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Recording Snares

  • 05-01-2012 10:50am
    #1
    Benny Smiles
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    Howdy,

    just been reading this sweet article on snare recording techniques. It's an in-depth discussion of the techniques used on several well-known recordings.

    http://www.emusician.com/tutorials/emusic_old_two_four/

    Anyone got any favourite techniques they'd like to share?


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  • #2
    PaulBrewer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,790 ✭✭✭PaulBrewer


    What I often do is 'make' some samples of the kit on the tracking session.

    This might get used for actual drum replacement for an iffy hit or a section where there's too much cymbal or hi hat spill.

    I might also make an ambient sample to be triggered by snare that will only be snare room ambience .

    The 3rd thing that might happen is mentioned in your article - namely running the snare out to a speaker on a drum to make a new 'undersnare' track .

    They may also not get used at all - but it's better to be looking at them than looking for them...


  • #3
    Benny Smiles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 ✭Benny Smiles


    I really like that idea of triggering an ambience sample, gonna have to give that a whack


  • #4
    PaulBrewer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,790 ✭✭✭PaulBrewer


    Benny Smiles wrote: »
    I really like that idea of triggering an ambience sample, gonna have to give that a whack

    Yup - when you melt that with a fast attack/release comp everything starts to go 'bang'


  • #5
    rcaz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭rcaz


    PaulBrewer wrote: »
    The 3rd thing that might happen is mentioned in your article - namely running the snare out to a speaker on a drum to make a new 'undersnare' track.

    That's a savage one! I'd never heard that before.

    What about sending vocals or other instruments into the speaker on top of the drum? I bet there's a lot of fun to be had with that.


  • #6
    PaulBrewer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,790 ✭✭✭PaulBrewer


    El Pr0n wrote: »
    That's a savage one! I'd never heard that before.

    What about sending vocals or other instruments into the speaker on top of the drum? I bet there's a lot of fun to be had with that.

    That one's been about since I was a boy.

    We sometimes just re-record the under snare using the drummer's headphones as a trigger listening back to 'the' take ... All this kind of stuff is indeed good fun , but can easily eat into recording time.

    A good session is a fast session !


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