Ep. 32 Snare Side Tricks for Snare Wire Control
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2018
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When it comes to fine tuning the sensitivity and articulation of your snare drum there are a few reso head tricks that can be employed depending on the design of your snare bed. In this episode we demonstrate why "one-size-fits-all" tricks don't work on every drum and how you can adjust to match your particular snare and achieve your desired snare response.
Hosted by: Cody Rahn
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Sounds Like A Drum Love your vids bro!! I’ll be honest my favorite part of this video was when you said “girthier” haha!
For the first time in 10 years I bought a new kit and have been watching literally 10+ hrs of your videos. My kit sounds AMAZING except the snare was ringing a bit too much with the snares a bit washy. I will do the ruler thing and 6 lugs and see what happens. This channel has completely changed how I approach drums. Thank you
me too!
Its like a fun science class isn't it..
So many drummers neglect the fine-tuning of the bottom head to get what they want out of a snare, and either detune next to the wires or crank the whole thing. You guys are really providing a valuable service here, showing the "arcane" tricks that make the best tone possible. Cheers.
Couldn’t agree more! Thanks for the kind words. -Ben
It behoves me to parrot Al and Dara !
probably because it takes sooooo much time toying around with much of the results being shit lol. Too easy to just muffle the hell out of everything and just play. Doing my best to learn though!
Best drum channel ever. Period.
agreed 100%
Just discovered this episode. Really helped a lot. I appreciate you didn’t rush through the process. Many thanks!
It shows drummers never stop learning.
Great videos.
Great job explaining and demonstrating the effects of a very difficult and esoteric subject!
Really love this channel, but my snare still sounds terrible. I fiddle with it at least three times a week for a couple hours. I feel like I've tried all the suggestions in this video, the snare side tuning video, the first video. leveled the heads, bought three different kinds of heads from multiple brands, bought new snare wire of various counts, tuned it low, tuned it high, tuned it medium. rattles like crazy around the edges or chokes out or sounds super pingy/overtones. The channel is still one of my faves as I just discovered it early this year. Thanks!
Very interesting stuff. I’m kind of amazed at the amount of time you guys are able to devote to different approaches to tuning, versus the numerous other guys out there who basically say “This is how to tune a drum, PERIOD.” Keep up the good work! 👍
Some people try to oversimplify or just aren’t familiar with all of the intricacies tuning. We’re happy to go in depth and cover this stuff to the fullest extent for anyone who wants to take their tuning game to the next level and explore drum sounds. -Ben
Another amazing video, thanks so much. Really refreshing to see you incorporate things that I and others have requested in the past so major props to you for demonstrating the pitch of each head.
Always a great video from you blokes - always watch them several times. Learn so much from them.
So thankful for this channel, and this video especially. My drums are sounding better than ever, and this vid saved my snare drums after reheading everything. Took me forever to get the sounds I wanted, some snare drums really like extremes!
Outstanding explanations, on all the details that make-up how tunings work together, to create a final sound.
Thank you for the videos. I learn something new I can use in the studio every time!
Great video man! Very nice attention to detail, everything really does matter and make a difference with getting a desired sound for a specific application. :)
All the best and happy drumming!
Very interesting! First time I've seen this technique for adjusting the reso snare head. Thank you!
Another awesome instruction. You guys are the best!
The relationship between the snare tension and the tension of the bottom hoop was news to me....very informative and useful.... thanks.
This is information I always wanted to see. Very detailed informative!
Enjoy seeing you guys do these vids. Didn't realise there was so many different ways to play around with the tuning.
Definitely going to try this on my all my snare drums.
Look forward to seeing the next lesson. 👍
Great work as usual!!! I started recording at my place not long ago and it has opened up my ear to all the nuances that you describe in this series!! Thanks a lot for taking the time to conceive, produce and release such greatly helpful videos!!! BTW, your shirt should say "More Snare-wire" LOL!!!!
Phew.. This really helps with some issues I've always struggled with in regards to getting the sounds I'm looling for. Have I mentioned that I love you guys?
Love it man. I didn’t do exactly this, but when just sitting and messing with my snare for what felt like ever, eventually I figured out that my snare doesn’t sound great when the batter is tuned way up high, so I’m able to get a good funk type of sound without completely cranking the snare side head and without too much buzz and I’m able to have the batter at a medium/medium-low tuning rather than close to being high and so basically depending on where I choke off the snare wires at I’m able to have a pretty good medium-high sounding funky jazz kinda sound and then I can loosen them off/let em breath a bit more and I have a more deep, fatter sound that can go with funk or blues or rock or even pop somewhere in between. I’ll sometimes throw a dampener on the snare side as well depending on what I’m hearing a certain day and the sound I’m going for because they usually cut down how sensitive that side gets. I use a remo emperor hazy btw. I take it like about 1/2-3/4 turns away from tabletop tight and have 8 lugs so tune slightly different, I’ll usually do all of them like normal to a point and then just the four where the shares lie and then the four that are on the front and back so to say, the tuning ends up similar to how you explained what you did, I’ll normally do about 1/4 turn for snare lugs and 1/2 turn for others but it could change depending on the head itself at the time and that’s once I get it to this predetermined spot on all 8 first and then I always end up doing some fine tuning after all this usually just to try and get out those final little tones I don’t like.
I’m now starting to mess around with how different types of snare wires interact with the whole drum, not just snare side, be it due to wire count to what they’re made out of. It’s interesting to see how many sounds you can get out of a pretty inexpensive snare drum that I really like sometimes and other times gets on my nerves.
Another killer video gents!! I really love seeing all of the detail that you guys get into with specific tunings and techniques that most people gloss over. I know I already mentioned it on one of your first videos, but I'm too big of a fan not to toss the idea your way again! Since you guys devote so much time to talking about adjusting snares to the average snare bed, I think it would be an interesting take discussing the Rogers Dynasonic snare. Both the chrome over brass and wood Dynas have virtually no snare bed (they're like .004" deep) with the independent snare bridge system, designed to get that edge-to-edge snare sensitivity and articulation you talk about in this video. Just an idea! Love the videos, keep 'em coming :)
This is a game changer! I was able to get the amount of snare wire sound that I wanted on stick contact without excess buzz after the stick hit. I reduced the tension by half a turn on the 4 lugs around the snare wires. Prior to that I was getting a little nutty and putting tape on my snare wires and cutting them etc. I also found that I didn't need to add any dampening to my snare anymore which led to a bigger, fatter sound. Thanks for the tip!
I'm really loving these tuning videos! Tuning is something I have struggled with my entire life! I started using a drum dial a couple of years back, and whilst I appreciate a lot of people will say they are a gimmick, and you should be able to tune by ear, when you have to wear two hearing aids just to understand conversation, then that option is kinda out the question! One thing that I have noticed is, forgetting my own ears, my band mates have commented that my kit has never sounded so awesome, so it is certainly helping get things in the right ball park. One thing I am really struggling with though, and something that the dial isn't helping with in any shape or form, is when I am trying to tune a Natal acrylic 14 x 5.5 snare drum! Articulation is completely lost, and I just get this horrendous whahh whahh sound coming from playing anywhere near the edge of the drum! I'm gonna play with some of these ideas, but a video on tuning an acrylic snare would be super interesting and helpful! All the best to you, Walts.
GREAT VIDEO !!!! Greetings from Brazil! =D
You should do a video on the way different hoop styles affect the sound of a drum.
That’s in the plans! -Ben
Sounds Like A Drum to add to that, do a steel / brass snare, and a wooden snare to show the direct interactions between shell types and hoop types. When I put wood hoops on a brass snare, it was an incredible combination! I generally love wood hoops due to the sound, feel, and look, regardless of shell. Definitely a trip to see wood hoops on a metal snare though haha
Been trying to figure out dialing in articulation to the edge of the drum for so long.... thank you.
Awesome. Love your videos. I also find that the weight of the snare side head makes a big difference.
I like to sacrifice a small to medium sized rodent to the music gods before I apply my snare wires... Seems to help me get a better snap out of the drum.
😂 We support whatever helps you achieve your sound...
Would this work with any rodent? Wild vs. domesticated?? I'm new so any tip helps!!
Hello, thanks for the video. Always great and thorough. I sometimes have a Coated Empereor as my snare side head under silentstrokes or even under a Vintage Coated Emperor for an extra thick, extra aggressive, nonspicy bite on my maple snare. It works if you tighten the near- bed lugs more since a two-ply head is harder to bend.
Amazing stuff
I was always curious about this subject. I tried it some times but it just didn't work. Gonna give it another try now, see what I end up with. Anyway very cool lesson, very interesting and informative as always. Keep the good work, cheers!
most of my life I've just evenly cranked it, top & bottom. I knew there was a trick to a great signature snare tone. (how the fk do they do it) maybe twice I accidentally pitched it right. it always sounded good to me, but not even close. I was wrong, dead wrong until I found these Videos! my recordings are 100% better. live the snare tone has got me complements from FOH and friends. the LM400 like the LM402, is the perfect weapon. something about its natural "noise" and precise tuning make it supernatural. the 3 outside lugs were the key* it cleans up all the shit you try to muffle, evens the playing area and fattens the drum up, to a new level. Alex & Bonham knew this drum very well. I think my snare (LM402B) tone is somewhere authentically in-between the two. Thank you! great tip and professionally explained.
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Love your videos man! Seriously think you make some of the most helpful drum-related videos on UA-cam. Personally I think the room you’re sitting in is a little dark. I think a bit more lighting would make your videos 10 percent better. But it’s just a tip. Keep up the good work :)
I'm saving this to watch again later. I just got a Yamaha Custom Birch set w/ decent cymbals and all the hardware. Tuning the Tom's has been easy enough for me, but I cant get the sound out of the snare that I want. Looking forward to playing around w/ the tuning some more, now that I know a few more tricks
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Great video, thank you guys.
So tightening the outer lugs is a bit like making the head flatter for the wires to lay on ?
always appreciate your videos! curious to hear how die cast hoops would affect all you've shown us here
Yet again, another amazing video! Quick question: how often would you recommend changing your snare wires? With heads it’s quite obvious, but are there any tell tale signs I need to look for with the ware on my wires? - cheers!
Hi Cody. thanks for the super helpful video. Is there any types of situations or types of drums/beds where you would typically tighten the lugs next to the beds higher ? thanks .
Miking the drum, the different miking situations and special things as DIY - Subkick and so on - would be interesting too!
We'll be bringing in a guest or two for a recording techniques video in the future as part of an added series of videos.
Some of the tuning aspects this vid also apply to Classical hardware. I've modded my TAMA®/Hoshino® IMS145 (14" x 5", poplar shell, 8 lugs) for six turns of monofilament nylon across the resonant for the dark "guts" sound on a budget; cable and synthetic gut snare units reduce sympathetic resonance with other drums in the kit quite dramatically.
Great video, as always. Learning a lot from you guys. Thanks for all your hard work.
Question: Is there any risk of putting your snare side hoop out of round with this technique?
Hey there! I don’t think this degree of tension differential is gonna put your hoop at risk but any time you have broad differences from lug to lug it’s possible to deform it a little. Usually they snap right back but it is something to watch out for! - Cody
Could you guys maybe explain the science behind these concepts? The effects of lowering the lugs adjacent to the wires make sense, but I don't get why the drum responds the way it does when you tighten up those outside lugs...
Loosening the Snare bed lugs will allow the Snare wires to sit deeper into the head with less tension. The snare side head is slightly curved from one side to the other (due to the snare bed cut-in) with the center being the apex. By tightening the head at the middle lugs you are flattening out this curve and or creating more tension as the apex/center of the snare head/wires. The rim, wires and tuning is a balance. The snares are muting the bottom head at a bunch of very small points (each wire's coil point where they contract the head) There is a very fast bounce(s) between the head and wires (One big jump where the stick hits and then smaller bounces/rattles until the snare head and Wires come to rest) It's a dance between a few variables. Simple but very complex at the same time. Such is life! :)
I guess my next thing as far as snares go, is the different types of wires (material, amount, spacing, etc), and their characteristics. For example, I have a split wire (I think it’s called the blaster? From puresound) on my 13x7 pork pie squealer, and it definitely seems dryer than a standard 16-20 strand, and generally it does quite well with backbeats, while still sounding full with the wires. I’m also considering putting a 30 or 42-strand on my 14x8 snare to give it that epic, lush snare sound.
Nice video, this make think about hoops, in particular wood hoops, what do you think Guys? A new video of this subject.
What alterations would you make to this method and tuning in general if using an 8 lug snare? been struggling to achieve articulation near the edge on my 80’s Tama swingstar seamless snare.
That metallic zing is something I’ve been getting a lot. Hate it- any information or videos to point to would be lovely
How about covering detuning lugs on toms/snares?
I’ve got a Pearl Aluminium 14x8 free floater with 42 strand wires and I have trouble getting them where I’d like them sometimes they buzz when I’m hitting the toms so I crank up the wires but it’s hard for me to get them to a good point without choking them any help would be appreciated thanks.
Did I catch this correctly for the sound at the end?
1)leveled out the hoop, so each lug is same distance from the head, 2)tightened the non-adjacent lugs [1/2 turn], 3)loosened every lug by same amount [1/2 turn here] 4)loosened snare tension to not choke out drum. And I get that the turns will be different for everyone.
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"... You can a lot of sounds. MANY of which will be TERRIBLE. And some of them will be awesome"
Gosh, I can so feel it!
Been playing around with the tunings and watching your videos again and again! And I've learnt lots of stuff along the way of meddling with the tunings. It's amazing how just the snare side alone is interacting with the batter to create a totally different sound profile. And how terrible many of the sounds are!
Love your videos as always, no matter how many times I've watched it, haha! ❤💛💚💙💜
Wondering if you guys know about ride cymbal rivets, in particular, different placement of the rivets and how that makes different effects. I see groups of 3 close together or spread around the circumference. Love your channel !! Thx!!
Absolutely, we’re going to touch on cymbal topics in the future but the one thing I’ll leave you with is I like rivets spread evenly around the cymbal (smoother to my ear) and the edges of the cymbal vibrate more dramatically than the middle or bell so depending on how close to the edge you drill, you can define how aggressively the rivets will rattle. -Cody
Sounds Like A Drum thank you Cody, that is helpful👍🏼
I’ve been recently experimenting with slightly heavier batter heads on my snare. I personally find it difficult to find a pleasant snare tension with these heads. I wonder if the reso head should be slightly thicker too?
Any insight to what is happening would be greatly appreciated!
How is tuning up the 6 non-snare bed lugs different than tuning down the 4 snare side lugs? Besides the whole pitch of the bottom head going up or down, the ratios would essentially be the same, no?
I have a 6.5 x 14 NATAL snare drum , and i found that a lower tune of the reso head is better , maybe because the kind of edge it has. But a still can't get away of sypathetic buzz yet if i turn the wires loose the way it feels good and natural . Any help? I just trying not sacrifice the snare sound i want...
Really great video on touches on some really great stuff!
One this I have a question about is when you have different tension on different lugs of the batter or snare side. Does that not put stain on the lugs that are not level with the rest? Could that cause damage to them?
Would love to get your thoughts on this? Appreciate all you guys do 👌🤗
Hey there! I don’t want to say categorically that it won’t hurt the lugs or the drum, but I can say that I’ve never had it damage them. If you are doing really dramatic differences in tension, the one risk i see and have experienced is the hoops getting bent out of shape. Worth watching out for :) -Cody
Sounds Like A Drum oh ok cool just wanted to hear what you guys think about it! Thank for your reply! It’s something I’m still experimenting with! 🥁🤓
Curious if you know of anyway to tame a Rogers Dynasonic snare rattle? My drum doesn't have the original snare system, and I have tried pretty much everything, including the Active Snare System from Rhythm Tech. I Like the drum, but can't get around the issue of it rattling on. I am not sure if it has a snare bed on it, and it is the chrome over brass model from the 70's I believe. Cheers
Rogers (through Big Bang) now manufactures and distributes parts for the Dynasonics..... if you can't find it locally try Dubs Drum Basement on line or Bentley's Drum Shop. Both of those are in CA.
Like Carl said, you can get an accurate new replacement snare rail from Bentleys in Fresno, or Sweetwater, or several others. The DynaSonic does not have a snare bed. It was designed that way by Joe Thompson, Rogers Drums engineer, who designed so many of their innovations. After you get the snare rail, you can get all the information you need from the FB page Rogers Drums DynaSonic Snare lovers (or something similar).
Great source of information from guys who have been playing DynaSonics since inception, and from Jerry Shields, the man who used to tune every one of them, including yours, before they left the factory, in Dayton or Fullerton. Follow these steps and you will have one incredible sounding vintage snare drum.
Hi, interesting video, I have a new Reissue Ludwig Jazz fest snare with vintage type narrow beds, how would you approach tuning the reso on this drum ? similar to the video ? many thanks.
Yup pretty similar, and would definitely go for narrower wire sets for that kind of snare bed if possible too, maybe 16 strand to make sure they can lay on the head evenly. Good luck! -Cody
Great video. Is an uneven tuning on the snare side going to shorten the life of the head?
Hey there! It really depends on how dramatic the differences between the lugs are. Small differentials (less than a half turn) aren’t gonna change things much. -Cody
Thanks for the reply. I would love to see a video on different types of snare wires: 42-strand, boutique brands, non-snappy types such as Grover or gut, etc. I've been experimenting with removing strands from a standard snappy set and going down to 12 to 8 strands. You hear a lot more drum shell this way.
Apart from getting snare wires with less wires, what should I do to reduce the buzz and make it more "staccato"?
Bro watch the vid
When you spoke of fresh and worn heads I began to think... some people say it's required to prepare drumheads before putting them on an instrument such as streching. Is this actually a thing? Have you perhaps adressed it in a video and I've missed it? If not and there's more to it, I'd love to see a video on it. This video was really helpful, gonna try messing around with my snare drum soon!
Hey there! Short answer is I don't do any prep like you're describing for any drum heads. Part of me thinks that whole thing is a bit of a hold-over from when leather heads were the norm and there was a methodology for installing them to ensure you'd get the most life out of each one. When i'm tuning a drum (particularly if i'm tuning downward) i'll apply a very small amount of pressure to the center of the head as i go along, but not for stretching purposes - it's more to relieve any residual tension that is on the head due to friction against the edge of the drum. Hope that helps! - Cody
I first set all drum heads on the shell, give the center a few gentle pats, and then read the drum head the book "Are You My Mother" by P.D. Eastman.
In all seriousness a few pushes on the middle of the head while tuning to make sure it's not snagging on the bearing edge (especially wood shells) is about it to combat friction. Snare side heads are so thin, they'll seat to anything which is good beacaue snare beds (hence this very informative tuning video).
What exactly made that zingy noise?
So tuning hacks means no Snare bed necessary or Snare bed and still tuning hacks necessary?
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Lowered the head is tighter?
I have to thank you guys, was playing last night at a concert and got compliments from everyone on the sound of my drumming 90% of it was just by applying your techniques and ideas. Great videos!!!
Quick question: Is there a way to get humidity off a drum?
Hey there! Glad it’s working for you :) what exactly do you mean by humidity on your drums?
I had a gig and moved my drum set in a truck on the way it rained and the floor tom and rack toms got wet. that really changed the sound of my toms a friend said it was due to humidity
Hmmm, ok, and just to be clear, you're saying that they're dried off now and the sound is different, or was it when you did the gig and they had water directly on them?
Sounds Like A Drum Exactly they after drying they sound different, it is a gretsch catalina maple, it had a nice warm tone to it now in order for them to sound good I have to tune them really low, at least that's whatI did.
Hmm, well I don't think it's a humidity issue, that has to with how much water is in the air, not on the drum. It's possible that the drum shells got wet (the wood itself) and were damaged to some degree. It's hard to say without seeing them in person, but it might be worth taking all the heads off and checking to see if there is any water damage to the bearing edges or seams. Hope it gets sorted out man! - Cody
What about the tension of the wires instead off messing with head
What about changing the tension on the wire , in stead of changing the tune on the bottom head , set the bottom wear you like it . Tighter snares ,Moore articulation looser snares more bottom end .
I adjust the snare wire tension knob while playing, depending on what sounds are working best in real time. I tune the snare heads to sound good to my ear without the wires. However, I would love to try an orchestral snare where I can play hoop to center with the same snare buzz... I still think that is all snare wire tension, as you mention.
I have started playing with a brass band ( British traditional) and need versatile heads that will be ok for rock, classical,show songs,and a various range of music styles.. there are no UA-cam guides to brass band kit drumming part from the brash American marching bands !
By the way, after tuning up those 6 lugs, do you need to match the batter side ones?
Nope, you can leave the batter as is :) -Cody
@@SoundsLikeADrum cheers, Cody.
@@SoundsLikeADrum actually I tried lowering the tension on the upper 6 lugs, and and gives a better sound and even less snare buzz.
Guys can anyone give me some advice on the Canopus snare wires, what type of sound do they have, are they dark or bright sounding?
Hey there! I had a set of their 'vintage' wires a while back and found them to be pretty bright and dry, almost orchestral. The were the chrome ones. Granted, that was maybe 10 years ago so things may have changed :) The stiffness of the wires was higher than similar Gibraltar or Puresound which is probably what gave them those characteristics. - Cody
Thanks for the reply Cody, much appreciated. I think i will go with them,to give them a try. I know on one of your first videos i requested a snare wire comparison video..such as Pure sound vs Canopus or Tama, etc, would be cool to hear the tonal differences of these in action and to talk about it in depth and knowledge that you go into with all your vids..love the content you guys put out.
Do Die Cast rims offer a challenge since they do not give nearly as much ?
To the contrary, die cast can often be more forgiving because they distribute tension differently due to the stiffness.
Drum tuning is like Alchemy....especially the snare. Not sure what I'm doing....and when I try to know...it kind of drives me insane. So I just do my thing until I get lucky basically.....and am usually pretty happy. Tricky part is getting the snare not to buzz too much when next to the guitar amp!
Spend some time with our snare videos and take the chance aspect out of the process! -Ben
You are the wise sage you find after trudging to the top of the sonic mountain. However, I now have NO TIME for the rest of my hobbies....
What about unwanted snare buzz while playing in a kit?
We cover that in Ep. 11. Cheers! -Ben
@@SoundsLikeADrum i meant, does that prevent in any sort unwanted snare buzz while using this technique?
@@Eurodrummer666 Oh gotcha - Yeah, personally I find that getting the bottom head level and to the desired tension, and then tightening the outer lugs maybe 1/4 turn or so does reduce the sympathetic buzz a little. Certainly worth experimenting :) - Cody
So far, all your tutorials helped me to make my snares getting along with my kit which includes closed pitched elements such as congas drummer timbales and 8&10" toms. Levelling was the big discovery for me, I definitely thank you guys for that. However, I have to admit I choke the snare just a little bit to restrain the buzzing, and I also use 8 wire strands (from the Protean snare) or 12 wires strands trimmed down to 8.
How would i get a high pitch snare with a lot of crack?
Muggens tighten your snare lugs
same with resonate head?
Muggens yah, experiment with it for sure, but relatively tight heads will give you a nice “crack”
@@Quartiano thank you my man
This is a great video. I just got a new kit recently and I went from Mapel to Birch and the tone is much different and I have been struggling to find a nice medium with the drum to what I liked in the other snare. And I really didnt know how to go about it other than crank the tension or mess with the bottom to top head ratios between eachother. One question I have, what height would you recommend to start your lugs off at with the ruler and where is your beginning and end to how you're measuring your height. And also would that be different for different depth snare drums? Just want a general idea on where to start from someone who's experimented a lot, which I have not. Thank you for your hard work in curating these videos and inspiring all of us to push the envelope!
Hey there! It's pretty hard to give a height indication because of all the different hoops on the market that themselves are different heights. To me, a safe way to start is to get to a hoop height where there aren't any wrinkles in the snare side head except for maybe around the snare beds. As you increase overall tension the wrinkles near the snare beds will decrease and most likely disappear, but the ones away from them will flatten out first. Then, just add tension and listen to the sound as it changes. With regards to deeper drums, I find myself gravitating toward somewhat higher tension on the snare side with deeper drums, but honestly I really just follow my ear and try to find what each drum likes best :) -Cody
@@SoundsLikeADrum okay thank you! I do that for sure, making them finger tight and then doing enough turns evenly around the drum to get the wrinkles out and then tightening to my desired sound from there. Using a drum dial sometimes which is sometimes accurate but I dont always rely on it. Thanks for your advice though, much appreciated Cody!
With a tunebot, I managed to get the bottom head tuned to a G at 392 AND have the head to measure evenly all around. So the exact height isn't important, just the evenness and desired pitch. I love my Tunebot, but these videos are the delicious meat and potatoes!
That's a Supraphonic. It has "acousti-perfect" snare beds. It's not like a typical snare that has a noticeable snare bed. Supraphonic snares are great. The wires don't really make any farty sounds once you have them set up well.
Indeed, it is a 1970's Supraphonic, which features Ludwig's classic "acoustic-perfect" snare shell. The wide snare bed is actually quite common among modern snare drums the we also reference alternative approaches that work better for some of the older Ludwig wooden snare drums or the Gretsch Round Badge snares with deep narrow beds. Cheers! -Ben
I just crank em’ ALMOST tight! Works on most drums... Sometimes I’ll tune the bottom lower, if I want more of a vintage sound!🙂
Take a look at Ep. 28 if you haven’t already ✨
Hello. I like your videos but one thing I don't like is when you're hitting drum, in mix it's volume is same as you voice. I'd like to suggest to set drum volume little louder so it will help us to hear more detailed sound. Especially when your're talking about topic like snare buzz. No need for real dynamic but just little louder.
All good stuff but, drummers have to be prepared for the great new snare sound to just not work with the kit. I like that you often reiterate that there's no single perfect method.
man ,,, doesnt metter if you movin 4 wire screws UP, or 6 middle screws DOWN .. its happened same contrast
It actually does make a difference here.
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with all of the pros and videos out there showing how to tune, NONE of them have ever explained how to get rid of that horrible, 1mm off center gives a horrible sound effect. I have been stressing over this for the passed 3 months. I am going to have to go mess around