Snare drums! They’re the bulk of a series of music producer memes, hold down the backbeat of a song, and are the center of any drum set. What all goes into their sound depends on several different factors, and what works for one song may not work for another. With all the different options out there, let’s go through the basics, and figure out how to get you the best snare drum sound!
Since punk, hard rock, and metal are my genres of choice, I’ve come to expect loud, bombastic, punch-you-in-your-face sounds coming from the drums, without initially understanding the methods behind how this was accomplished. With a mixture of both intrigue and confusion, I set out to find the missing links to get this massive drum sound. After a while, I found that adding some more heavy-handed processing was the missing link.
Here are a few things I wish that someone could have shown me earlier!
