Why snare why ?!

[AceFireForce117]

Hey everyone i'm trying to contain the rage within me against this horrible snare i'm trying to mix !

i've been lurking everywhere on the net to get some infos and experimenting a whole lot of stuff but i'm nowhere even close from getting a good sound.

I'm working on a midi track since i haven't got enough money to record real drums + it's just my band's demo.

I'm using a drum vsti ezdrummer with metalheads expansion. Already to begin with that snare is too freaking high ! I'm wondering if i can use a different vsti or expansion just for the snare but i haven't figured how to do so yet...

It clearly lacks of "thump", body, some whack in your face ya know ?

Also for those using EZX metalheads, is your snare trig track's volume really low ? With no editing, it's bearly noticeable, i don't know if it's normal.

Anyway the big question would be is the snare crap to begin with or is it just me ?

Please help me ultimate metal.com !

 

[Sly]

You may use a different snare sample using aptrigga or drumagog (those softwares are damn cheap).

 

[AceFireForce117]

start with a 100% sample then process it as if it was the original snare ?

 

[AntonioPetrole]

use those programs sly mentioned to blend snares together. Also processing the snare is gonna make a world of difference. Using compression, eq, reverb etc all in the correct manor.

 

[-Noodles-]

1) Find sample you like
2) bounce down snare track
3) insert sample into project, on new track
4) Use tab to transient [or scroll] to find snare hit
5) paste new sample, 'stacking' it with midi-sample

 

[AceFireForce117]

Thanks for your quick replies

Noodles can i ask you to explain the last 2 steps please man ?

EDIT: okay i see what you mean, should i bounce all the snare tracks ? (top, bottom and trig ?) just one thing though, i'm using drumagog, although i've learned how to use it fairly well, i can't figure out how to change the blend parameter for each sample it stays on the same amount for everyone of them. Must i load multiple drumagog instances and eq each sample to be able to do so ?