Snare Reamping? (Michael Wagener Stuff)

[ArthurD]

Guys, help me understanding this! Just saw it at Michael Wagener's facebook.

Take a look:

Any ideas how this works?

EDIT:
found a video!

 

[bryan_kilco]

Pretty sure it's just that same snares sample being played through the speaker.

 

[TLTD]

Is it a sample of drums being played, or a shotgun blast?

 

[ArthurD]

Pretty sure it's just that same snares sample being played through the speaker.

I'm not sure its a sample... I think it might be the same snare track.

 

[bryan_kilco]

Yeah sounds like a gated track through the speaker? Says "original snare" in the audio test at the end, but....how on earth can you get such a bad snare sound?! Sounds like it's gated too hard and cutting the tail off.

 

[Sloan]

Typically snare reamping like this uses the original track.

 

[vespiz]

Yeah sounds like a gated track through the speaker? Says "original snare" in the audio test at the end, but....how on earth can you get such a bad snare sound?! Sounds like it's gated too hard and cutting the tail off.

I guess you only need the first transient to excite the new snare drum being recorded.

 

[C_F_H_13]

Generally you do that if you didn't record a snare bottom and want on, or your snare bottom was fucked by too much kick bleed, or you just want a crazy ass sound.

 

[bryan_kilco]

Generally you do that if you didn't record a snare bottom and want on, or your snare bottom was fucked by too much kick bleed, or you just want a crazy ass sound.

Hmm, didn't think of that...durr! Good idea!

But.....couldn't you also just mic top/bottom, take samples, then un-mic the bottom (I guess if you're desperate for inputs) and use sampled bottom snare to blend with top mic?

 

[C_F_H_13]

Hmm, didn't think of that...durr! Good idea!

But.....couldn't you also just mic top/bottom, take samples, then un-mic the bottom (I guess if you're desperate for inputs) and use sampled bottom snare to blend with top mic?

yep. This was done mostly in a time when people didn't use samples nearly as much.

 

[ArthurD]

Also, I think this method is good to get new room sounds also. I will try this.

 

[Arsenu,]

i get the feeling that if you take the time you'd need to spend on this and invest it in mixing the snare instead (maybe duplicating and adding a trigger as 'bottom' track?) you would get better results while at the same time not doing something that looks preposterous...

 

[egan.]

I've done this. It's cool. I'm not an anti trigger/sample guy by any stretch of the imagination but trying physical stuff like this is awesome. The results are certainly less predictable than a sample but more likely to surprise you and give your recording something unique. I still want to try the PA in the drum room thing.