revnice1
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How to get a looser snare?
I'm using BFD2 and I've got great hits but they're a little pristine.
I want a little more rattle from the snare and more space but if I turn down the damping, it often allows an unwanted after-ring through.
What are you supposed to do - no damping and then gate it?
Thanks - rev
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Bristol_Jonesey
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Re:How to get a looser snare?
2011/05/11 05:36:10
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Not sure I'd use a gate rev - try using the TS64 Transient shaper instead.
You can shape either end of the hit - the leading transient and/or the decay.
In BFD, you could also try a mix & match approach with regards the 3 channels that are available.
Try damping one of the top mics quite severely but damp the bottom one less severely.
play around with both until it sounds right.
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Re:How to get a looser snare?
2011/05/11 05:40:43
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Sorry. Scrub that.
BFD only allows you to alter the damp factor on the entire snare, not the individual mics.
Back to the TS64 my friend.
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Re:How to get a looser snare?
2011/05/11 07:20:32
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Try a different snare. Try randomizing the hit velocity. Try randomizing the timing, (very slightly late, but not enough to sound out of time) Turn down the direct snare mics and feed more snare to the overhead and room mics.
post edited by Karyn - 2011/05/11 07:21:56
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revnice1
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Re:How to get a looser snare?
2011/05/11 07:58:48
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Bristol:
You're right about the damping in BFD2, it's the whole snare, less or more. I'll look into the Transient Shaper.
Karyn:
Lower hit velocities do tend to give you a higher percentage of the snare sound but then you don't get the full hit. More of the snare mic makes the most sense.
If I get great results with these suggestions, I'll post back.
Thanks! - rev
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Re:How to get a looser snare?
2011/05/11 08:52:56
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Good tip in SOS this month.
Clone your snare track.
On the clone, snip the front transient off with the TS64 - you've then got the whole of the body & tail of the snare to play around with.
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