28 Feb

Snare Drum Tuning 210 (When You Have No Choice But to Tune The Fish)

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WARNING: This Video Is Almost All Talking. In this vid I talk about advanced tuning and fixing techniques for those hard to deal with snare drums. I cover strainer buzz, buzz from elsewhere in the snare, ring, over tone, tuning equipment and much more.

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25 Responses to “Snare Drum Tuning 210 (When You Have No Choice But to Tune The Fish)”

  1. bazybeats Says:
    March 2nd, 2009 at 8:48 pm

    Mics will help if you are ready to invest in an in ear system and the processors to cut out the unwanted noises. Before I went to in ear systems I could still hear my snare buzzing on stage…even though the crowd got perfect sound from the mains with the gates and compressors eliminating the extra sounds. You can tighten the strainer on the snare and you can put a muffle in it as I had commented earlier…but it will be very thudy and it may still vibrate when you hit other drums. BzB :-)

  2. nightfoxteam Says:
    March 4th, 2009 at 9:51 am

    aw bummer….would mics helps descise it atleast?

  3. bazybeats Says:
    March 7th, 2009 at 5:28 am

    It is very normal to get that buzz in real life….it is just physics…You can always beat the physics though…by cutting out a thin circle of foam…the same circomference as your snare and drop it down on the inside of the snare. It will deaden and dampen the entire snare sound but may cut out that buzz. But again…that buzz is part of real life. If you get rid of it you may not like the results of the rest of the sound. BzB :-)

  4. bazybeats Says:
    March 8th, 2009 at 4:48 pm

    You will almost never get rid of all of that vibration. See, what happens is we are victims of our own music listenig. We hear these great drums on all these great albums and we forget that the sound produced is processed to hell in a mega bad *** studio. What we hear on a professional album is never going to be what we hear from our own kits in the garage. Continued…

  5. nightfoxteam Says:
    March 8th, 2009 at 5:05 pm

    what about when you hit your toms and you get a buzz out of your snare? :S help?please?its getting on my nerves

  6. Militantcheese Says:
    March 9th, 2009 at 3:53 pm

    Cool thanks for the info, big help. Love the vids your an awesome drummer. Cheers for the free info.

  7. bazybeats Says:
    March 9th, 2009 at 11:40 pm

    well, I have never broken my electronics, but then again, I never play them loose. I tighten all of the drums just like the snare. Not only does it protect the electronics, it makes it so that you can finesse the entire kit while playing. Felt beaters do tear up the bass head. I had found one brand that did not…but even they are making the beaters that chew up the heads now…so I use the plastic side of the two sided beaters. So go tight and use plastic on the bass…BzB :-)

  8. Militantcheese Says:
    March 12th, 2009 at 4:02 pm

    Question, I’ve been watching some of the Roland demo’s and they advertise the ability to tune the mesh heads loose or tight. So my question is it really necessary to have them all tight? even though Roland kind of suggest doing to get a correct feel. Just based on experience is it just not worth the risk of breaking the electronics? or have you actually broken the electronics and this s the solution?

    Also I heard the bass drum pad on the td20/12 can wear felt beaters? any truth in that?

    Cheers

  9. bazybeats Says:
    March 15th, 2009 at 4:16 pm

    Thanks for the comment. BzB :-)

  10. marez71 Says:
    March 17th, 2009 at 2:13 am

    finally somebody with something to be learned! (unlike those dumb kids from expertvillage)

  11. bazybeats Says:
    March 17th, 2009 at 5:33 am

    Thank you very much for taking the time to write that detailed comment. It means a lot to me and in turn comments like these end up being my inspiration to continue on making vids. There are a lot of haters out there and they tend to get me down from time to time…but I will continue the vids. I am planning a very busy Summer time of recording…since I am a teacher, I am busy during the school year. Watch for several vids to come out over the summer season. BzB :-)

  12. Militantcheese Says:
    March 19th, 2009 at 3:23 am

    Bazy can I say thank you for all the drum info on your channel, you speak so clearly and in a language that not extremely technical. I sort of just got back into drumming, found some inspiration, and you videos are helping me in many ways to keep motivated and help get the correct sound which was lacking from my previous stint at drumming. You should make a DVD.

  13. bazybeats Says:
    March 19th, 2009 at 9:24 am

    Never used the X….I will have to take a look at them next time I am buying heads. BzB :-)

  14. TheMuchasBand Says:
    March 22nd, 2009 at 8:37 pm

    What do you rhink about the emporer x ?
    is there a difference to emporers

  15. bazybeats Says:
    March 25th, 2009 at 4:08 am

    Thats cool to know…I am now playing on Emporers…They are a lot better and last a lot longer….BzB :-)

  16. TheMuchasBand Says:
    March 27th, 2009 at 9:01 am

    Bazy, some of the Mapex Black Panthers have already Ambassadors on

  17. bazybeats Says:
    March 30th, 2009 at 5:00 pm

    I dont get it…usually if the strainer is staying on even when thrown in the down position then it means you need to loosen it…not tighten it. So maybe I am missunderstanding. BzB :-)

  18. Cloudrathe Says:
    March 31st, 2009 at 1:00 pm

    Hey man, nice video ! may i ask why my snares are always active, even if my snare strainer is off, it is still ACTIVE but the snares are looser ofcourse, what can i do to fix this? The snare strainer switch mechanism cant be tightened or anything can it? because it seems a bit loose.

    Thanks!

  19. bazybeats Says:
    April 2nd, 2009 at 10:29 pm

    I just bought them at the counter at my local Sam Ash Store. BzB :-)

  20. micoatienza Says:
    April 5th, 2009 at 6:47 am

    where did you get your MOONGELS???

  21. bazybeats Says:
    April 5th, 2009 at 4:17 pm

    Great comment. Thanks for adding this. BzB :-)

  22. Helldeathnr1 Says:
    April 8th, 2009 at 7:31 pm

    I got something else to add:

    If your snare got a “shitty” sound, the first thing to check is the shell. If the Shell isn’t damaged, you gotta look for the damaged part. Heads, Hoops, Lugs, Snarewires are defenitely inexpensive, so you can replace them.

    Only if the shell got damage … you gotta throw the snare away.

    The shell is the soundmaker … and you gotta get sure that everything around it, is best quality.

  23. bazybeats Says:
    April 8th, 2009 at 10:40 pm

    Great comment…thanks for adding that in. BzB :-)

  24. bazybeats Says:
    April 10th, 2009 at 11:34 pm

    I am not sure…I have never used them…only the clears. BzB :-)

  25. Helldeathnr1 Says:
    April 12th, 2009 at 4:15 pm

    Well …. you mentioned, that you tune your bottom head lightly lower than your top head …. leads to a more punchy sound by the way.

    You forgot something about dampenting a head … the min-emad … it dampens the overtones and doesn’t kill the sound of the drum.

    And use Moongel for the top heads of the toms. (reso-head tuned !!Slightly!! lower than top head). —> gives just a deep and “boomy” sound without nasty overtones, great for Rock and Metal.

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