what's your favorite snare head?
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RedDog
Humanoid typhoon
You're doing just fine.
And for what it's worth, I bought my drummer an Evans EC reverse dot, just to make it look cool. I don't mind the tone, it's got a nice punch to it. I do prefer a lot of pop with a lot of thud to my snare sound, though. The EC just doesn't do that.
And for what it's worth, I bought my drummer an Evans EC reverse dot, just to make it look cool. I don't mind the tone, it's got a nice punch to it. I do prefer a lot of pop with a lot of thud to my snare sound, though. The EC just doesn't do that.
Trevoire520
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Not a massive fan of ambassadors myself. Single ply and no muting=ring city. Though the ambassador with the reverse dot (controlled sound?) is ok.
I'm really into the Evans Genera Dry. Every time I do live sound for a drummer who has one of those heads the snare sounds great. Remo Powerstroke is also good.
I'm really into the Evans Genera Dry. Every time I do live sound for a drummer who has one of those heads the snare sounds great. Remo Powerstroke is also good.
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Lasse Lammert
HCAF Blitzkrieg
Machinated
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CS is good, nice amount of ring (id rather have the option of controlling it with moongel). Evans HD dry has barely any ring, if thats what you want then it may be worth a try.
coated ambassadors have always sounded dull and ringy in a bad way on snares to me...
coated ambassadors have always sounded dull and ringy in a bad way on snares to me...
kaomao
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Depends on the snare really!
if I have too much ringing I use powerstroke, if not ambassador
Evans g1is great also
if I have too much ringing I use powerstroke, if not ambassador
Evans g1is great also
BLUElightCory
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mva801
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The controlled sound is just an ambassador (10 mil) with a 5 mil reverse dot. It has a bit more 'focus' and durability than the regular ambassador, but you can hear in that clip you posted that they sound similar. I like them. Play with the tuning of your snare, and make sure you get some moon gel. That stuff is amazing.
And a general tidbit, I've read some interviews with the 'drum doctor' from LA, and I've talked to a couple engineers from LA who use them all the time and have recorded world class drummers with their setups. (Josh Freese, Vinnie Colaiuta, Greg Bissonette, etc) And 98% of the time, the heads they use are Remo coated Ambassadors on the toms, Coated ambassadors or controlled sounds on the snare, and Powerstroke 3's on the kick. A very large amount of LA session drummers use this type of setup.
Now this might not translate the best into the metal world though, where a lot of people like the attack of clear heads, and prefer them to be a little thicker with less ring, like an Emperor or Pinstripe.
And a general tidbit, I've read some interviews with the 'drum doctor' from LA, and I've talked to a couple engineers from LA who use them all the time and have recorded world class drummers with their setups. (Josh Freese, Vinnie Colaiuta, Greg Bissonette, etc) And 98% of the time, the heads they use are Remo coated Ambassadors on the toms, Coated ambassadors or controlled sounds on the snare, and Powerstroke 3's on the kick. A very large amount of LA session drummers use this type of setup.
Now this might not translate the best into the metal world though, where a lot of people like the attack of clear heads, and prefer them to be a little thicker with less ring, like an Emperor or Pinstripe.
Trevoire520
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+1
Moon gels work much better if they're cut in half I find. The full sized ones are just too much.
The thing I like about the G Dry is that I can tune the head to where I want it to sound, not tuning it to get away from the ring.
Ionei
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Used an Aquarian Texture Coated once.
It was so so so so so much better than pstroke 3s, Amb CS, Ambassador or emperor for fat sounds.
Put it on and it sounded awesome straight away.
It was so so so so so much better than pstroke 3s, Amb CS, Ambassador or emperor for fat sounds.
Put it on and it sounded awesome straight away.
Tamarocker88
Musician & n00b engineer
I've only just started recording drums, but I've been playing 'em for 13 years. I've got a 14" Pork Pie maple snare with a Remo coated ambassador (reverse dot) and moon gel. Tune it up with a drum dial and it sounds pretty decent.
remo ambassador here as well. when it comes to mixing sample replace it 100% with something completely different. 
DeclanWhite
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i use a pearl 13x6.5 reference snare with a evans power centre reverse dot. i've gotten better toanz with a clear g2 however, and will be trying a 2 ply head again shortly
acappa
Alex Cappa TMF Studios
By watching the youtube clip, I´d chose Powerstoke 3 by a mille. Latest record I used a Remo CS, and I had to put almost an entire moongel to control the ring
