What's wrong with this snare?

[JayB]

I'm pretty happy with the snare now (I'll probably lower it a bit more) but I'm trying to get my kick to sound more like this - this is a mix from a fellow sneapster, tempe.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2354806/Sn...p Forum Oracle Sound great kick and snare.mp3

I love the kick and snare sound he's got there. I'm using slate on kick, and the sound is similar enough, I just want to get more of a clean, tight hard hitting kick sound like he's got there...

 

[JayB]

Here's an updated mix with less sub lows on the kick... I think that was muddying up the mix too much for a fast song like this
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2354806/Sneap Forum Mix help/John S1 Snare Revised Full Mix 2.mp3

hi passed the kick at 80 instead of 30-40, and put eq shelf at 100, subtracting about 2 db

 

[Zento]

Sounds good man!

 

[Shinozoku]

I wouldn't try to kill the dynamics of the snare. Dynamics would make it really unique. That ring is probably tuning issues (bottom head higher than top. It's a jazz thing), or just lower quality metal that's being used in newer snares.

That kick is a goddamn gattling cannon! So that's what a large amount of low end in a fast kick sounds like

 

[JayB]

Hey guys, thanks for the input. I kind of overhauled the drum sound the last few days, here's a different track with the new sound. I fixed/ eqd the verb etc, I think it sounds much better and cleaner now.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2354806/Sneap Forum Mix help/Song 3 8 13 2012 Mix.mp3