[DWINC]

Originally Posted by Fleaman

Tighten your snare wire tension...the tighter they are, the more muted/drier it becomes.

Also, use a dampened snare head, like an Evans genera dry vented (has overtone ring w/dry vents).

Finally, besides tuning, you may want to explore using wood shelled snares if you haven't already.

When you hit the snare sitting right next to it, does it sound dry?

Good luck.

Well...back again and tried some things out. I started with the moongel and the tightening of the snarestrings. I don't know HOW tight I can get at the hightest, but right now the pitch is really high. It sounds like when you DO NOT want a dry sound ;)

When I sit next to the snare it does not sound dry, but not 'wet' either. There is a little high pitch in it, but not the real high pitch sounds that the basic kits have. (cos of the moongel it is MUCH better right now)

Wood shelled snares: really like them, especially the picolo's, but I ran out of money with my complete new (and pro) mic setup :)

I record a lot of fast metal and rock, and the kick and the snare are extremely tough to deal with.

Bjorn