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Badman_batman
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 Posted - 03/07/2012 : 17:01:27
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I seem to get alot of ambience from my snare so much so if i stop playing and just talk at a normal level the snare wires rattle
Yes i have deep voice but im no Barry White ? I have tried the snare wires and different tensions
Anyone know where i can get my snare drum tuned in newcastle area or maybe someone at SITMS can do it for me ? |
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Dave S
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Badman_batman
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Posted - 03/07/2012 : 17:35:33
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| That would be great dave, i will get down to newcastle drum centre this week and get some twisters |
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Dave S
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Posted - 03/07/2012 : 17:39:51
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Well, maybe hold out on them until after SITMS. Let's see if I can do anything with what you've got first, as the wires can be pricey and it's not guaranteed!  |
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Badman_batman
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Posted - 03/07/2012 : 17:54:46
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Cool will do, its not that easy tuning the drums i found
Is there a certain pitch each drum should have, kinda like a manufacturers recomended ? |
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Dave S
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Posted - 03/07/2012 : 18:04:17
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Check out Jeff Davenport's series on the main site, lots of useful info on there.
DW used to (might still) recommend a certain pitch for their shells, but it's not a great way particularly as there are so many variables.
Something you might want to try is loosening the lugs either side of the snare wires a little, sometimes that can help the buzz a little. |
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beezerk
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Posted - 03/07/2012 : 20:10:47
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Canopus Wet are cracking wires.
Snares will rattle at the drop of a hat mate, I bet it's just a slight tuning/alignment issue.
Take off the bottom head, watch Bob Gatzen's snare tuning vid on Ebay and try again  |
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Badman_batman
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Posted - 03/07/2012 : 20:42:08
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| I guarantee it will be me thats the problem lol |
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lee haydn
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Posted - 03/07/2012 : 20:56:51
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It's your deep voice dude, i recommend removal of the gonads, sorted,,  |
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Tex
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Posted - 04/07/2012 : 04:32:56
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quote:
Originally posted by lee haydn
It's your deep voice dude, i recommend removal of the gonads, sorted,,
Might be happier with the addition of another two. |
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Badman_batman
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Posted - 04/07/2012 : 07:34:13
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quote:
Originally posted by lee haydn
It's your deep voice dude, i recommend removal of the gonads, sorted,,
This might happen if she finds out what money i have spent on drums |
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beezerk
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Badman_batman
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Posted - 04/07/2012 : 08:06:33
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All help is much appreciated and to be fair you have to be better than me, shockingly bad, i think i strangle my drum heads to death
Hopefully these badges will help at SITMS |
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beezerk
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Yard
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Posted - 04/07/2012 : 08:21:53
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Try de-tuning snare side head and slacken tension on the wires.
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Shut it and whack the poxy things!
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Badman_batman
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Posted - 04/07/2012 : 08:29:18
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cheers beez, i have a meeting with a supplier this morning so unfortunately that knacks that
You up there often, most days im pretty flexible |
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beezerk
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drumtuningworkshops
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Posted - 04/07/2012 : 09:03:55
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Difficult prob to sort this one...and something I'd normally ignore as a fact of life...
but to add to all the really good other suggestions I would check you haven't overtightened the snare wires too.
Drum makers don't generally advise you on setting exact pitches for their drums...and neither do head manufacturers for their heads...so, for me, the important thing to be doing is relating the drum sound you have to the music you're playing, asking, does it fit the music?
I've found that Tuning for tunings sake can be a downward vortex of un-happiness, conjecture and conflict!
(Nice bright thoughts for a Wednesday morning... LOL!)
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mully
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Posted - 04/07/2012 : 13:03:26
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Originally posted by beezerk
I'm no tuning or drumming expert but I can have a look if you want.
I've tried a similar line in the past...."I'm not really a gynaecologist but I can have a look if you want".
Truth be told, my success rate never went above "LOW".
Well, nil, actually.
Carry on.
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Yard
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Posted - 04/07/2012 : 14:34:09
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| If you don't cure it just talk in a higher voice? |
Shut it and whack the poxy things!
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Tex
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Posted - 04/07/2012 : 18:27:37
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If you've overtightened the snares in the past you might like to check if there's no bent wires that need clipping off.
Some people take off the outer two abyway but that's a bit like the bloke in the pub who orders ten whiskies lined up on the bar and knocks off the first and last ones and when asked says that it's because the first one tastes awful and the last one makes him sick. |
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