How To Mix A Fat Snare Drum? Tuning the snare is so so so so so so so so important it's hard to express how important it is. If you aren't very good at it, buy one of those digital drum tuners. They really help. Welcome to the Gearslutz Pro Audio Community!

I am presently playing a brass Pearl Sensitone snare, 14x5.5. It is a crisp sounding snare with a Remo Ambassador tuned fairly tight. I have tried getting it fatter by trying various combinations of head tensions, an Evans reverse dot, and Puresound snares. It remains fairly bright and can get get ringy if I'm not careful with the tuning. July 2013 In the Studio Seeing Sounds Part 2: The Deep, Fat "Thud" by Donny Gruendler. There's been a trend in recent years of drummers going for deep, dark, heavily muffled tones, whether in indie rock or mainstream pop. 5. What difference does the wood and construction make in the tuning. 6. Drum interval sizing. 7. Example head setups and results. 8. Snare buzz issues. 9. Snare replacement, tension and choice issues. 10. How to get more articulation, volume, crack, sensitivity and warmth from a snare drum? 11. What difference does a cast, wood, steel hoop How to Tune a Snare Drum. No matter how good of a drummer you are, you won't sound like a pro unless you tune your drums. Drums don't have a key like a guitar or piano, but as the heads (the skins that you hit) stretch out they become Tuning the Snare Tuning the Tenors Tuning the Bass Drums 1) Mount the top head and finger-tighten all lugs to equal tension. 2) Using the appropriate sequential tuning method, continue tuning until the drum is within general marching snare tuning range. 3) Select a pitch for your top and bottom heads. I suggest using an "A" for the batter Basic Snare Drum Tuning by Tom Freer Please follow these simple and basic instructions for tuning and adjusting your Pearl snare drum. In order for you to get and maintain the best possible sound out of your instrument, it will be important to sa