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imacgreg · 21st November 2003

I'm currently mixing a hard rock/punk band demo in PT6 and I'm having problems with my snare sound. I have plenty of pop, but I was talking to my boss and he said I need more length to the snare sound, and not reverb. I did mic the top and bottom of the snare, both with 57s. The bottom mic has plenty of the snares, but like my boss said, I think it's too short.

What do you guys do to lengthen a snare sound after the fact? I want the snare drum to be loud and present in the mix, but right now, to get that happening I have to have my snare way too loud. Do you guys add samples that have some length? Any compression tricks? Is this where I might want to reamp the snare?

Thanks...

Ian

21st November 2003	#1
imacgreg Gear addict Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Echo Park, Los Angeles Posts: 444 Thread Starter	Adding length to a snare... I'm currently mixing a hard rock/punk band demo in PT6 and I'm having problems with my snare sound. I have plenty of pop, but I was talking to my boss and he said I need more length to the snare sound, and not reverb. I did mic the top and bottom of the snare, both with 57s. The bottom mic has plenty of the snares, but like my boss said, I think it's too short. What do you guys do to lengthen a snare sound after the fact? I want the snare drum to be loud and present in the mix, but right now, to get that happening I have to have my snare way too loud. Do you guys add samples that have some length? Any compression tricks? Is this where I might want to reamp the snare? Thanks... Ian __________________ ---------- Ian MacGregor http://twitter.com/#!/blackwatchsound www.standard-audio.com - Home of the Level-Or, 500 series Level-loc inspired limiter Visit Standard Audio on Facebook