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i need help tuning my snare
Maganoo732
Date:
December 27, 2004 @ 1:04 PM
i just started playing the drums and i was
wondering if any one could tell me how i can get
more of a snap sound for my snare. i love hip hop
music so its kinda hard playing a beat without a
snap to it cause it changes the whole sound to it.
Vipercussionist
Date:
March 31, 2005 @ 9:42 PM
Try tuning it up kind high, a smaller/thinner
drum might get more accurate reproduction of the
sound you're looking for. The sound will rip yer
head off when you've got it right!! Good Luck!!
davidpartay
Date:
April 5, 2005 @ 9:02 AM
If you're playing hiphop, a 13" or 14" brass
piccolo snaredrum would do quite well.
The key to tuning a snaredrum is to tune the
resonant head (ie. the bottom) as high as you can
- without tearing it of course, and without
forcing it tighter than it's made to go. You
should be able to feel when you're pushing its
limits.
To get the best crack out of a snaredrum, used an
unmuffled coated two-ply head such as the Remo
Weather King Emperor batter head. Tune it as
high as you can. You will then notice that the
drum sounds choked. Tune each lug down about
half a turn (when tuning down, turn further than
you want to and then turn the lug back UP to
where you want it). The drum should have some
life come back into it. This point will
approximately be the best point for the sound
you're after.
It will vary between snaredrums, but don't rely
on us telling you how to tune it - experiment a
bit! Just remember the snaredrum sounds the best
when the resonant head is very tight. If you're
not confident then get an experienced friend to
help you.
Vipercussionist
Date:
April 9, 2005 @ 8:28 PM
davidpartay!!
I must disagree that the "KEY" to tuning a snare
drum is with the resonant head tuned up high,
wouldn't it be the drummers choice, wouldn't it
depend on the type of music you were gonna play??
Isn't that what gives each drummer his or her
"signature tone??"
Just 'cause you or I like a particular tuning
doesn't necessarily mean it's the ONLY way to go,
such as playing a a rock ballad in the studio,
you might tune the snare down quite low to get
that big synthetic low end kinda thing like on a
Chicago album, a looser resonant head would
really get the snares kickin'!! You might NOT
wan't a high pitched drum that cuts your head
off, it might take over the song rather than
enhance it.
I'm not saying that it's the sound I'd use for
everything but there are so many cool tunings to
experiment with that it would be a shame to rule
out ANY of them don't you think??
Just look at the radical difference, let's say
between the heavy deep sound of an early Def
Leppard album (pre-accident) and the drum tone on
an early album by The Police!! Surely some
individual and unique tones there! And I doubt
they would have opted for the others tone for a
million bucks!
Just as long as the head(s) are in tune with
themselves and it's a decent drum to begin with
you might get SCADS of great and different tones
from just one drum!
davidpartay
Date:
April 19, 2005 @ 6:46 AM
That's true, but if you want a generally
versatile sound that doesn't sound like a $20
snaredrum which you can use in different
situations, the best way to get a good, versatile
sound out of your snaredrum is by having the
resonant head high. Doing so increases the
sensitivity of the snare wires and makes the drum
sound more 'open', so to speak. I also don't
necessarily agree that the heads being in tune
with each other on a snaredrum is the best case,
because as you said - there's a LOT of different
ways snaredrums can be tuned
.
But you're right that it's important to have the
sound YOU want. It's just a good starting point
to have the resonant head tuned high and work
from there, unless you know EXACTLY what sound
you're after.
It is certainly possible to have the batter head
tuned low and have the resonant head tuned high,
I have played around with all the snaredrums I've
owned. I'm not a big fan at all of the good old
'fat' sounding low-tuned snaredrum. When I go
for a lower pitched sound, I like it to still
have a nice solid crack to it, but generally I
have a higher pitched sounding snaredrum.
In other news, I'm getting a 14"x7" 6 ply Jarrah
Sleishman snaredrum
. It's gonna be FANTASTIC.
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