Snare drum recommendations?
Question: I need to buy a good qualtiy snare drum (in a hurry) for recording Beatles-type music. Any suggestions on what to get, and where to get it, would be greatly appreciated. (Any tips on recording the Ringo sound(s) would be great, too.) Answer: Get the best 5.5x14 wooden snare you can, t ...
- Arbiter snare drum?
Question: I just saw this used snare drum in a store; it has a wood shell, and no lugs; each rim has one tightening screw on it, turned by a drum key. The rim is split in half, and angled so that tightening it presses the head down further on the bearing edge. The snare strainer looked gung-ho. ...
tagged: Used Snare Drum- snare drum dynamics + eq
Question: I recorded a rock tune, and I eq'd the snare drum so it sounds great during the chorus when it's being hit hard. however, during the verse, it's being hit much more lightly and the eq i've applied makes the drum sound strange. In the future, if I know this, I can double-mic the snre d ...
tagged: Snare Drum- Looking for inexpensive snare drum stand
Question: I'm looking for an inexpensive snare drum stand. I have been told that I should be able to find one for around $30 or less. So far I haven't had any luck finding anything that cheap locally. Is there a particular brand/type I should be asking for? Would they be listed as student stand ...
tagged: Snare Drum Stand- '82 and '83 Bridgemen Drum Solo
Question: Apologies if this has been discussed previously. I saw the Bridgemen in '82 and '83, when they had the top (or near top) drumline in DCI. In the opening portion of the drum solo for both years, the snares play a lick with their left hand. 16th notes repeated for 8 or so measures at a ...
tagged: Snare Drum Solo- Sheet music for Snare, Bass and Tenor Drummers
Question: Does anyone know where I can find sheet music for Snare, Bass and Tenor Drummer? Before the copyright mercenaries open fire I'm not (just) looking for free stuff. Answer: You are a slow-moving, conceited, privileged group of quasi-musicians who are constantly tinkering with your vario ...
tagged: Snare Drum Sheet Music- Rudiments & Snare drum music
Question: Is anyone familiar with the book 'The All-American Drummer' by C. Wilcoxon (Ludwig Publications)? It's fun to practise, but I'm not clear on a bit in the first line of the third solo, where it is written to play a dragged 7 stroke roll, with the 7 stroke roll starting and ending on R ...
tagged: Snare Drum Rudiments- HELP!! About recording the SNARE drum!!!!
Question: This is often the case. Have you ever listened to a snare drum at full volume with your ear one inch from the top head? No? Well, your mic has, and that's what it can sound like. Note: don't try the above listening scenario or your career in audio will be over. For now, try to get the ...
tagged: Snare Drum Part- Making Snare Drum Music
Question: I love writing snare drum music and I do it all the time. They sound awesome, but not anough to make me really really happy with it. When I write it I think of a beat or a theme; something like that and write it out. Sometimes it's rudimental sometimes it's visual and some of it just ...
tagged: Snare Drum Music- $640 for snare drum, bell kit, and lessons?
Question: I've been taking lessons on the snare drum as well as the bell kit(in a band). The snare drum is a pearl and the bell kit seems like a cheap one. Any way they're charging me about 640 dollars for about 8 months and that goes for lessons, snare drum, and bell kit. Is this a good price? ...
tagged: Snare Drum Lesson- Looking for new bebop drum kit - opinions on Gretsch USA Custom
Question: Has anyone played/heard a recent Gretsch Custom kit? - Does this kit sound warm and bebop-py (with good tuning of course!)? - Any issues with the matching 5x14 maple snare? I can't afford more than one snare at the moment so I thought I'd start with the standard as a baseline. - Any p ...
tagged: Snare Drum Kit- Arbiter snare drum?
Question: I just saw this used snare drum in a store; it has a wood shell, and no lugs; each rim has one tightening screw on it, turned by a drum key. The rim is split in half, and angled so that tightening it presses the head down further on the bearing edge. The snare strainer looked gung-ho. ...
tagged: Snare Drum History- Snare Drum Head Recommendations
Question: I recently purchased a 6 1/2 Bronze Ludwig Hand Hammered snare and would like to get a little input from you guys as to what head may be best for this, top and bottom. I'm interested in a sensitive, crisp type sound similar Dejohnette or Erskine. Anyone have any experience with this d ...
tagged: Snare Drum Head- Snare Drums For Sale
Question: We are selling 6 Ludwig 15 marching snare drums, white in color with 4 vest harnesses. The drums are in fair to good condition and could use some work (new heads and a good cleaning). $750 for everything. Drums are on Long Island, NY and it will be buyer's responsbility to pick up or ...
tagged: Snare Drum For Sale- Snipe Me,Baby../drum cases
Question: I'm high bidder on 5 ass't drum cases (2 vulcanized,3 soft Phoenix Tuffcase) and would prefer to not win,so I can get some Beatos.Current high bid is $40.Auction ends around 8:00 PM PST tonite. Answer: You can retract your bid, although buyer's remorse isn't usually an accepted reason ...
tagged: Snare Drum Cases- drum loop challenge
Question: Anyone up for a little drum loop challenge? The idea is to compose drum beat. I'm not suggesting a contest, but it would be fun to see everyone's ideas. If you post MIDI, that's even better. There are two things I'd like to go for. 1) cool rythm 2) fidelity A cool rythm would foster n ...
tagged: Snare Drum Beat- Dream snare drum?
Question: What would YOU consider to be the best marching snare/head/carrier/projector/stick combo available on the market today? (And yes, kitbashing a drum with parts from more than one manufacturer is kosher for the sake of this discussion.) For example, when I marched, we considered a t-bar ...
tagged: - slightly OT: snare drum
Question: I play drums (but I'm not quitting the dayjob as a banker), and my band is about to record an album/CD. I want to buy a snare drum that has a really great, crisp sound. Perhaps my favorite recorded snare drum sound is on Simple Minds' 1980s classic, Don't You Forget About Me. Unfortun ...
tagged: Piccolo Snare Drum- help! my snare drum hurts my ears
Question: I have a Tama birch kit. I'm happy with the sound of everything EXCEPT for the snare. Whenever I hit it, the loud crack literally hurts my ears. The snare drum seems 10 times louder than the toms. So for the last few years, I've always played my drumset using earplugs. By accident, I ...
tagged: Modern School For Snare Drum- Dream snare drum?
Question: The recent thread on the first free-floating snare got me to thinking... What would YOU consider to be the best marching snare/head/carrier/projector/stick combo available on the market today? (And yes, kitbashing a drum with parts from more than one manufacturer is kosher for the sak ...
tagged: March Snare Drum
