w3r1_drums
Senior Member
So lately, I've noticed that when recording my snare drum, I can't seem to capture the "crack" sound often associated with a snare drum. I have an SM57 pointed at the center of the snare drum, about an inch above the rim (i can post pictures if needed but I don't have one rn on the comp I'm posting from)
I can't seem to get the crack, it sounds a bit like a tom in the raw audio. I can fix that in post-processing but I can't seem to get that crack - could this be in the tuning? I've tried tightening the snares on the drum and I still can't figure it out - could it be a tuning issue? A mic placement issue?
Thanks for any insight anyone might have.... For the record I can hear the "crack" when playing the snare usually but after I noticed how it sounded recorded I couldn't un-hear a tom with a "crack" on top so idk if hearing it recorded affected how I hear my snare drum....I can't tell anymore
I can't seem to get the crack, it sounds a bit like a tom in the raw audio. I can fix that in post-processing but I can't seem to get that crack - could this be in the tuning? I've tried tightening the snares on the drum and I still can't figure it out - could it be a tuning issue? A mic placement issue?
Thanks for any insight anyone might have.... For the record I can hear the "crack" when playing the snare usually but after I noticed how it sounded recorded I couldn't un-hear a tom with a "crack" on top so idk if hearing it recorded affected how I hear my snare drum....I can't tell anymore