster decay than kick
+  // Frequency envelope - less extreme drop than kick
+  const targetFreq = settings.frequency * (1 - settings.frequencyDrop);
   osc.frequency.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(
-    settings.frequency * 0.01,
+    Math.max(targetFreq, 0.01), // Ensure we don't go below 0.01
     time + settings.pitchDecay
   );
 
   // Amplitude envelope
   gain.gain.setValueAtTime(gainValue, time);
 
-  // Smoother decay for the tom sound
+  // More pronounced initial attack for tom character
+  gain.gain.linearRampToValueAtTime(
+    gainValue * 0.7,
+    time + 0.01
+  );
+
+  // Then decay
   gain.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(
     gainValue * 0.01,
     time + settings.decayTime - 0.02
@@ -48,9 +57,10 @@ export function triggerTom(volume = 50, settings = defaults) {
 }
 
 export function playTom1Low(volume = 100) {
-  triggerTom(volume, {
-    frequency: 140,
-    decayTime: 0.4,
-    pitchDecay: 0.25
+  triggerTom(volume,  {
+    frequency: 180,    // Higher than kick but lower than high tom
+    decayTime: 0.35,  // Medium decay
+    pitchDecay: 0.15, // Medium pitch decay
+    frequencyDrop: 0.4 // More pronounced drop than high tom
   });
 }