I just though of this, and I'm wondering how it would sound. Say you like how the top mic of a snare sounds but you're having problems with the bottom mic and room or something. Would it be plausible to blend the best top snare sound, best bottom, room, overheads, what have you even if they're from different snares? I don't know if it would sound okay or what.
Snare Sampling Idea
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A lot of people do frankensnares. I know Gareth has got some of the best snares I've heard from him blending loads of snares of any kind (and any mic position) together.
ahjteam
Anssi Tenhunen
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DanLights
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Yeah it's been done, you just have to try and see what comes up. Use your ears of course, if it sounds shit keep trying until it sounds good
vespiz
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Yeah I will try, I thought of it because I absolutely love the sound of the top mic on my drummer's snare and even overheads, but the bottom doesn't sound as good.
Unless I've completely misunderstood phasing, surely if you're blending two different snare drums then you wont have phasing issues since their frequencies most probably wont mask each other?
ahjteam
Anssi Tenhunen
you haven't completely misunderstood it, but some of it. especially on kickdrums checking the phasing is crucial as it can remove all the low end from it. on snares for example blending top and bottom snare mics can cause the low end to appear or dissappear depending on the phase
i tend to blend 6 snares at times to get certain qualities out of them, different rooms, different overheads etc. its really a cool way, although these snares tend to sound "to perfect"...
i mean i love snares that are "perfect", but some clients tend to like the flat and shitty sounding "real" ones ;-)
but yeah go try that out!
i mean i love snares that are "perfect", but some clients tend to like the flat and shitty sounding "real" ones ;-)
but yeah go try that out!
Sinister Mephisto
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It's actually really common to have phase issues when blending different samples. It won't be the same kind of comb filtering sound you might be thinking of, but you'll get a lack of low end and punch if you haven't done it correctly.
are you discontent with the sound of the bottom snare by itself, or in the context of the mix?
for what it's worth, i've never heard a bottom snare track that i "liked"...but then after some bandpass EQ'ing, heavy compression/limiting, and reverb, it sounds way more boss than having just the top snare and OH/room sound
