In the early days, the tyin drum was mainly used as military drums, and it was not until the late 18th century that it evolved into the main instrument of classical orchestras. Modern sylls are equipped with pedals, and players can use pedals to quickly and accurately change the pitch. The tun drum is usually played with a pair of tun drum sticks. A standard set of tun drums consists of four drums: about 32 inches (81 cm), 29 inches (74 cm), 26 inches (66 cm) and 23 inches (58 cm) in diameters. It is often used in today's Chinese and Western
早期的定音鼓主要用作軍鼓，到十八世紀後期才演變成古典管弦樂團的主要樂器。現代的定音鼓都設有腳踏，演奏者可以通過使用腳踏來快速及準確地改變音高。定音鼓通常用一對定音鼓棍來演奏，一套標準定音鼓由四個鼓組成：直徑大約為 32吋(81厘米)、29吋(74厘米)、26吋(66厘米)及23吋(58厘米)。在現今中、西樂團中經常使用。
