Snare sound!

[kornalius]

Just got my TD8KV on Tuesday. Man, this thing is cool. The only things I don't like about it so far is:

- The toms sounds too electronic for me and I get the 'machine-gun' effect on them all the time. Any settings to fix this?

- The EQ is weak.

- The snare sounds are limited. I would like better sounding snares.

Now, my question: How can I get a nice studio snare sound. Like for example, Staind, Creed. Even if I don't listen to these bands, I love their drum sounds. Is there any presets that somebody can suggest?

Thanks,
Kornalius.

[Nisse Nas]

[drumlogic]

to make the snare sound more like cred or staind your gonna wanna add some serious compression. Try lowering threshold to like -40 and setting the ratio 10:1 and bring up the volume on the snare. this should give it a tight cracking pop sound.

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[kornalius]

Setting the ration 10:1? Where is that on the TD8? I don't remember seeing this.

[drumlogic]

ooops sorry, I dont have a td-8 I have aatd-10. I just assumed the td8 has an onboard compressor similar to the td-10. Whatever it has, try adding some serious compression to your snare. this should help you try to match the snare sounds you hear on those rock/metal cd's.

[Steveo the Devo]

Originally posted by kornalius:
Even if I don't listen to these bands, I love their drum sounds.

????????????????
What the.....???
How do you NOT listen to a band and still like their drum sounds????
That's like saying 'I've never held a drum stick but I sure like the way they feel!!'

(Just hasseling dude, I know what you were trying to say)

As far as trying to get a good snare sound? My advice is to use an acoustic snare!!