well, if you are sample replacing the snare and dont want the original snare bleeding through the OHs, you sidechain it to a gate or compressor, so that when the sample hits, it will take out the OHs snare. Or, this might be easier, if the snare and the OH's snare are in phase, invert the phase on the snare track, and to my understanding, it should atleast make the snare sound way weaker, letting a sample easily cut through.
Also, more experienced AEs chime in and correct me if I'm wrong. I'm still learning too
To me overheads are half the drum sound!
hey guys
How do you remove the snare from the OH's?
I'm doing a mix right now and i've used compression,HP/LP filters,notch filters with the EQ but there's still some problem.
any tips?
cheers
I'm with Trevoire520 on this one. Overheads are the most important mics for a snare. That's why you should record in a proper room. If you are only using close mics for your snare, don't expect good results.
If you are using a sample that sounds weird with the OH snare sound, simply side-chain it. But try some IR reverbs to mask it a bit.
Ask any three-named pro engineer and they'll most likely say they use snare close mics merely as a flavor to add frequencies that they think were lacking in the OH tracks.