#99: Why Your Snare Sounds Like Sh*t And What To Do About It

APPLY FOR A FREE IN-DEPTH 1-ON-1 COACHING CALL WITH BENEDIKT:https://theselfrecordingband.com/callDownload the free Ultimate 10 Step Guide To Successful DIY-Recording here: https://theselfrecordingband.com/10stepguideJoin the free Facebook Group ("The Self-Recording Band Community"):theselfrecordingband.com/communityBenedikt's voice on this episode has been recorded with the Antelope Axino Synergy Core--This is a meme at this point, as you probably know. Everybody is struggling with their snare sound and we remember how we just couldn’t figure out how to make a snare sound amazing when we started producing and mixing. So we wanted to talk about what it actually is that causes a snare to sound “bad” or amateur and tell you what to do instead.Here's what we cover in this episode:Tuning, head selection, muffling, snare wiresPhase / PolarityPlaying techniqueStereo imageSnare bleed in overheads / other micsRoomMic placementCompressionEQLimiting/ClippingSamples (or lack thereof)Reverb"What the heck am I meant to do with this bottom mic?"For full show notes go to: theselfrecordingband.com/99If you have any questions, feedback, topic ideas or want to suggest a guest, email us at: [email protected] us Fan MailIf you have any questions, feedback, topic ideas or want to suggest a guest, email us at: [email protected]