DutchDrummersDreams
Platinum Member
The only time I had one ripped is when I punched it on a 10” head for the subkick that was to thin and tuned too tight.
Other self punched or bought head heads never had an issue.
I Love the Evans HD Dry - There I Said it
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Other self punched or bought head heads never had an issue.
Croatian Man
Active Member
It feels good to me too! There I said it. I use a HD Dry on my DW Desighn series Nickel over Brass 14 X 6.5 Snare after trying a multiple of heads. Tuned relatively high withiout "Choking" it. I still keep tweaking it now & then. My other main snare , a PDP Concept Maple 14 X 5.5 is more fickle - where I continue to try various batter heads seeking the Best Sound to my ear. I have tried G1s, G2, G12, Power Control EC, Amby, Amby X (which is more close with some muffling) even a Aquarian X series (the last one tried - not too impressed with it). The HD dry is OK too. On my learning mission, I did notice how the various heads played inter-relate to my 3 Rack Toms( 8,10, & 12) and how much Snare Buss is produced. It varies between the drums and the heads on there? As a Resurrected Player of Drums since 2019 (after a 50 Year Hiatus [1969]) I continue to 'Learn" about drum heads and Tunings that I knew nothing about way back Then. Sometimes it's frustrating, somethimes it is satisfying! I need to keep reminding myself that my OCD can takeover and really is not that pertinent to the situation. Playing Better & Better is!
Drumolator
Platinum Member
I also like the Evans HD Dry as a snare better head. I use it on every snare I am responsible for. Peace and goodwill.
Cmdr. Ross
Platinum Member
Same here. I use one on my 14x8 maple/walnut snare & it's the best sounding head I've ever had on it.
AudioWonderland
Silver Member
Its popular, I tried it and Don't like it. I like as little as humanly possible. Bass drums have an evans eq pad in the bottom of the drum with EQ3 reso / eq4 batter. Snare gets 1/2 a moon gel occasionally on a coated ambassador or Emperor. Toms generally get nothing but if its an issue recording, I have floppers that will jump off the head when playing and settle on them to mute sympathetic vibration toms are coated or clear 10mil. brand varies by what cheap. 1 kit as g1's and the other has Ambassadors right now.
SnickSound
Member
True story, showed up to a bar gig with a Tama SLP Fat Spruce snare mounted with a HD Dry, and the bartender out of all people commented (without me asking) how much better my snare sounded compared to other bands or even myself in the past.
She doesn't care what a snare is "supposed to sound like", she just gets pummeled by a barage of loud bright snare drums every night and enjoyed how mine sounded fat and fit in the mix instead of overpowering everything.
River19
Senior Member
Glad you found a sound that works for you and evidently lands well with the audience.......
I still love the HD Dry.....recorded a whole album with it on every song but one......nope scratch that I even had one on my N&C Alloy for a song.
It's versatile as heck......from the crack I get on songs like "1988" with the N&C and on Low Down with a 14x8" Universal Brass to the fat sound I have on "Down Low" with the same Universal Brass and a BFSD topper
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cbphoto
Diamond Member
For me, I prefer an open, unmuted sound on my snare if I'm playing outside. The snare drum's natural overtones and their sustain sound better out front, IMO, especially when un-mic'd.
For recording, anything goes, and I've used the HD dry and "normal" Genera batter at various times, along with a coated G1 either nude or with gels/mutes/tape.
What I've never liked is a clear 10 mil batter on the snare. It sounds too brittle to my ears.
For recording, anything goes, and I've used the HD dry and "normal" Genera batter at various times, along with a coated G1 either nude or with gels/mutes/tape.
What I've never liked is a clear 10 mil batter on the snare. It sounds too brittle to my ears.
AudioWonderland
Silver Member
When its muted that much, the sounds just get small in the mix to my ear.
River19
Senior Member
Totally agree on the brittleness of the sound from a clear on the snare.......way too many highs for me.
When it comes to recording, in my experience it really comes down to getting the right fundamental tone that fits the song and the artist's desire. It isn't about what I think is the "best snare sound" it is always about what fits the sonic landscape of the song and where the snare is desired to fit in the mix. Throughout the recording process of that album, Rich kept telling me how clean the snares tones were and how little EQ he needed to sit the snare where he wanted it in the mix. To me, the HD Dry was getting rid of a lot of the overtones he would of normally had to clean up "in the box".
For that song "1988" he had a specific desired snare tone he had on a demo that was a high crack of a metal Sligerland snare. I used my N&C Alloy 4.75" depth and I gave him choices with everything from a coated Ambassador tot he HD Dry and he chose the sound of the HD Dry.
There are so many ways to get to a certain snare tone........this is just the route I have chosen to go and it works for me.
Everyone choses their own road........