How To Build A Custom Drum Snake

This video is about building a custom drum snake using 8 XLR cables and some velcro straps.

[@drumzn432hz]

AWESOME!!!!! MAN, that was serious… you saved/gave me game changing tech/info! 👍🏾

[@gfire_productions]

Glad to help and thanks for watching.

[@gfire_productions]

Word bro!!

[@dericanslum1696]

...great video man...glad I found you 3 years later...

[@gfire_productions]

Thanks for watching. Sometimes it be like that. lol

[@drumbyte]

Fantastic!!!

[@gfire_productions]

Thanks Drumbyte.

[@handoyobrewster1073]

THIS video saved me quite some bucks! Just before watching your video i planned to buy some snake cables because i gave up with the mess created by the cables in my home studio. Thanks a lot sir!

[@gfire_productions]

Right on brother and thanks for watching. I wish you great success with you drum harness build.

[@bruceanderson8485]

Awesome my friend.I love organization 😊

[@gfire_productions]

Thank you Bruce.

[@D2Drummer]

All I can say is THANK YOU! Great job on this video!

[@gfire_productions]

You're welcome David. We'll have more videos coming for both DJ and live sound. Please subscribe and hit the like button. I wish you great success brother.

[@gfire_productions]

You're welcome David.

[@sykesii4100]

Hey I just wanted to say thanks for this video this helps out a lot as a church drummer this gave me some good ideas.

[@gfire_productions]

You're welcome Arnold Sykes Jr. and thank you for watching brother. Are you on the go a lot as a drummer?

[@sykesii4100]

@@gfire_productions yeah right now our church is in the process of having a building built so we are doing a setup and tear down every Sunday at a community center. We getting ready to upgrade to digital mixer and equipment.

[@sykesii4100]

I was trying to figure out if we could plug the drum mics straight into the digital stage box.

[@gfire_productions]

@@sykesii4100 Yeah that's pretty much what I did. What are y'all mixing on? I use an X32 Compact.

[@sykesii4100]

@@gfire_productions yeah we're looking at probably getting the x32 compact since we're doing a lot of moving

[@unitedivide2789]

Man this is great I am gonna make this same set up . With the exception of mics . Think I am getting the set up without condenser mics. Maybe I will use a couple of Behringer for over head I have here . And I will use 10”ft and 15 foot Cables . But this is rad man I was about to get a little brother snake. . Great video and execution sir . Thanks

[@gfire_productions]

That's what's up thanks for watching. Let me know how your snake works out for you when you build it. Good success to you!

[@xelalaw]

Well done! Thank you!

[@gfire_productions]

Thank for watching xelalaw.

[@djnvision]

Pro tip pick up some AlexTech cable sleeving on amazon for a true snake feel

[@gfire_productions]

Good tip brother. Thanks.

[@mobiletoonz]

we do the same thing except its K, SN, HH, T1, T2, Floor, OHL, OHR

[@gfire_productions]

That's awesome and the concept could be adjusted according to each individuals needs. To include adding even more cables for those who use snare top and bottom / kick in and out for example.

[@user-jn8lw7nk9f]

I would not leave the microphones connected to that because they will get broken

[@gfire_productions]

I agree. I stopped doing that.

[@D.R_Drumming]

I have 9 50' XLR cables and i'm setting up in a REALLY small room but i've spent so much already. I have 16 channels and would like to build a 16 cable snake. Would you buy 7 more 50 footers or buy all new shorter ones? Or mix-match lengths? Great video man I plan on doing this with whatever lengths I go with

[@gfire_productions]

I would cut 8 of those cables in half and re-solder new XLR ends on them accordingly. That way you spend minimum amount of money for the upgrade by using what you already have available. Check this out: amzn.to/3fYUJdc

[@bballgod237]

I've been going back and forth in my head between making something like this or investing in some of those new XLR Ethercon snakes (LyxPro). How do you feel about your drum loom years later at this point? Do you still use it or did you find something else that works better?

[@gfire_productions]

Great question. I still is it. I personally thing the ethercon snake is a good idea for really long cables but I literally put my stage back x near the drummer so I done have to deal with an external step in my set up. My s16 is place near the drummer and all other band member plug in at the point.

[@deniz-akkaya-x]

Thanks for the nice video. Everything as you said was awesome until you put all the mics into the box like that :) But very nice tip.

[@gfire_productions]

Thanks Deniz. Yeah I stopped doing that mic thing a long time ago. lol

[@msv632001]

what is a good brand for XLR CAble for drum mic? thanks

[@gfire_productions]

At Guitar Center only: LiveWire Essential or Elite Any music supply store. Hosa Amazon: amzn.to/3KoEAus

[@woffsen11]

Wonder wy so many audioprofessionals don`t have better audiocontrol on there videos....

[@gfire_productions]

That's a great question and thanks for watching Woffsen. It's simple, many audio professionals are not that great at KZbin or videography at the beginning parts of their ventures. Like all things it takes practice. This video has not so great audio and video quality (iPhone 6) lol. I've personally improved on most of my video skills for KZbin during 2020. Questions like these are fair however, are meant to be constructive criticism or just simply a pessimistic point of view instead of getting the point. Sooooo… what can you offer as a solution and did you learn how to build a drum snake regardless? lol