Why Does My Snare Drum Sound Cheap? THE BIG FIX...

[@sccdrum93]

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[@rrfields65]

Learn a song in 1 hr. ! I can listen too a song once and play it 5 mins. after ward ! Well I have been playing drums for 45 years , so music composition and arrangements are child's play too me now! And about snare drum ring , always replace the batter head ( I always use Remo coated Ambassador with a floating Remo E-ring ) as soon as you start to see indentations and coating pop off! And use a 48 strand snare strainer , you get better buzzroll response!

[@rodriguezelfeliz4623]

Bad advice. It did not work with my electronic drumset.

[@BlackBallsImMyMouth]

Because on electronic drums you need to trust drum module on sound

[@hpatss4966]

@@BlackBallsImMyMouth dude he’s joking

[@oskarfield8696]

@@BlackBallsImMyMouth woooooooooooosh

[@microburst9059]

one could argue, electronic drums, are not drums ... at all

[@hellrazorofficial9178]

Sarcasm alert. ... I dont use bottom heads on my ellectric drumset so this wouldnt work for me either. D'OH

[@a.j.wilkes6352]

Subtle brag about hitting in the middle with that center dirt/worn mark. :D

[@conradleffman8393]

Yh ikr, his are like a pinprick in the dead centre compared to mine, which have hit marks everywhere

[@michaeldeloach838]

@@conradleffman8393 personally I don't know what the big deal is about hitting directly in the center of the drum. Yes, it gives a consistent tone but there are different tones in different parts of the head. My snares all have two distinct stick mark zones. My right stick hits center right and my left hits center left mainly because when I hit the snare with my left stick I essentially hit the head off center and hit the rim at the same time giving off a really nice pop. I like that tone better than just hitting the head in the center. And when I do a singles roll I essentially do the same with the right stick on the right side. Just off center. Just do you. Find the part of the head that gives you the tone you like and hit it there.

[@The.One.True.B]

@@michaeldeloach838 I've always thought about this too, I really like to play around different areas of the snare at different times. I feel like having one tiny area that gets hit just means a lot of value from the snare is lost because many of it's sounds aren't being used.

[@marcpatzelt2430]

Lars should've watched this before recording St. Anger.

[@DrumNut927]

Lars problem is more than just drum tuning.

[@i3zd]

Judging my how ridiculously cranked his bottom head was, it sounds like he might have gotten that piece of awful advice from this video... YOU CAN TUNE YOUR SNARE RESO HEAD TOO HIGH. MOST PEOPLE DO.

[@SG-qx1fg]

You all need to step outside and stop being so negative.

[@cameronmullins3300]

You’re beating a dead horse

[@MuzzY4444]

it was intended. And sound awesome. Something fresh in their output

[@mikeprata2976]

Nice to see you work through that low snare tuning. I remember when I started learning the drums and watching tuning videos that made tuning look too easy, and then I’d try and it wouldn’t sound close at all. Actually watching you try something and go “Oh that sounds bad, let’s try something else” is super helpful. Thanks man!

[@Han-Solo459]

Our ears can't make any sense of all the overtones and ringing of a drum when starting out. Eventually our ears start to understand and hear the musicality of it.

[@DEAD4LIVE]

Exactly

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Puresound wires are great... but those Cotter Pins will slip at the worst time possible and ruin your recording. Regular straps work just fine. I really enjoyed this epsidoe, though! Great job!

[@jonhattanrai]

I agree with this 100% I bought a 20 thread Puresound brass that came with those "Quick shit" straps, and I couldn't actually never get them to sound properly. (As you showed in your video they get misaligned) so I swapped the straps for the oldschool vintage cords that I had on the old snare wires, and worked like a charm.

[@jgoosedrums]

Hey Stephen, I think there's still one more "last resort" step, and that would be to check the snare beds. I bought a custom snare drum years ago that should have sounded great but had this weird buzz that just wouldn't go away. So I disassembled the drum and had a good look at the shell, and realized it had virtually no beds cut at all. Essentially the wires weren't able to hug the reso head as they should. After watching a couple videos on how to cut snare beds, I was able to take a file to the shell and get those beds to be a bit deeper. After that the wires fit more snugly and uniform the head, which got rid of that weird ring. I know this is a fairly unique scenario but since then, I've seen snares on the shelf at drum shops with no beds at all. So I've learned to always check my snare drums for adequate snare beds.

[@ziiofswe]

Some snare beds are very wide and smoothed out so they're difficult to see unless you put the drum on a flat surface.

[@kazumaminton4598]

6:46 "cuz we wanna be dead right now" damn same

[@nicholasbstone]

The wear marks on this guys snare drum! Absolute control. Especially that tiny little spot in the center!

[@MartyMcFlyV]

The best way to get a great sound is to keep tuning, keep trying different things and keep recording each time and listen back. If you're in a hurry forget it this is going to take some time LOL

[@0danishdrummer0]

“You can’t go too High on the bottom head”..... that’s not true at all 😅 Cranked too High it just starts to sound weird... And weird snare wire response

[@marcpatzelt2430]

The last tip is the most important drum advice I heard in a while. Thank you!

[@5000rgb]

I had a cheap set of hi hats that sounded bad until I learned how to play.

[@1bbjjhhjj]

I have the Puresound wires, but what's even better are the 42 strand ones made by Masshoff which I just recently discovered and the difference is huge!

[@TheLeon1032]

big thanks for that Masshoff tip))

[@1bbjjhhjj]

@@TheLeon1032 no problem you won't be disappointed! If you look them up on YT you'll find the demonstration video on how they sound!

[@jove1155]

For drumdial users, I've found around 80 on the snare side works well for most tunings.

[@RalphWLundvall]

Drumdial solved my tuning problems. Before I kept hearing over tones and chasing them led nowhere. 88 on the top.

[@Chiroman527]

@@RalphWLundvall Hey Ralph, is a Tune Bot similar to a Drumdial?

[@Jay.McCarty]

@@Chiroman527 No. A Drumdial, mechanically, measures the tension of the head at each lug. The Tunebot measures the tone produced by the drum. ...like a guitar tuner. Best of all worlds would be to get your tension even with a Drumdial then use a Tunebot to fine tune your tone. You can also just download an app to measure the tone. Though YMMV.

[@Meteotrance]

Thanks for the share of the drum dial value, there is also a way to manage that with sticker stich to the botom head, you can also tape the snare directly to the botom head but it muffle a lot.

[@koalanectar9382]

Another thing to remember about snare ring is that it will be significantly drowned out in a mix\full band setting. I remember recording a drum track that I was sure would sound terrible because of how ringy the snare was, but in the full mix you only heard a smidge of the ring and it sounded great. If I had over-dampened the snare so it didn't ring so much while tracking, it wouldn't have sounded so good in the final mix.

[@markmullen1852]

37 years playing drums. The one thing that helped me tune my snares better than anything was tuning the bottom head to "finger tight." Then tune the batter head. I never crank my resonant head. I get EXCELLENT results by just tuning the batter head tighter than the resonant and adjusting the snare tension. Saved me SO much time over the years.

[@peterszeligiewicz7239]

Mate just tried your idea and it works a treat . The only difference I went half a turn above finger tight . thanks Pete

[@stevepompei3694]

Interesting, gonna try that, I've been loosening my snare side head little by little but gonna try that, I have a pdp steel snare that's super annoying

[@markmullen1852]

@@stevepompei3694 It works really well with my Ludwig 6.5x14 steel snare. Cracks likes a Ludwig is supposed to. Sounds amazing!

[@briane.paulson]

I tried your trick! Best snare sound ever. Thanks!

[@canturgan]

Thanks for the tip.

[@madadam323]

Perfect timing, I've been dealing with this problem from my snare

[@duinay3]

I was thinking of buying a $500 snare but realized I had no money

[@yuriselukoff]

There’s a debate that detuning one or two lugs may eventually result in a warped shell. I wonder if it’s true.

[@awangkuaiman]

i heard of that too, and i also wonder the same thing

[@the6ig6adwolf]

I wouldn't suggest trying it with any vintage drums but any modern snare drum (built in the last 30 years) you'll be fine.

[@drumngrewve]

There's not that much tension used in drum set tuning, as opposed to say marching stratosphere tuning, that detuning a lug or 2 would cause harm to a shell, especially at that low tuning. At least in my opinion. If you put a Kevlar head that has a rediculously high tuning ability on a set snare and cranking it up to those crazy high marching snare tensions and then detune a couple of lugs then yes, but if you're that high to begin with your gonna put your shell in danger regardless of what you do.

[@drofnoise555]

Chris L so you're saying it IS true is what it sounds like

[@jamesvandread6695]

It won't work the shell but it can warp the hoops if it's a super cheap made hoop

[@fmphotooffice5513]

Lots of great content in this one. Thanks. Consistent time is crucial for anything coming before or after the beat to "fit" as you practice different consistent dynamics. When your're in your car at a red light, slapping your leg, the sound in the slap should be absolutely identical to the music. The effect of the drums in the recording should sound like it came from your leg- always, every time.

[@user-ig7nq7pc7k]

Great video. Two more tips before you replace the snare: 1) Replace the hoops 2) Have the bearing edge reground. Sometimes the bearing edge is either warped or inconsistent, or cut in a way that produces higher overtones. I wish you had also used a ring muffler and moongel, just to hear the difference on your particular snare. I stopped using moongel but love the thin hoop I got.

[@Migouelin]

I think the ring muffler (Gadd's ring) works like the bracelet Stephen Clark adds on his snare : up and down.

[@UPdan]

Wood hoop on batter only seems to help on low tone.

[@seventhquarter]

#10:52 Going by harmonics, this is a case of forced vibrations(resonance), and one cannot avoid the snare buzzing on a hit on the tom since toms are tuned and harmonized as well. The snare drum, being the heart of it, may be left with its best tuning. I liked the idea of sacrificing a little bit of tune with the toms in order to break the resonance...

[@gooddogtrainingservices5351]

The vicious cycle continues

[@m0j0b0ne]

I ditched the Moon Gel because it eventually breaks down into a gooey, sticky mess that's difficult to remove, especially from the coated heads I prefer for, y'know, the brushwork. I now use the Trutones drum dampers, and so far, very good. They're much tougher and more tear-resistant than Moon Gels and if anything, even stickier. The downside is they stick so hard to each other, they're a bit difficult to deploy. A little soap and s rinse recharges them if they get dusty/dirty.

[@nathanielcadet7554]

Try drum dots

[@englaisfitz]

1 additional note, adding a 2nd mic to the underside of the snare to catch more of the snare's snap, gives a slightly drier sound with more of a crack without compromising the tone. This will allow you to effectively mask the ring from the batter head.

[@jaimeguillen8367]

I personally don’t care of a little ring let it ring when you play with guitars and a band that won’t come thru

[@Lord_Dranek]

another tip is to put a piece of felt the same width as the snare wires and about an inch in length to the bottom of your snare head, under the snare wires and centred. tightly tune the bottom head and tension the snare strainer, this will help especially when large amps make your snare rattle like crazy.

[@MrMetalclay]

Take all the advice you can on drum tuning while becoming more prolific at it. Don't forget that new heads will almost always sound better. Seating the heads properly in the beginning also helps, especially if the shell has imperfections on the mating surface, some wax or a candle can smooth it out. I'm going to definitely try put the jangly thing. Great video!

[@wickedlee664]

Prolific? Do you mean proficient? Prolific means you make or have a lot of something.

[@brudbbb1]

I'm just a noob bassist trying to learn more about drums great video!

[@chrislaprise398]

It seems to me that all adjustments on lugs should be evenly distributed. Your results were from not all tight situation. Tension matters.

[@axeloberg9596]

Excellent video. Very deep stuff. Tuning your snare "out of tune (with itself)" for a more complex fuller tone(s), that helps kill the age old snare ringy problem. Wow. A++ Thank you for the insights!

[@cheeryoh3153]

Why does my snare sound cheap? Cuz it is LMAO

[@_Reynolds_]

I have Puresound snare wires on a 13" Yamaha woodshell snare drum. My issue is the extremely long resonance of the wires. I had to realize that they don't even reach the reso head so they aren't getting dampened at all, but just buzzing together with the head. Do you have any idea how that could be solved?

[@davidlanier7006]

If your snares are too tight it will choke the drum. I personally like an open, not choked snare sound, but not too ringy. I have a cheap snare that sounds and feels better than my expensive DW snare drum. The reason is not the shell. The reason is that it has only 8 lugs, and lighter weight lugs and hoops. It feels totally comfortable to play. Bigger isn't always better. Also, the weather will obviously affect the feel and sound of a snare drum.

[@frankfertier34]

totally right: the amount of humidity can brighten your sound or dampen it.

[@niteshades_promise]

not usually a fan of lower tuned snares but yours sounds amazing. great video.🤘🏻🍻

[@wms702]

1.6mm Hoops will cause "ring".Go up to 2.3mm or Die-Cast.

[@mogiewaav6642]

“We wanna be dead right now” lol I know the feeling

[@drfuck]

😂👏👏👏

[@StephenGheen]

I bought a Mendini snare drum for 90 dollars, is there a way to fix snare drums that are cheap, I can't adjust the tension on the snares because the cheap stand wobbled to much and fell and the plastic nob broke off, I always hit the center of the snare drum head, I just got it a month ago so its new, and I bought some vic firth drumsticks

[@kyronnewbury]

I love an open ringing snare. I never get complaints because the head is usually in tune so the ring is nice and not annoying

[@jameswallace5967]

I agree. Also you don't hear the ringing in recordings.

[@BeatsAndMeats]

It boggles my mind that some engineers will always want to climb out of the ceiling if they hear a snare ring for 30ms.

[@chadvega4939]

Amen brother. This video makes a ton of sense, especially coming from a drummer who has been playing for 20+ years and who also strives to perfect that desirable sound that each drummer expects to hear in each of our styles. There is definitely something beautiful about stepping back and reassessing the situation with a suttle approach while not forgetting to remember the simple tricks in which most of us tend to commonly overlook or write off. Also, great job with the delivery of each message and demonstrations.

[@dabbler1166]

While we all have different tastes in what we like for a good snare sound, i gotta say....whatever snare drum you had in that drum set, to me, sounded awful. (its the drum, not you.) More... NOTHING AT ALL like an old Ludwig Acrolyte or supraphonic. Immediately I noticed that the bottom snare-wires sounded too loose all through the video and, as if, the inside-the-drum muffler was already pressing too hard against the head. (I guess i like more ring than alot o people). Also, i think i would used a TOP head that is one-notch-thinner. This drum just couldnt seem to escape a "dull thud" and over-muffled sound to it. Yuuucck.

[@leswhite3524]

Yah. A Black Beauty is prohibitively expensive. But why? My 13" maple Tama Rockstar POS sounds like a Nashville studio drum. And my 14" steel Pearl Export sounds like a shotgun going off in a bathroom. Schwiiiing!!!

[@tatyanasizova3367]

Hello! I like your videos. As a beginner I have a lot of questions.. for example, how do you protect your ears? What do you use? It would be great to get an advice from you :)

[@ashermyers6370]

ironically, those first two examples that you used for "bad" snare sound are actually incredible, and remind me of some of the classic snare drum tones from some of the greatest drummers ever recorded. IN THE CONTEXT OF A SONG, that unpleasant "ring" can be tuned and dialed in to the rest of the instruments to make the whole mix feel much larger. With no "ring" or "note", the snare sounds boring as shit! Unless you are making funk or modern pop, DO NOT overthink your snare ring or any kind of buzz. When played with finesse, these things empart a ton of musicality and remind the listener that they aren't just listening to a bunch of stock samples. Quick tip, don't tune or set up drums in solo. If you hear TOO MUCH ring WHILE the mix is in full swing, then you should adjust tuning or EQ the "ring" out, but if you are in your practice room alone, don't invest too much mental energy in finding the "perfect" snare tone. The tuning that sounds "perfect" in solo will ALWAYS sound thin and small when the whole band kicks in. Food for thought: your job is not drumming, it's "song-ing"!

[@lazarusman86]

Guitar player and tech person opinion/question: if head makers can dampen attack with a dot and overtones with an underlay ring, then why in the living heck can’t they dampen the in-between space... WHERE ALL THE PROBLEMS ARE?!?

[@davidlaughlin5715]

Thank you for great video! I feel the topic of "the snare bed " and understanding it would be worth touching on. Sorry, I'm "TOO glamorous" to do my own video. 😇🤣😅 Fat bald and 56yo.🤷‍♂️

[@scottdinges]

Ughhhh. I personally can't stand 80's low tuning. I prefer super high jazz tuning.

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

I play my old Ludwig Supra as high as it will tune, and she rings like a mother. She can't sound cheap.

[@martinel2450]

Ringing is awesome. It gives a drum personality. That’s one of the signature sounds in those mellencamp recordings Kenny played on.

[@Oneness100]

There's essentially 11+ main factors that will determine the sound of a snare drum. 1. The shell material 2. The bearing edges 9snare bed) of the shell and whether the drum has reinforcement hoops or not, and their respective thickness. 3. The finish of the shell (for wood shells, raw unfinished, vs. a satin or primer coating, or a gloss finish on wood shells) 4. The thickness of the shell 5. The type of heads 6. The type of strainer, how many strands and the type of material and whether it covers the entire surface or just part of it. 7. The tension of the heads 8. The tension of the strainer.. 9. the type of sticks you are using. 10. The technique of how you are playing the drum. 11. The type of hoop, (materials and thickness). then when it comes to recording, the factors are the room acoustics/size, the type of microphone, placement, and what type of electronics/settings and the actual performance of the player, etc.

[@methatlovescats3602]

I fixed mine . I put 2 gel tabs inside and I cut the edge off a t-shirt and placed it across the underneath the rim then tightened all up. There now it's fixed

[@happygarlic13]

huh, actually useful array of tricks in these 20mins. nice surprise. good to know know-how.

[@joegiotta7580]

There is so much with this vid that makes no sense. "Here is the big fix", but then your answer to everything is: just mess around until things sound the way you want. Also, you can DEFINITELY go too tight on a snare side head. Your last resort: buy a certain brand of a thing! A brand doesn't make something better. You can get Grover wires, or fat cat, or any major brand(Yamaha, Gretsch, Tama, Gibraltar, etc.) and they will work to freshen up a snare sound. As far as the way a drum sounds in a specific room. You can tune that drum for that room, for a specific sound. So no, all drums CAN work in any room with any mic. You just need to work at it. The inconsistency thing: that has nothing to do with your snare sound. That has to do with feel, dynamics, consistency. If you're consistent and hitting a crappily tuned drum, it will consistently sound crappy.

[@OG-POP]

Just lookn for info bout how I set my snares, current snare is 33x7 Tama Artisan metalwork, wth thinkn mayb 32 wire puresound snare springs. Tightn my top head to near pulling rim off the head, here's where I went on my own since bout 12yrs old now 45 ,I'll rip bout 2/3 " strip of duct tape across both ends ,makes it very tight sounding IMO , hit alot of rim shots , love how my snare pops like a glock firing off, I play hardcore n metal style mostly, so don't mess wth throw switch n drums playing hard thru this style of music, am I takn away frm snare sound taping springs to bottom head , makn it super tight sounding? Thanx for info bro good dude

[@MatthewBarelick]

You are going to laugh but a maxi pad under duct tape is one of the best drum mutes there are I have one on my snare and it stops that annoying overring I have it positioned at 12 o'clock and my mics are at 9 and the drum sounds amazing has a nice deep boom! The material in a pad is made from absorbent foam so it's density makes it work very well and costs about 75 cents! Try and see what you think!

[@danielwiebe2123]

What if I don’t want my snare to sound like sleigh bells?

[@toxozy1531]

Why does my snare sound so loud and more like a bongo. Than the snare that sounds like stuff in Justice for All or 115?? How do I make it sound like that?

[@angusmcflynn]

Where’s the link for THE JINGLY THING you mentioned in the Description???

[@stephaniecorcoran8890]

This video is almost three-quarters done and it's giving me anxiety that he has not said to keep your snare spring in the center it should be equal out from the rim on both sides as well my bottom head is equal all the way around slightly higher than my top and I go a quarter turn extra on the spring lugs. Also homie took the time to change out his thing to Pure sound which I fully agree because he's probably got like a hundred dollar snare, but he didn't even change his bottom Gretsch head! Get that s*** off of there! Any snare you paid more than $100 for is worth changing both of the heads on and the spring

[@rhythm-t3023]

Well honestly I like my snare drum to be tight and crispy sound like a marching snare drum. But I eliminate the buzz sound when you hit the bass drum with the pedal that was the most annoying (To Me). No matter if I play with a 5x14" 6x14" or 3x14" or 3x13". That's the type of sound that I 100% love.

[@SadBstard]

Really enjoyed this video. I noticed you play heel down, is this your way or do you do both heel up and down? Nice sounding kit, too. Is it a Gretsch?

[@j.a6575]

Good video. Not what i was searching for but this absolutelty helps me with my second snare plans.

[@ronbaker8383]

Hey guess what this worked. Ddrum 14 by 6 snare with my tama rockstars sounds awesome thanks !!!!!!

[@ndhudecz]

Same sound as the snare is from our church.Why do drummers what the snare sound like a tom-tom? I have a 1970 Ludwig all clear set with chrome snare. Just take snare off bottom if you want a Tom sound..

[@michaelmele1070]

I have my snares head tuned tight with the snare wires tuned tight as well. In addition, I placed three small washcloths inside the drum to mute any resonance. Is this overkill? I'm looking for a tight snappy sound kind of like Alex Van Halens snare sound and it sounds good to me so far but is this overkill?

[@mattgiguere5638]

Duct tape the bottom head at the edges of the snare saddle should accomplish the SNAP you like....but tuning is the key to a nice smack snare sound. Have fun tuning your snare😡

[@jesperFrost]

Ha ha ha that second sound is the sound from Last Christmas 🤣 My favourite hate snare drum sound!

[@onnxyeah]

I had the god tuning for my snare at one point, but I stupidly decided to change it thinking i'll always be able to tune it back, but I could never quite find that tuning again.

[@BIGSNAKE16]

11:47 Your snare wires aren't centered on the head. That could drive you nuts messing with everything else and not finding the cure of the problem.

[@DemetrioAlbidrez]

I found out that if you use cheap Drum heads , Old drum heads are over stress , tuning the heads 2 complete turns each lug screw , the ring occurs near each edge of every screw & experiencing on how to tune the way you want to hear the right sound for your snare !! Everyone tunes Differently !!!

[@WashboardBrian]

I like a low, dirty snare when playing Dixieland, Second Line or NO brass band music.

[@TheImperfectDrummer]

Thank you for this video! One interesting thing though, I have a Mapex Saturn III and my snare just never sounded quite right. It was when I LOWERED the snare side head a bit that it started to sound better. So I think on some snares, it actually helps not to crank the bottom head way up there. It's still tight, just not super cranked.

[@jorgealvarez834]

Been ok ahi if for over a decade. I personally never had running problems. Not sure if it is cause I invested in Top of line drums. Fact, I notice no matter what tuning a top of the line Tom or snare will sounds amazing in any tuning

[@bigsquatchsasfoot1964]

Some good advice here thanks dude 👍 the weird thing about this vid is you are a damn doppelgänger for my son I can’t tell you how much you look like him and your mannerisms are even similar 🤣 pretty cool

[@TJB-zt9tx]

Get a ludwig super sensitive, no strings or straps. No matter how many times you drop the throw, it always comes back the same, with clarity and power.😁

[@rhythm-t3023]

I don't like the ring sound on my snare drum. That's why I muffled with a ring and I like my snare drum tight and crispy. That's why I love piccolo snare drums and marching snare drums

[@christopheralan5750]

my wallet always does the trick.A moon gel is ok .Also adjusting the snare can help with over ring .

[@jiboo6850]

there's one thing that vey few drummers think about to check is the build quality of the head rim. sometimes there's a little step where they're solded together. and that causes a bad sitting of the hoop on the head rim. bad contact = tuning nightmare and weird overtones. what i do in this case? i just take my good'ol trusty Dremel with high grain grinder and i flatten the step and i put one layer of paint tape all the way around on the top of the rim where the hoop is gonna sit. that tape layer will fill the little gaps and allow a full contact of both parts. result is night and day. you end up with a predictable easy to tune drum.

[@rt5u]

I actually really love the sound in the beginning where you said "meeh.. too flat" What did you do there?

[@vincenzoa2929]

I’m all about the art of tuning and it was cool to see some different ideas about tuning for different sounds. Very cool.

[@dizzolve]

I love snare ring. It's only a problem when you're only playing the snare .... but in a band situation ring isn't a problem

[@b-nastyproductions2449]

How to make your snare not sound cheap "You just have to find the sweet spot" haha

[@johnniewillits8670]

I just want Chad Sexton to come set my snare up like his.

[@markpetersen5055]

Question : I have an old 60's Slingerland snare with a metal shell ... ; can I line the inside shell with foam to give it a deep concert snare sound ?

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

so, can you get a decent sounding snare with a "crappy" cheap drumset following this video?

[@dizzydial8081]

I actually kind of like the ring demonstrated with not hitting dead center. One of my favorite songs has a snare with a very high and very obvious ring that it almost doesn't even sound like a snare drum. The worst ring for me always sounded like feedback.

[@stephaniecorcoran8890]

A really good dampening gimmick is Tire balancing weights, and you leave them on the strip

[@lunarvania8073]

I'm mainly getting my snare ringing whem I hit my tom most adjacent to it...maybe I have to tom too lowered and its picking up the vibration?

[@byrondickens]

Right about 14 minutes and 40 seconds, you started getting at what the real answer is: that your drums sound way different to The Listener out there then they do to you sitting behind the kit. A lot of those buzzes and ringing that you are so worried about disappear because they are both swallowed up by distance and by the rest of the band. When getting your Sound, you should focus on what the audience is hearing instead of on what you are hearing.

[@NotMyWar]

I had this dw design snare I could not make sound decent for the life of me. I ended up just selling it and buying a higher priced dw collectors snare. I agree it won’t always solve your problem, it did solve mine lol. It sounded fantastic out of the box

[@richardpowellTV]

If your drum is ringing, just answer it, simple......

[@chrish7336]

Have to say I do prefer the snap of a higher tuned snare, but even that ring that you have early on that you say you are ok with, I do not like. But that's just personal preference.

[@dawnclelland6813]

I hated the way my snare made echo and ring tones , so I took your advice and put a jiggly bracelet on my snare Wow it sounds amazing now . Its like magic I love playing my snare again. I didn't need to do any other tuning thank you for the great advice .

[@BubblegumBrown]

Not to chop heads, but if anyone that cares about fixing your drums sound is reading this and you haven't heard about the channel Sounds Like A Drum, you need to go straight there. The hum is coming from needing the snares seated in the bed better. A little less tension on the rods on either side of the snare wires. Go to Sounds Like. Drum. It's the tuning Bible.

[@Johnnybananass-_]

a small square to cotton laying on the skin, held on the rim with a bulldog clip does a great ring killer, without changing the drums inherent sound

[@andya2665]

I wish marching bands would stop with the tight head and snare sound. It doesn't even sound like a drum. They could mix their sound with a more open sounding snare drums and that would sound great.

[@zeppelinfan82]

Your snare sounds cheap. Put jingly thing on it . Great video🙄🙄

[@billfallon2372]

Want to cut to the chase? Drum Dial and Aquarian heads. You're welcome.

[@sticksbass]

puresound r nice wires but im still kicking myself 4 selling the best sounding snare i ever had which had cheap off brand wires.

[@TheMkarr]

Almost always a choked drum. Let the bottom head breathe & then play with the top. It's more tunable.

[@dominiquez5643]

Another amazing useful lesson Stephen ! Thank you ! Stay safe !!

[@rockholiday7344]

Best recorded snare,Yes 90215 and Big Generator