| I'm a drummer of 30 years.
I find that snare drum resonances are often to do with the tuning of the higher tom(s) - for me it's usually the 10inch tom. ie they resonate with each other. The trick is to find the optimum tuning with both snare and tom(s) that isn't going to cause the snare to buzz too long or loudly. Then what buzz is left can be tamed with an external damper on the snare, or sometimes tom(s) and/or I also use toilet paper/gaffer tape.
With adjusting the higher tom tuning, I sometimes try tuning one of the top or bottom (usually) lugs down, or up a bit. Or I just tune/detune each lug the same - a small bit at a time, remembering which ones I've done.
Often it's a case of experimentation - working in small steps and remembering what I've done so if it doesn't work I can go back to where I was. |