Snare Drum Troubleshooting Guide 🥁 - Get It Sounding Right ✅

A one-year follow up to the 'From Poop To Pop' video, this is a complete troubleshooting checklist of causes for unfavourable sounding snare drums. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL for more great free drum lessons, tips, advice and cool product reviews.
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[@jerryweston4097]

We need to go pray for these people 😂🥁

[@steverichdrummr]

You need to go pray for these people!!!!! I'm dying laughing at this. You are too funny Rob. A great local drumshop shocked me ( after 60 years experience drumming) when I brought him sn ols Ludwig Standard wood snare that I was just given because it had an "afterbuzz" in the wires. Sounded amazing, but the snares kept on singing a little too long. I know that I had everything setup right down below. He, in a split of a second said your batter head is the problem. It came with an almost new Emporer X black underdot coated. I was thinking that can't be right, it s the snares. But, he is the expert so I changed it out for a UV1coated. It instantly went to ZERO BUZZ. That guy is brilliant to know this stuff. I'm still shaking my head that he was right.

[@davemitchell8756]

Hey Rob great advice. I had a snare with an annoying overtone that seemed impossible to tune out. The bottom shell bearing edge has a snare bed- slightly flattened where the snare wires sit. I accurately measured the height of the rim above the bottom head so it was the same height and tightened the lugs from there. Overtone gone 👍. I also check the bearing edges for dings etc. clean up with some fine sand paper if it’s wood. Some wet & dry if it’s metal. On damping try a Mylar snare strip taped to the shell with a felt pad on the top head. When you hit it lifts releasing full tone then drops to kill ring- good for mics live or recording. Great channel, thanks for all the tips. Best Wishes from 🇬🇧 👍

[@alexmanojmathews]

Prof Brown HAS THE BEST VIDEOS ..

[@claysmell]

"hot butt juice" LOL!!

[@ryangrissom1948]

Very helpful info, Mr. Beatdown!

[@johnryan3374]

What a helpful video! Personally, I like to crank up the bottom head, fine tune the top head, then throw a sneeze ring on the top head.

[@drummermomcjs]

Great information. Wish I had known this 30 yrs ago.

[@gregwonhoff7161]

Good morning greetings to you, Mr. Beatdown. You, my friend are such a valuable asset to this channel. Your sharing of your wealth of knowledge is so muchly appreciated by us, your fans. Have a wonderful day, and I will see you next video.❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️

[@billykohler9153]

You answered my question of the annoying “ after rattle “. I shall re-center the snare wires . TY Rob.

[@BrianSmith-hl5qh]

Great show in Port Colbourne last night amazing drumming . One of my all time favourite performances on KZbin is your cover of Chuck E’s in love . Bet your follows would enjoy a cover of Fire and Rain it was amazing live.

[@ralphgilbert9527]

I've been watching you for quite a while now, and I know you have Paiste cymbals. I bought some after hearing yours on the videos and couldn't be happier. Thanks much dude.

[@James1623]

Excellent video as always Rob you are such such an inspirational drummer and you say it absolutely straight to anybody 🥁🥁🥁

[@onura549]

Thank you sir! you are amazing!!

[@michaelgallegos8811]

Thanks for this video bro🎶🎵🎸🥁

[@vandavis000]

Great video rob😊

[@piggycity]

I love your tunning videos, simply essential!

[@barryscott]

Thanks mate. Great information and guidance as always. ✌🏽🍍

[@djabthrash]

Excellent video once again Rob !

[@DropFive0]

Gotta love this dood 😂😂

[@davidgomersall7185]

Some great tips, only problem is that my brain has gone, "yeah, about time for some new heads... come to think of it, when did you last buy yourself a new snare drum?" 😂

[@jeffreyjohnmann]

Great video!!!

[@bryanwilliams2747]

Thanks!

[@jonpryor2656]

I posted this on a previous video; how do you " crank" the bottom head? CHOKE IT! Then back it off 1\8 to 1\4 to get resonance.

[@dwaynewladyka577]

Very good information. Cheers, Rob! 👍🏻👍🏻✌️🥁 🇨🇦

[@bigvrocks2480]

Great vid as always Rob. I read; a few years ago, something about different alloys/metals that make up the hoops that affected the sound. Some are better suited for certain styles of music, etc. also I recall something about the 'bead' or edge of the drum itself that the head sits on affecting the tone of the drum. BTW, I loved Evans heads for my snare drums when I could get them! Thanks...

[@jasonrobley2109]

Cool as always. Any advice for a dynasonic snare other than junking it? Thanks

[@mulletATheart]

Sweet drum! I have BDC’s Raven, and I really like it.

[@ignacioperezdelcastillo3182]

Gracias

[@daveyelverton6287]

Awesome! 😂🤣

[@goodtimejohnny8972]

My Ludwig maple classic bearing edge on the snare side must have made by a new hire. The snare beds aren't king size they are emporer sized! The drum when put on a flat surface only touches 90 degrees from each bed. Try tuning that! One of these days I will send it off to be redone. Until then I do the best I can with what I got. That means crank it really high until all lug tuning matches. By the time the head gets there I think to myself, man these Aquarian heads can really take some abuse.😂

[@debralynnpaxton5238]

😂😂😂Love it ! ❤ "...horrible-sounding snares ..." 😂😂😂😂

[@brianfoster7486]

good video, Rob, per usual ... and the humor ... 😆 I'm in stitches always. What about the snare wires and the adjustment to tighten or loosen them? Too loose and it sounds like ... a bag of cats (maybe) ... and too tight and you kill the wires vibrating against the reso head at all. Got to be somewhere in the middle, right? Thanks. Got to get me that BPM shirt, by the way. like that.👍

[@richardpalleja2945]

Great video Rob, is that a British Drum company snare? If so how do you like it? Thx

[@MrRezRising]

Weird rattle? Check each lug with a quick shake. Fix by removing lug and packing with cotton balls. Re-attach lug. 🥁🤘

[@chadphillips1950]

Rob, thank you as always 🙏 you changed my drumming life since I found you during covid. Question Is there a time frame for changing the drum beater on the drum pedal? I'm still rocking the ones I had for years now. 🥁🥁🥁

[@RobBeatdownBrown]

You just answered your own question 👌🏽

[@chadphillips1950]

@@RobBeatdownBrown 😂 okay thanks! Another Sweetwater order 😁

[@chanceaustin_]

I know this is a snare video, but I want to ask you about toms for a second…is tuning the wrinkles out just for new heads, or do you clear the head and start over every time they need to be retuned?

[@Cichlids23]

I have one of those entry level kits you spoke of, question is, is it worth it to maybe get some pure sound snare wires and a better batter head or just buy a new one for $400-$500 ???

[@johnmyers7093]

I’m having trouble with snare settings on my Rogers Dynasonic. Not sure how to balance the two tightening mechanisms on the floating snare bridge.

[@betulaobscura]

Cranking up bottom head kills tonality of any snare and also make it sounds tiny and flat. it is not about cranking up. It is about proper tension.

[@cDisturbed.]

I find when I crank my reso head it chokes the drum out, no matter how I adjust the wires

[@nevertooldtolearnmore]

How about a ringing despite an otherwise good sound. And also how about a ringing caused by the sound of the higher toms.

[@RobBeatdownBrown]

You can just slap a MoonGel or a Dot or a Remo O-ring to get rid of the excess ring. And the ‘sympathetic snare buzz’ caused by toms and often be tuned out by tuning one of the toms up or down. Or sometimes loosening the 4 rods around the snare wires a little bit helps too

[@ignacioperezdelcastillo3182]

💪⚖️⚙️

[@cskeise]

💙👊😎

[@freesoulmadness3383]

Ok and what about how to tune bottom head?

[@djabthrash]

he made several videos on that subject already

[@timholt54]

You. Need to pray for these people ………😎