dw acousticeq snare drum

Jax · 31st May 2008

Found this on ebay. A pair of handles open or close vents mounted in the shell to produce varying amounts of acoustic damping.

I'll give them credit for an innovative design, but in every video, the drum sounds either choked or empty. I don't hear the good ol' sound of wood resonating and barking.

They even have Keltner hyping it up.

I'll take a Craviotto over this anyday.

DW Acoustic EQ Snare Drum

biggator6 · 1st June 2008

Spend $50 on a used Acrolite.. not wood, but they sure sound good.
"-)

HiString · 2nd June 2008

From memory, "variable venting" has been done before DW's attempt.

stevesmithfan · 3rd June 2008

What a horrible sounding drum that eq snare is, very flat and trebly. It sounds like the internal mic is way too loud in the mix.

Tuga · 4th June 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by HiString

From memory, "variable venting" has been done before DW's attempt.

Yep. My buddy got a "variable venting" snare from Odery drums years ago.

31st May 2008	#1
Jax Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,779 Thread Starter	dw acousticeq snare drum Found this on ebay. A pair of handles open or close vents mounted in the shell to produce varying amounts of acoustic damping. I'll give them credit for an innovative design, but in every video, the drum sounds either choked or empty. I don't hear the good ol' sound of wood resonating and barking. They even have Keltner hyping it up. I'll take a Craviotto over this anyday. DW Acoustic EQ Snare Drum Last edited by Jax; 31st May 2008 at 06:41 PM.. Reason: added pic

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1st June 2008	#2
biggator6 Lives for gear Joined: May 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,979	Spend $50 on a used Acrolite.. not wood, but they sure sound good. "-)

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HiString Gear maniac Joined: Apr 2003 Location: Terra Australis Posts: 216	From memory, "variable venting" has been done before DW's attempt.

3rd June 2008	#4
stevesmithfan Gear maniac Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 167	What a horrible sounding drum that eq snare is, very flat and trebly. It sounds like the internal mic is way too loud in the mix.