+oh! Jazz Duo/Ens. they sound like drums should sound unlike the ones that give that plastic stick sound... man how i hate that every single video with tags "marching snare drum" is about this shit :S
The bigger the drum, the better the sound. The ultra-high tension tabletops like the yamaha are grating. The first rope drum actually sounds like a snare. That is my preference.
The first one sounds the best, although both the old ones sound great. Who came up with the bad idea that marching snares should sound like Formica table tops?
Sound projects better compared to the rope snares, plus it’s lighter, plus you can mount it easier, plus a million other things. I think modern snares sound DOPE.
@@benjiboy9907 I disagree I think the snare drums are using today sound like table tops horrible far from a real snare sound plus with the cores and bands are playing today very simple compared to what we played in Old Skool days we played all the rudiments including Swiss movements for exposure to era points today in my opinion it doing warm-ups for the entire show nothing difficult about that although their execution because of the simplicity of what that playing Play song clean
@@americanspirit8932 first off. The drums are tuned so high for a reason. They are designed to project. Unfortunately the old fashioned drums simply cannot project over a 150+ horn ensemble across a football stadium. In addition, if you think modern drum corps writing is “simple” watch Santa Clara Vanguards 2019 show for about one or two minutes and get back to me when you’re done.
Some people say that the new drums ( 3:44 ) don't sound like "real" drums. After watching this video, I think it's safe to say that that It sounds the same as all the others, but with stronger, more tougher drum heads.
High tension marching snares are the standard for most marching bands today, and is better for and settings. I prefer the sound of the last one, the Yahama.
Definitively the first one sounds best to me. I have the Andante Scottish snare drum and it sounds "dry" more or less like the Yamaha. Thanks for sharing
The Andante is a different type of snare drum actually, it's called a pipe snare drum and the snares under both heads give it a crackle type sound. The tech is really interesting
I have a 1958 slingerland 15 by 12 snare drum with real good for the snares sounds as good today as it did then one change I made was taking off the cats can head back then and put it in Remo heads on it fantastic drum beautiful again I had it since August of 1958 I paid $65 for it at that time I love it.
Christian Graham you right but as for the style I was personally introduced too this is wrong but as you said it’s a personal preference 💯 I respect that
It needs to be a little higher. I know tuning is a preference but the point of kevlar marching heads is high tension and usually when they are that low its cause the person tuning it doesnt know what they are doing. Ive never heard a dci line or even college line with kevlars sound that low.
It's not the tuning. All these later style early 1990s and later (floaters) sound like garbage. The older more relax drums and heads always sounded better, but we're so use to super cranked new stuff that it has become the norm.
That Cooperman is the business! It's got hair on its...............snares! I wish more outfits marched with rope snare drums and that they sounded like the Copperman!
Hi, Tom! Your video inspired me to get my new favorite snare two months ago through Reverb, a beautiful 15 x 12 Slingerland in Blue Sparkle finish from 1965, and I cannot thank you enough for that. It is by far the best snare that I have ever played, and I have it tuned roughly halfway between the first two snares in your video. It still had the original resonant head on it when the drum arrived in the mail, but it now has an Evans UV1 batter, and a 300 Clear resonant. I use it both on its own when practicing rudiments, and as part of my drum set.
Glad to hear about your new drum, Raymond. RU-vid has been an endless source of inspiration for me. I only picked up drum sticks again in 2011 after 30 years. I reconnected with old friends and organized Robbins' Rebels drum line, collected lots of drums, took up dirt bike riding, and I'm now back into guitar (and buying lots of those, too). All thanks to the fun stuff I see on RU-vid, and the ability to shop on eBay, Amazon and Reverb! lol
Nice collection of drums and playing..30 year break? wow how long did it take to get your chops back. did it feel like starting over again or did you snap back fairly quickly?
All the snare drums sound like snare drums, they're just for different paradigms of marching percussion. The drum corps style Yamaha Sforzando emphasizes crispness and articulation and is designed for fast, visceral parts. The older style rope drums are simply for power and projection that can be heard over gunfire. They all sound great imo
Yea really Is that supposed to be a joke but you can't tell because this guy does nothing but play snare and doesn't realize that people play the drums for very long periods of time besides doing chops on the snare all day long.
Dill Pickle and personally I prefer the sound and feel using Remo Black max on top, given proper tuning as stated above; though those rope drums were amazing!
Anyone who thinks modern DCI snares with kevlar heads sound good needs to reevaluate their worldview, LOL. (And if you really love playing on a marble kitchen counter, then it won't be long before your hands and arms are destroyed.) I'm really encouraged by the number of comments here saying the deep rope tension drum sounds great-I agree 100%, this is what a snare drum *should* sound like! As an aside, a complaint of the TDR's when used by top drum corps was that they went through thousands of heads in a season. Well DUH. Heads tend to break when you become obsessed with cranking them up to pressures only found at the bottom of the Marianas Trench, LOL.
Hi Tom, Great stuff! Where did you get the "Larue" drum? Are they still manufactured. Really like the Cooperman as well, but something about that Larue really speaks to me....
I play for 4 hours some days some days maybe only 2 or 1 if I'm busy. And the winner is number 3 The 1974 with the Ludwig dot head. The rest sound good but that's the best sound out of them all by far.
Any advice on tuning a high tension snare with a Mylar batter? Should I use a Mylar bottom or can I use a Kevlar bottom? I've seen people like Jeff Queen use a Mylar batter with Kevlar bottom.
i personally use kevlar batters with kevlar sides and those sound beautiful on marching drums, but i have had to use mylar sides with kevlar batters and while the sound quality isnt as good in my opinion, the method of tuning isnt any different, just dont tune as high.
Please send the TDR to the following address! Ha! We marched TDRs in 1980 with the Spirit of Atlanta. (silver dots as I remember) cranked to the max of course. Thanks for posting this.
@@Tom70s I remember David. Did you know Dale Powers? He marched snare with Blue Stars in 1978 and then marched Spirit in 1979. We were both in the Auburn University Drum line. Lots of drummers from Auburn marched D.C.I. (Blue Star, Phantom, Spirit, Blue Devils).Memories.
Remember: "There's always room at the top". The higher the snare sound the better. Stays out of the way of the tonal/"real" instruments because it can always be heard without overplaying.
I've seen and heard different nations use these drums in different videos for their marching music but probably the most unique and strange sound in the history of these marching drums was pre-ww2 Germany. The Hitlerjugen played on these marching snares but it sounded more like a concert bass drum. My thing is how the heck does someone tune a snare like this into the sound of a concert bass drum tone? I will assume that tuning these snares are quite different than modern day snares.
I like the deep sound I'm not partial to name brand in your face push the sale type drums,, you sound very good with your rudiments ,,very good sir!! you can make a nice snare out of any tom and they sound great too
I thought the old drums would sound like drum kit snares in the other ones would sound like regular snares but no the old-fashioned snare drum sound great
