Snare Wire/Buzz/Bed thread

[Riff_6603]

this buzz sound sir is like, pag may nag kekeyboard and im not playing the drums, the snare wire buzz. even when im only hitting the bass drum. Is this normal

yup! any movement or vibration would cause your snare to vibrate. turn off your snare na lang kung gusto mo walang buzz kung hindi mo naman ginagamit at a certain moment.. cheers!

[cs_mapper]

that sympathetic buzz is the very thing that gives soul to your snare.. only option to get a snare sound without any nuance is to get an electronic drum and pre-program a snare sound.. let your instrument breathe my brother! that's what music is all about!

amen to that!

[cs_mapper]

this buzz sound sir is like, pag may nag kekeyboard and im not playing the drums, the snare wire buzz. even when im only hitting the bass drum. Is this normal

pag kasama mo na bahista mo tyak mas lalong mag buzz yan hehe kaya ok lang yun
pampasabaw nga ika ng ibang musikero

[daleee]

make sure the bass drum and snare are tuned of different note...

[archraven_012]

ang pagkaalam ko d2 kapag sobrang buzz ibig sabihin may katono yung snare mo...try adjusting your bass drum kung san sxa nagbubuzz..if d sxa loosen yung snare wire...parang feedback yan eh...


try adjusting it maybe your snare...

[redvillain]

well it could be that you have placed your drums sa isang kulob na lugar that when you hit  the bass drum it vibrates greatly that it affects your snare wire, no problem about that.

or you can put a playing card between the resonant head and the snare wires to temporarily remove this effect but do take note that this affects your sound so take it off when you play.

or maybe your snare is too close to the bass drum na naalog din ito pagka nag bass drum kana.

my snare wires react when the bassist play a very low bass line hehehe

[food.vulture]

good day, i hope this is a 'new' topic here
i just felt tho that the snare wires are less being discussed yet.. and its important role in the sound of the snare (which is the heart of the drum kit)

so, just want to ask what's your favorite or ideal snare wires??

actually, im planning to buy the puresound brass wires.. is there a big difference between a 20 & 24 strand??
i decided to go with the brass wires because of the reviews i read online..
i'm using a DW maple snare & a vintage ludwig acrolite snare.. all 14"
tell me what you think mga kapatid..

[makinao]

I've used 42 strands on my 14x5.5 steel snare for years now. Kahit generic Lazer ok basta 42. Very sensitive. I guess I like a snare with lots of buzz.

[food.vulture]

I've used 42 strands on my 14x5.5 steel snare for years now. Kahit generic Lazer ok basta 42. Very sensitive. I guess I like a snare with lots of buzz.

hi sir.. nice to hear from you.. by the way, what kind of music do you play??

[makinao]

^ Hmmm ... jazz, rock, pop, avant garde, almost everything except bossa nova and recent metal.

[mampupunit]

yep. iba rin ang naka 42 wires. para saken mas masarap ang tunog.

[jckazs]

Sulit magupgrade ng snare. Usually makapal at stiff stock snare wires. Tested puresound customs on my Acrolite (which is for for sale by the way pero hindi kasama puresound    ) . Naging masmalinis, responsive at darker yung tunog. Hindi springy at dry like stock snare wires.  Sounds good whether tight or loose yung tension. Sulit na upgrade yan bro, go for it 

[zachki]

help us point out the very difference of 20s strands to 42 strands...  any claimers?

and also, what genre do you refer 20s and 40s?

[archraven_012]

42 snare wire mas ok sa akin... sa steel snare...

it adds up sum taste to the buzz....

[makinao]

AFAIK, less wires means more sound from the drum, more wires means more buzz. 20-something is supposed to be a blend of drum and buzz. Its nice for wood snares because ... the reason why you got a wooden snare is the nice warm tone of the drum. And you wouldn't want to drown it in buzz, right? But for steel snares that have a "boingy" shell sound, 42 wires gives it a "thicker" buzz sound, which compliments the "boing". That's why I use a 42 on my steel drum.

Oh, and BTW, I like sympathetic buzz. I read in many fora of people who try their best to kill sympathetic buzz when they hit their high toms. But I love it. It adds harmonics and overtones to all the drums from the toms to the kick. As I said earlier, 42 strands sound "thick", and the resulting sympathetic buzz is likewise.

But that's just me.

[vandal]

Gavin Harrison actually cuts the outside strands of his snare wires to have less buzz. It still sounds awesome, though.

[cheezemonster08]

42 strand snare wires on my 14" x 5.5" wood snare.
Lots of crack and very loud at the same time.

[sandythedrummer]

I use 42 wires for my 14x6.6" Maple and 14x5" Steel snares...

Nagiging FAT sounding ang snares w/ 42's basta medium tension on top. Kung cranked ka mag tono 20 strand is for you.

For 13 inch picolo, 20 strand then cut the 4 outer wires to make it 16. Mas ok sha if cranked tuning ah...

[food.vulture]

hmmmmm........ brass wires vs. normal steel wires?? big deal or not much?!?!?! 

[st_anger]

hmmmmm........ brass wires vs. normal steel wires?? big deal or not much?!?!?! 

Been browsing this, brass vs steel wires? Malaki ba pagkakaiba sa tunog?

[harugrugrug]

If you are very definite I think,but for me it's just sound preference,if your a good tuner of snare even with a generic snare but tuned correctly,your snare would be just fine,like I have a piccolo Fernando snare just changed the head but it sounds like a snappy snare. Then I have friend that has a kick ass snare lets it's a pearl signature so it's a bit better,but he's sloppy in tuning so it makes no sense.
But for arguments sake,I like the brass ones better. It sounds better on my ears. Just look for your cup of tea in sound and taste.

[st_anger]

 

If you are very definite I think,but for me it's just sound preference,if your a good tuner of snare even with a generic snare but tuned correctly,your snare would be just fine,like I have a piccolo Fernando snare just changed the head but it sounds like a snappy snare. Then I have friend that has a kick ass snare lets it's a pearl signature so it's a bit better,but he's sloppy in tuning so it makes no sense.
But for arguments sake,I like the brass ones better. It sounds better on my ears. Just look for your cup of tea in sound and taste.

Thank you for the inputs sir. I might go with brass also.. will also try to experiment on strands.. Maybe 8 or 6

[Ralph_Petrucci]

Been browsing this, brass vs steel wires? Malaki ba pagkakaiba sa tunog?

AFAIK, durability lang ang main difference dito. i.e. Iwas Rust. hahahaha

[st_anger]

AFAIK, durability lang ang main difference dito. i.e. Iwas Rust. hahahaha

pero since wires are spring-like in structure, lumuluwag din katagalan hehe. yeah sa brass iwas kalawang nga bro hehehe

[harugrugrug]

pero since wires are spring-like in structure, lumuluwag din katagalan hehe. yeah sa brass iwas kalawang nga bro hehehe

So ang brass snare e Iwas kalawang na snare? Hehe,so bibili na lang ako ng brass made na hardware?hehe.