[Gus]

Originally Posted by Tainojim

A Lesson On Reducing Snare Buzz By Bob Gatzen

A Lesson On Reducing Snare Buzz By Bob Gatzen - YouTube

My idea exactly.

[Dr RealGood]

Originally Posted by altedman

Hi folks,
I have a new drum kit, a Pearl Vision 6 piece. After setting everything up I noticed that when I hit the 10" rack tom I get a buzzing sound from the snare. What can I do to get rid of this annoying buzz? Thanks for your help and ideas.

Larry

If you like how all the drums are tuned, then I wouldn't worry about it. It sounds annoying when you just play the one drum, but when you are playing the whole kit it all blends together.

The hardest part to grasp when tuning or making adjustments to your drum kit is the fact that you sit behind it. You can make the drums sound just the way you like them when you are playing them, but go stand 30 feet away in the audience and add a full band and I bet you change the way you feel about it...

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[drumsagogo]

that's a very relevant point; so much time effort and of course money is spent on activities/things related to sound, often at the behest of marketers, when its dubious at best whether the punter can tell the difference.

[Tainojim]

Originally Posted by Gus

My idea exactly.

Now don't go spreading rumors that I stole that from you. We all exchange ideas in this great forum.

I confess, old friend.

[Tainojim]

Originally Posted by drumsagogo

that's a very relevant point; so much time effort and of course money is spent on activities/things related to sound, often at the behest of marketers, when its dubious at best whether the punter can tell the difference.

Now don't make me start my $5 college words. I already used up $2.68 worth.

[slingerland59]

Ever since I read the post I've been listening more carefully to recorded music with great drummers to hear how much snare buzz is happening. I guess it's not a surprise to others but I didn't realize the extent to which the pros change up the sound of their kit (probably change kits for that matter) depending on the song. The buzz adds a liveliness to the kits for jazzier songs. For the fusion, latin and rock songs a lot of drummers opt for more muted, distinct tom sound with clear, distinct notes and no snare buzz at all.

The other thing I noticed is the huge difference in sound between metal and wood snares. I've added a wood snare to my wish list. The answer is to have both in my kit, I think. The "crack" from my metal snare needs to be filled with a "tock" from a wooden snare.

[drumsagogo]

Interesting, gives rise to a couple of thoughts. I had a Sig Series Sonor bronze snare for nearly 20 years, weighed 15 kilos. What I realised when I sold it, was that it wasn't the metal sound I wanted but the wooden sound. I've experimented with metal snares, mostly aluminium, but have decided to sell them off as well and just settle on wood, more specifically, vintage sounding snares, such as the Keller Products Vintage Mahogany and Vintage Maple, both of which have Poplar in them.

I'm not a studio or stadium player, so snare buzz is pretty much a thing for my own ears. I'm sure that most of the time its heard positively (by my ears and others) as part of the overall sound of the kit. I certainly don't want to change the tuning on my toms to get rid of it (if that was the cause), not least of all because it will change the stick response, but others would choose to take that approach.

I imagine there is a world of difference between live and studio equipment 'tampering', both directly with the drums and in the engineering/technology/production of the sound.

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