snare sound

dexter · 6th April 2004

hello Charles,
first of all, congratulations for your work.
now my question...
i'd really like to know how to obtain a long 'cranked' sustain in a snare track, let's say the snare sound of 'in my place' by coldplay.
do you think it's possible to create that in the digital domain?
i have some well recorded drums tracks, in a nice big room (the ceiling is more than 18 feet high) BUT no room mics.. only overheads.
in the coldplay recording i can hear that this kind of snare sound is somehow coming from the room , probably compressed and gated. now i don't have the luxury of another recording... how could i fake that sound? is there any trick i could use ?
am i right in saying that the sustain is from the room mics?
thanks!

5down1up · 7th April 2004

maybe that helps a little ?

gate the snare sound and add

- spl transient designer
- i guess theres a sony plug which does kinda like the same ?
- the urei 1176 20:1 super fast release
- a limiter can do it , too

add some gated " in time " reverb

good luck

shouldnt be that hard , is it ?

but hey , i am not charles

kellyd · 17th April 2004

Too bad you don't have a room mic, esp with a large room. Maybe you can do something with a copied OH (eq'd to simul a room). Gate the track and key it with the snare. Everytime the snare hits you get an extra controlled burst of room. Adjust the release to the tempo of the song.

ixnys · 18th April 2004

Just fake a room sound. Copy OH tracks...put a heavy reverb on them, and then smash them with a compressor.

6th April 2004	#1
dexter Gear interested Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3 Thread Starter	snare sound hello Charles, first of all, congratulations for your work. now my question... i'd really like to know how to obtain a long 'cranked' sustain in a snare track, let's say the snare sound of 'in my place' by coldplay. do you think it's possible to create that in the digital domain? i have some well recorded drums tracks, in a nice big room (the ceiling is more than 18 feet high) BUT no room mics.. only overheads. in the coldplay recording i can hear that this kind of snare sound is somehow coming from the room , probably compressed and gated. now i don't have the luxury of another recording... how could i fake that sound? is there any trick i could use ? am i right in saying that the sustain is from the room mics? thanks!

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7th April 2004	#2
5down1up Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 1,989	maybe that helps a little ? gate the snare sound and add - spl transient designer - i guess theres a sony plug which does kinda like the same ? - the urei 1176 20:1 super fast release - a limiter can do it , too add some gated " in time " reverb good luck shouldnt be that hard , is it ? but hey , i am not charles

17th April 2004	#3
kellyd Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Austin Posts: 1,230	Too bad you don't have a room mic, esp with a large room. Maybe you can do something with a copied OH (eq'd to simul a room). Gate the track and key it with the snare. Everytime the snare hits you get an extra controlled burst of room. Adjust the release to the tempo of the song.

18th April 2004	#4
ixnys Gear addict Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 324	Just fake a room sound. Copy OH tracks...put a heavy reverb on them, and then smash them with a compressor.