How To Get A Fat Snare Sound - Drum Lesson (Drumeo) 

An Irish guy working at Drumeo, lads we are spreading

Came for the snare sound,stayed for that phat delicious bass drum sound

Cranking up the bottom head is good. I do this on my snaredrums aswell and i get a nice crack and tone out of every snaredrum. But i like to tune the tophead the traditional way. Match the pitch on every lock and your snare will sound amazing. You can tune your tophead low or high and will always get a good sound. Just make sure your snarewires are not too tight because you could kill the sound of your bottomhead and loose a lot of low end and fatness . Thats all

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You can achieve a similar sound by placing an old skin on top of the snare head upside down. I saw Larnell Lewis do it when he played Jambone with Snarky puppy. depending on the skin you use, it gives a bit of a different sound. When I try it on my own snare it sounds more like the old school snare sound like in Superstition by Stevie Wonder

To anyone saying this could damage the rim, I would say do this before a show or recording, and then even it back out afterwards. It shouldn't do any damage as long as you switch it back to normal afterwards.

best snare tuning tutorial ive ever seen hands down

Tip: if you are worried about your hoops, you can do the same thing by bringing the tension really low and putting a moongel on that sucker.

This helped me out so much! I looked all over RU-vid for something like this so I definitely recommend this.

Jimmy!! I started watching him 10 years ago, then he disappeared from RU-vid! This is a wonderful surprise, glad he's doing good!

Show us how you got that huge kick drum sound in the next video!

I also you another version of this trick. I tune the upper screws up sort of complementary to the ones tunded down. Also I the screws pointing to you just so high that i don't get wrinkles. If you tune these up quite some more, you can get an awsome Ska- or Funk-Sound. Never forget to bring the overtone controlling screws (the ones pointing towards you) to a sort of normal level after playing

That kick is beatiful. Wow

I think the drum sounded better before de-tuning it. Furthermore, it is easier to get the "fat, low" sound out of a drum without messing with the tuning. I took a 0-ring, taped 3 sheets of paper to it, and set it next to me at a gig. (In a pinch, you could just set a set list on top of your snare without the 0-ring, but the 0-ring keeps it from sliding off the drum.) I can play something funky with a lively, wide open snare sound, like a Rolling Stones or RHCP cover (my snare drum is a Chad Smith Signature snare); then within 5 seconds I can convert my snare drum over to play a Pink Floyd or Fleetwood Mac cover, simply by putting my 0-ring on top of the drum. You only need to bring one snare drum to a gig, and you have two very distinct sounds! I carry it around in my cymbal bag so I have it at every gig.

This went over peoples head lol. This "fat" sound is more associated with pop, country pop and hip hop/ rnb. Its not meant to replicate a deep snare or vintage brass for example. You definitely wouldn't do this for rock. For those who think this damages the hoops, you need to think about that some more. When you tighten the lugs evenly all together and than release tension, it is dispersing the tension naturally. What is damaging is when noobs start loose and only tighten one side. You will bend the hoop down and to the side. You think it sounds subtle but after serious playing doing it tight first makes a difference. After all, almost any drummer who is a seasoned session player will tell you how to tune your snare numerous ways to get different sounds. This isnt something you do permanent, and thats why it wont damage your snare. Its a f*cking sound and different snares respond differently. Who knew we had so many drum pros watching Drumeo tutorials lol. PS: Try a hydraulic head

Get a deeper wood shell..... First get your lugs finger tight and tighten them in increments. First tune both heads exactly the same. I tune the top head not only for pitch, but also to get the desired rebound. Sometimes the exact same top and bottom head tension sounds fantastic, depending on the drum itself. Then I start tightening the bottom head in increments till I find the desired overall sound, bottom to top tension relationship. When you find the best relative tension that works for a specific snare drum......if you memorize, and/or write down the exact drum key turns/tension, you can always dial that drum in every time. I also use the Remo Powerstroke 3 snare head with the dot. Its a pre muffled head and usually it cuts just enough ring for a great sound without extra muffling...... if I need more muffling, I usually use a ring I cut out of an old head to lay on top......and if I want that 70's Ringo, Eagles, Stan Lynch sound, I'll tape a carboard coaster to the head with gaffer tape. These are the things that work for me..... It's not for everyone, but I thought I'd share.

1st: USE A BIGGER SNARE DRUM.

This is essentially the Masshoff method; guy is a tenuous, makes some KILLER metal drums as well; steel, copper, ect. Full kits as well as snares

I was gonna do that with my snares but changed my mind at the end. not good.

Great tip, that really does work. That kick sounds beast!

i tune the bottom head very tight. but i have had problems with broken heads during gigs so you have to just ease off slightly on the snare head to prevent this happening.

cool trick I never thought of that

Hi there! First things first,thanks for spending some time to put the video together. Nice tip but in my opinion if you really wanna get a big snare sound regardless the studio process you just get a 6,5 or 7or8. Back in the 80's from pop,rock,fusion even the jazz greats had a big snare sound,all the major producers and engineers used to ask from the drummers to get a deep snare drum to get the appropriate sound for the recording/production. Many thanks again for keeping us all updated with all the great and useful videos!

Thank you for this video!!

That sounds really good

How dare you body shame my snare sound #allbodytypesmatter

Thanks always wonder how it was done cause I like it that way great video !!!

HECK YES!!!! DEFINITELY THE SOUND I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR!!!!

I took a clear two ply head and cut a hole in the center of the head. That way when I hit the snare I will still be able to play rolls. Then I loosened the drum head on my snare and tuned it up again one full turn on each lug. I put the head with the hole on top of my snare and play it. It sounds fatter than the snare here. Go listen to Shoot To Thrill by AC/DC. The snare on the track sounds just like mine after i used this trick.

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Excellent!

Grat Tip Jimmy!!

Awesome! Love the tone tips, more please. :)

i like the tighter snare

nice vid !!!! you should check out the MASSHOFF snare tuning method 80% similar.. he tunes his reso side super tight, then has a varied batter tuning technique.. Mashoff also gives more insight and techique especially on the tuning procedure for the batter side...

Sounds beautiful!! Awesome tipThanks!!

great video! thanks for the tip!

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nothing wrong with his tuning, I've done some experiments on my snare drum and so far I haven't broke it . you could either mid tune the whole snare or just loosen up the top head a bit. It's a matter of personal sound :)

Forget the snare, Dat KICK BASS!!!!!! info on Mic used and drum head?

Yeah I really want warped hoops

I just feels like this will make your snare rim out of round and uneven.

Great trick! Im using it for years'

why does this not work on my pearl export snare? its a 5.5×14 inch and when i do this it just makes a horrible humming sound

Cranking the bottom the head isn’t as useful in this scenario as you’d think. Lower the bottom head and you’ll get way more depth, body, and fatness. This sound was thin and shallow because the bottom snare isn’t bouncing back enough from the harmonic relationship of top and bottom.

Ah hah!, there's that John Mayer Vultures snare sound, loving it!!! Great tip!

Good video with some quick tips. But, as often, little to no time was spent on the bottom head and how it corresponds with the top head. "Tune the bottom head tight" is mistaken by a lot of drummers with cranking it up so high that they're actually choking the drum. Plus, a lot of variety can be achieved by experimenting with the bottom head tuning (instead of cranking up the snare wire tension). Also snare wires should be mentioned more often, cause again, it's something that a lot of people just crank up and wonder why their sound still sucks. Let your drum breathe!

Your bass drum is soooooo nice

I've seen many comments on similar videos saying that similar techniques will put your hoops and/or drum out of round. I wouldn't want to keep it tuned like that long term unless I knew it was safe.

Nice!

This is a horrible tuning tip, and a horrible sounding snare. If you want to fuck up your hoops then go right ahead. But this is not the way to get a fat snare sound.

2:56 beat sounds like Vultures by John M. Agree?

That is a phat kick drum

Nice :D I'll try on my snare ! It's hard to get a good sound with the snare of the Catalina Maple kit

Huge thx! Instant phatness!

which snare sound best in low tuning?

Me: Why does my snare suddenly sound so fat? Oh the lug closest to me is loose again…

*Saved*

Great snare sound. To tip..!!!

This technique really work and give better sound to my snare drum

I just use a Remo CS head and tune it evenly low. Get a nice low tone that doesn't have many overtones, but sounds extremely fat. Then I use a thicker than normal snare side head with a 42 strand snare wires tunes loose, but not too loose.

Sounds pretttttty goood, although you would want to put a gate on it, for the long over tone afterwards.

the snare sound? I'm ok with my snare. I want my kick to sound like this. thx.

nice exactly what i was looking for from a snare sound! Id like to hear how you tuned that bass drum, it sounds great as well

Doesn't damage shells. I used this tip for years because I've seen it on mashoff drum channel first.

No matter what I do, even if I get the perfect snare sound that I want, the snare wires always jiggle for too long after i hit the snare and it makes it very annoying. I have a moongel pretty much right next to the center of the drum on both the batter and resonant heads but it still doesnt stop. can somebody help with my snare wires?

Nice

Good job bro

I use pearl reference snare 14x6.5, can i have that big and fat sound? Because of the specs? I am planning to change my drumhead with Evans Hydraulic Black. My bottom snare use evans hz300 and puresound steel for the wire

sounds great! those overtones came from the tom, not the snare. you can hear at 3:09 when he mutes the tom and the snare sounds nice and fat and the sustain goes away.

he just copied this from the Massoff drums snare drum technique

So the snare heads are mitch match, aquarian on too and evans on bottom

dropped my drumeo drum key by the way

Wouldn't it damage the rim or the drum?

I don't wanna do this to my new snare drum and make it crooked, no uneven tuning for my maple shell, thanks

God what an awesome tip man!! Thanks!

Same Masshoff drums tuning technique :1

Isn't it safer to do what benny does and put a head face down on the batter side?

Man my snare got the fastest sound when it cracked from me over tightenin the bottom! Shoulda bought a drumeo drum key...dang!!

what kick mic dang

it sounds alright

That fucking rocks. works great!

i finally got a good snare sound doing this but will having 3 lugs loose on the batter head wear out my snare drum quicker?

I'm pretty sure this would warp your shell after a while?

I like the sound of your bass drum heads.. what are you using?

references to moongel* Jarrod probably buried his head in his hands lol

Hey Drumeo, I was just wondering what mics you use for your kit? I am going to buy some mics and start recording soon, I like the mics you use.

whats the blue square thing u put on drum

I just learned this it's so gewd

How does loosening the tension as indicated affect the rebound?

Nice video. What's the name of the opening music?

Judging by the comments it’s seems some people thinks it’s good and some think it sucks. So I suppose everybody has different sounds they like. Some people like pop some rock some like metal some just don’t like anything at all

That's very Benny Greb of you! ;)

St.Anger snare please

i want that hillsong fat snare sound any tips ?

Yes, I agree....bass drums sounds better than the snare...must be the microphone...not sure.

Will this warp the hoop?

That's a good way to ruin your snare skins really fast by having them so offset of each other in tightness.

not to be mean but damn i really dont like that snare sound

Anyone know what kind of kit he’s using?