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Old 08-29-2005, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by laughz
GREAT post malletjazz, i gave you reputation..
Thanks - I'm glad you found my comments helpful.

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what do you consider a high snare wire count? I never considered this when getting sound out of my snare
I'd say that anything over 24 (i.e., Puresound 30-strand, or Gibraltar 42-strand) would qualify. Also, some brands (Fat Cat, Noble & Cooley) seem (IMHO) to give a fatter snare sound, even though they don't have more than 24-strands.

BTW, you might find this interesting:

www.malletjazz.com/snares/snarewires

...I put together a page where I offer sound file comparisons of different makes and models of snare wires, using the same snare drum as a reference point. It won't tell you how wires will sound on your drum (unless, of course, your drum is the same as the one I used, a 6x14 Tempus fibreglass with single-ply coated heads...), but you can compare one brand to another, to hear which ones may be brighter/darker, fatter/thinner-sounding, etc.

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Originally Posted by laughz
btw, I've never heard the phrase, YMMV.. where are you from?
Connecticut (USA). I picked up the phrase on a Usenet group for recording engineers. It's borrowed from car commercials: "In our tests, the Pontiac Gazoo got 30 miles per gallon on the highway, 18 mpg in the city. Your mileage may vary."
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