Gaff Tape Snare Side Hacks | Season Three, Episode 2

It’s not at all uncommon to be frustrated with your snare drum sound and there’s a good chance it has something to do with the snare wire sound. There’s quite a bit of conversation on message boards and in comment sections about the use of gaff tape as a solution when applied to the snare side so we decided to explore and demonstrate a few different approaches for affecting the snare tone.

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Signal chain:
Mics - Focusrite Clarett 8Pre USB & OctoPre - MacPro w/Pro Tools 12.8
Recorded at 48kHz / 24bit
Focusrite Clarett 8Pre USB https://tinyurl.com/Clarett8Pre
Focusrite Clarett OctoPre https://tinyurl.com/ClarettOctoPro
Full kit: AKG C414 (ear-distance)Snare drum & tom tom close mics: Shure SM57
Bass drum: AKG D112 (at mic port) + KAM R3 Ribbon microphone ~8” away from reso

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