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Originally posted by bnath
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What are some techniques for minimising snare rattle, while keeping the tone of the snare relatively wet? I'm talking about the kind of buzz that is triggered by every other drum and instrument in the room, and is impossible to get out of the overheads. I'm currently recording a drummer with one of those double-wide sets of snares on his snare drum. We have it cranked pretty tight, but not insanely so, since the snare sounds really nice when struck, and we're all liking the overall wetness of the resonant tone.
Unfortunately, on all of the tom hits and parts where the snare is played less, the snares are rattling constantly and loudly throughout, which makes it hard to get a tom sound (from the overheads) that doesn't sound like a set of oversized snare drums!
Also, does anyone have any links to good drum tech pages? I really need to learn more about troubleshooting and fixing drum anomalies like rim buzz, etc.. I can tune drums pretty well at this point, but that's pretty much the extent of my technical knowledge of drums and drum hardware. I'd really prefer to get the sound sounding good at the source, so any help to this end would be appreciated!
b :* |
It's all in the tuning of the drums to begin with. When the toms are really well tuned, so that each lug has exactly the right tension, my experience is that I have been able to get it working on all kits that have been recorded in my studio. In can be difficult though sometimes.
Also, check if the wires run straight over the resonant head. Badly mounted snare beds can really make it impossible to get the rattle under control.
Experiment as much as possible, but also remember, it's a drumKIT not a bunch of samples.
Good luck,
Dirk