Members keanu reeves Posted January 7, 2005 Members Share Posted January 7, 2005 drums are my 2nd instrument. though i play every day now. try to work on rudiments at least 15-20 min a day. i have a desire to become a more-than-proficient drummer. have a donoho 13x7 snare. i like it. it doesnt sound bad... but. its just not... what i want. the simple way to explain it is i want less ring. in some ways the ring is nice because it makes it sound "LIVE".. you know? but my style - in general - wants less ring. any tuning tips? any deadening tips? its almost perfect when i put my dead hand off center. but then it doesnt quite sustain long enough. my style? fusion, jazz, rock.. not pure jazz. but definatly not as agressive as any rock music. i depend a lot on a loose sounding snare for my style. im influenced a lot by tortoise, hancock (so many greats to choose from), CAN. etc. help? is a good sounding snare supposed to have some amount of ring that only the drummer can hear? im rambling bye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheBoatCanDream Posted January 7, 2005 Members Share Posted January 7, 2005 I played a snare which came close to perfect once at long and mcquades. Sounded just like the one on the Helmet album "Betty". It was used too, only $11,000 Canadian. A steal. For tuning tips, check out prof. sound's "drum tuning bible", easily located by typing the appropriate search string into Google. Remember that drums can sound radically different once recorded, and Tortoise tend to put a lot of compression on the kit track. My advice on ring is to dampen it with a plastic ring. You don't need to go crazy with it, a little ring is ok. Just work with whatever sounds good to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keanu reeves Posted January 7, 2005 Author Members Share Posted January 7, 2005 yeah. thats the thing. the snare actually sounds pretty sweet recorded. - which i guess is the point.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hanisch Posted January 7, 2005 Members Share Posted January 7, 2005 You shouldn't forget, though, that John McEntire was Snare Champ back in his youth. Training creates your sound ... byemichael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mkcee Posted January 7, 2005 Members Share Posted January 7, 2005 Originally posted by flukewurm its almost perfect when i put my dead hand off center. but then it doesnt quite sustain long enough. You have a dead hand??? :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snake Posted January 7, 2005 Members Share Posted January 7, 2005 Originally posted by flukewurm any deadening tips? Moongel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fr!tz Posted January 13, 2005 Members Share Posted January 13, 2005 moongels, zero ring, tape or tuning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rca Posted January 13, 2005 Members Share Posted January 13, 2005 People don't ususally complain about ringing unless its a steel snare. Steel snares sound like steel snares, even if you get rid of the worst of the ringing. If you want a warm sounding snare, you need to go to brass or a wood snare. Only way to learn the difference is to play them and listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iplayloudly Posted January 13, 2005 Members Share Posted January 13, 2005 try using a vented batter head, like the evans ST dry head. I use that on my brass snare and it doesnt ring much at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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