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That’s perfect. Brilliant crash 20”

The medium thin is my non negotiable crash.

I’ve found that rimshots in medium to high tuned snares tend to bring out more overtones and in lower tuned snares they choke the drum somewhat. Close mic placement really matters with this as well, if I know I or the drummer I’m recording is going to play a lot of rimshots I’m going to place the snare mic a little higher up than I would otherwise

That snare sounds sweet. Nice, rich tone.

Acrylic is sooooo sick, nice find

People should just tune the snare to where they want it in the production phase

Legacy Mahogany and Classic Oak in this tuning range to me. Maybe that’s it, different woods could sound better in different tuning ranges for different genres of music. I personally would like to tune the Legacy Maple high and the Classic Maple low. My Ludwig drum set wishlist: Legacy Mahogany. 20/12/14. Classic Oak. 22/10/12/16. Legacy Maple 18/1?/14. ?=10 or 12. Classic Maple 24/13/16/18. Thanks so much for the video! Cheers

Awesome info!! What would you recommend for a good crash/ride cymbal (ride cymbal I can also crash on)? I play a lot of country rock and would use the crash/ride for some good wash. Looking forward to your thoughts. Thanks!!

How do you like your dialtune? Any potential cons?

Of course the shells matter. The material and it's denseness matters. The thickness matters, the bearing edge matters, the heads matter, the tuning matters. Never compare drums when they're dampened, always have them wide open and only use single-ply heads. This is the proper way to hear the tones they're capable of, whether or not you choose to muffle them later.

I always use grilled cheese sandwiches bc the melted cheese helps dampen the sound better, but sometimes I go for the pastrami so the grease helps speed up my rolls.

The sandwich dampening had a smoky and earthy sound to it. I guess I’ll be packing a submarine sandwich in my snare bag from now on.

Why is two, or even one, gels sounding so much more dampened than a huge piece of tape?

Rohama Mini Muff! Another great option, besides the sandwich, lol

Lately I’m back onto gels, 1 or 2 especially for one of my drums. For another drum snareweight m1 works well. I must say the sandwich does sound good. I know Ash Soan sometimes uses an old Walkman as a snare drum dampener.

Sandwhich totaly wins!

Howdy fellow COLE lol. I want a black Beauty bad. I was also wondering. I have a 2002 pearl master series, midnight fade 6 piece kiti recieved new as a graduation present in 2002. I think either the hoops are warpped or the bearing edges are screwed up. Do you know of a place to send it to get checked out? Thank you man! Love the videos.

Half a tea towel for me.

I eat bananas at rehearsal and the guys in the band give me shit 'cause I always rest 'em on my snare..I'll have to try The Sandwhich forsure 🎉

Using a sandwhich is stupid. And i loved it.

Thats impressive. However, not $$$$ worth...My PDP bronze 6.5x14 is killer. I'm not a studio guy, just live gigs, and every sound guy has fits over it. Still want that one tho. Killer!

The two biggest issues I have with cymbal makers is the massive inconsistency you get from each individual cymbal, and how poorly they perform when on a stage or even in a large open room, compared to a studio or practice room. I have played many cymbals from the big 4 manufacturers, and Paiste hands down make the best cymbals. The cut and clarity you get is unmatched in a live setting and I don’t even need to comment when it comes to consistency.

I’d really love to try this to record Metal and Hardcore drum tracks. I saw a video where someone used a contact mic on a snare and mixed it with the overheads and the contact mic. The snare wound up having a really cool snap to it with the right amount of EQ and a slight bit of clipping on the contact mic to create this kind of crushed effect to blend with the contact mic on the snare. A lot of my favorite recordings in the digital age of recording have always experimented with using clipping from the microphones to add a chaotic, frantic sound in their production, and after seeing this i’d love to apply what i’ve learned about contact mics to help add to their natural sound and bring out every tonal property that every part of the kit has to offer.

THE 3 RD CLASSIC MAPEL RESONATED THE MOST EVERYTIME

wtf the was that drum beat? so off time lol

Even with money to spare, who in their right mind would spend $17k on a snare.

The mixed sound from the shell was probably my favorite sound. It really brings out the “oomph” of the hardware itself, which can get lost in any mix. I’m really not a drummer, and just have an e-kit I mess around with from time to time, so this isn’t particularly useful for me, but maybe some day in the future I’ll have a kit to experiment with lol

Number 3 Classic Maple! My favorite!

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AKG 414 its very superior

That medium ride has no business sounding this good

Love the tuning! You never get to hear piccolos as low as they'll go in these videos...

Sone one cant keep their grubby fingers off the shell

I just paid a lot of money for some and they sound awful. You’re right, there’s no way to test them out so I’m out a lot of money. They don’t even sound good with mixed and mastered music. It’s really disappointing.

Ive got a tama bell brass snare drum 1980 14×6.5 mint condition not played. Had since 1983 . Time to sell at right price. From UK.

I buy drums for cheap and the money goes into cymbals

I recently purchased a 14× 5.5 Supralite. Yes, the $ is cheaper due to the manufacturing location, but you're splitting hairs when it comes to sound. I look forward to many years of playing.

I really liked the classic maple

Supraphonic wins

I wonder What is the sound difference between this and the cheap swingstar steel snare drum

I find drum tone is a lot more about the ratio of fundamental tone to overtone than other instruments. In these examples I found the loudest fundamental compared to overtones are in order, 4 3 2 1 (to my ear, as recorded). In the overtone series, the fundamental tone is usually the loudest, but the question is by how much compared to the rest of the overtones. If you’re playing in a louder band where volume is an issue, you might want a stronger fundamental tone (“closed” sounding). If you’re playing in a lower volume group, or where a more complex tone is wanted and can actually be heard with more sensitive mixing perhaps, then the mahogany here would be a good choice (more overtones=more “open” sounding) Fwiw, I’ve always liked the very strong fundamental of maple properly tuned. The sustain of maple tends to be long but relatively quiet compared to the initial attack, giving maple a very punchy sound. Add more compression in the signal if you want more of that ring to come out. Also more plies=more mass=less energy dissipation is a contributing factor to increase the volume of the sustain phase. Hope this sparks a thought for someone - ymmv!

Seriously people fight over what dampening to use? 😂

Paiste 602 is that voice in my head when I think crash. I know this might sound like blasphemy but 602 sound more like old Zildjians to me than the the A Zildjian. Or at least, they have more of that thing I like about old Zildjian. Only modern Zildjians that compete imo are the Dark Thin K. I guessed that my second favorite is the Meinl (as I don't like Zild A Crashes) so I was right on all three 😁

Dunnett

I knew 4 was Oak and 3 was Classic Maple. You can hear the difference in some woods. Others, not so much.

Ich habe auch das in 13‘ & 14‘ ❤

I've used universal fit and ACS custom IEMs. The ACS custom ones are soft silicon and the ambient models actually come with a filter hole and a plug, so they are kind of IEMs and custom ear plugs in one. You won't need to pop them in and out as often and they won't be as isolating. If you want them to be, you can pop in the full stops. I had their old 3 driver model for a few months and found them too dark and heavy sounding so I actually went to a much cheaper single full range driver one. I'm now considering an upgrade to the 'ambient' full range or dual driver one. It's a matter of taste but I prefer clarity and definition over a ton of low end. So when I hear about these 6-12 driver models.... more is not necessarily more. My €0,02 at least.

You just high high and crank it up but you never tune those snare high. Please do clearly what you said so, we can see

Finally, a drummer that can tune! I own a BB. It’s absolutely my go to snare every time. Great job on the video. Sounds amazing!

I love SABIAN's AAX X-Plosion Series crash cymbals. Look how the company started and took off under Bob Zildjian, yes the same name and relation to 400 years of technology and know how!