| im not huge on using samples, so in your position, if it's not to bad in OH, id get a snare drum and just play over it. Ive always felt sample replacement is good for when a sound just "isn't there at all" in the first place. (like a kick drum that sounds like "oohmmmm" if the beater isn't there, it's never going to magically "appear through EQ) But if it's simply a matter of there being something "offensive" about the sound, just remove/minimize whatever is offending you.
usually, ill just make the snare drum "work" in the song. Do the narrow eq thing, use RenEQ, or something like DP's MWEQ, and find the ring by focusing the EQ, (high gain, sweeping till it resonates) then a big cut till you can't hear it anymore.
usually a "ring" isnt in one frequency...it's a complex combination of frequencies. so you may need to eq out 2-3 different places. if you find a resonance, and eq it out, but still hear a ring, then repeat the process till all rings are gone. Then, give the snare a little boost in the mids to fatten it up, add a hint of distortion, send it to an aux with a plate verb...whatever it takes.
lastly, the snare doesn't have to be too loud! often i hear mixes with multitracked drums, and the snare is just to freakin loud. look at your 2-buss meters. if it is jumping by 2-4dB on snare hits, maybe your snare is too loud for the mix. (depending on style of course....jeez you know take all this with a grain of salt) |