How to Make Your Drums Sound Great: Superior Snares

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If anyone knows a thing or two about getting the best sound out of their drums, it’s Nick D’Virgilio. In this miniseries, Nick shows you how to take your drums from good to great with dedicated videos for snares, cymbals, toms, and kick drums. Want to learn more? Check it out!
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Пікірлер: 62

@TylerJohnstonGuitar Жыл бұрын

Lars, this one’s for you buddy.

@KingMoodaStudios Жыл бұрын

Shots fired. 😂

@paulboisvert3215 Жыл бұрын

Thats what I think everytime I see a beginner tutorial for the drums.

@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power Жыл бұрын

What does Lars Nootbaar care about this?

@TylerJohnstonGuitar Жыл бұрын

@@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power He’s a good batter but a terrible drummer.

@DLCoker666 Жыл бұрын

"IM SUEING YOU!"

@carlupthegrove4201 Жыл бұрын

This is a great series because it's not all about buying the 'top of line' kit from whatever manufacturer you favor. Let's be honest all the major manufactures make excellent sounding drums as do most of the boutique builders. This is about how to make whatever drums you have sound as good as they can. Well done Nick and Sweetwater.

@Marreroortiz Жыл бұрын

This guy is the most humble drummer of all time! What a drummer.... amazing

@sweetwater Жыл бұрын

What’s in your dream drum kit? Let us know in the comments, and be sure to head over to Sweetwater for all things drums, percussion, and more! 👉 sweetwater.sjv.io/Drums-Percussion

@dishanwille6398 Жыл бұрын

These are really good tips for drum tuning! Thank you Sweetwater and thank you Nick!

@iamrovai Жыл бұрын

the joy you get from playing is so infectious, i love it :3

@therwbrman 10 ай бұрын

What a Master of explaining the basics in a fun way, this dude! I wish I had content of this type available to me when I first started playing! Thanks for these videos.

@markmitchell4451 Жыл бұрын

Isn’t it true that when your drums sound good, to you, the vibe and groove space you create is soooo fun!

@tobytoxd Ай бұрын

THANKS TO YOU!! Love all that you do and how musical you play and how you present music and gear and how you share your joy with it since my first Spock's Beard concert in 1999 in the Hafenbahn, Offenbach am Main, Germany! 💜🙏🤘 ...that was a pretty long sentence but it's also nearly 25 years :D

@intradibles Жыл бұрын

I like the snare ringing, especially if the snare I use is metal. 🥁

@domithedrumster Жыл бұрын

so good, this video could not be any better. thx Nick and Sweetwater!

@sweetwater Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support, Dominik!

@kennetheveritt7450 2 ай бұрын

He has a new way of explaining the snare,helpful even if today went to a jam my snare was not sounding the best,so will take some tips away. Thanks after I realise I have been playing for over 40yrs.

@chucklee347 Жыл бұрын

Man out of all the tips ive seen over 40 years of drumming this is without a doubt the best simplest and most effective way of getting the pitch you're looking for without having to go thru 8 dw's

@khalilrowe5608 Жыл бұрын

If you can’t tune a Dw then idk what to tell you because dws are very very very easy to tune

@adityatyagi4009 Жыл бұрын

Great video from a great drummer, great musician, and a great dude.

@U2WB Жыл бұрын

Nick, you’re an amazing player and excellent presenter. I watch every single one of your Sweetwater videos because they’ve all taught me something worthwhile. I’d like to add something relevant to snare drum tuning: When I studied with Joe Morello I once asked him how to tune my snare and his response has carried me through many years and many snare drums. He said to tune the bottom head quite tight, as you did here, then to tune the top head about a perfect 4th lower (he said “think of the tune Here Comes the Bride”). Well darn if that hasn’t made every single one of the snares I’ve owned sound spectacular.

@markmitchell4451 Жыл бұрын

He really does do an amazing job on all his presentations

@goosegaskins 4 ай бұрын

When you say “Here Comes The Bride”, do you mean that the top head should sound like the first four beats of that?

@U2WB 4 ай бұрын

@@goosegaskins I mean the top head should be the pitch of the word "Here" and the bottom head should be the pitch of "comes the bride".

@goosegaskins 4 ай бұрын

@@U2WBGotcha, thanks!

@WalterBlomquist 11 ай бұрын

Nick is just so good! So easy going and jumps styles with feel, technique and his own flair. What a pleasure to watch him.

@tuslokbaki9579 11 ай бұрын

makes everything look effortless.

@ChristianEMusso Жыл бұрын

Inspirational lesson! 🥁 🪘

@davidmcaninch4714 25 күн бұрын

As for dowel sticks, I prefer the Vic Firth Rutes or Tala Wands.

@flea182 Жыл бұрын

Man i love your crash chokes. Maybe you guys can make a video about it🤘

@lssoundcompany5034 Жыл бұрын

Cool, thank you Nick, my Luddies are Killing it man !

@markwarren9123 Жыл бұрын

Best buzz rolls I ever heard.

@BouseFeenuxTV Жыл бұрын

Nick, your snare rolls are crispier than a McDonald's Coke.

@isMike999 Жыл бұрын

LOVE a nice tight snare...Nick ...YOU RULE!!!!!!

@Chiroman527 Жыл бұрын

Nick, love your videos. The only problem I have when I am trying to get the sounds that many reviewers on the Interweb produce is that all the Drums are Micced. I would love to hear the drums Unmicced!. i stumbled upon a weird "Hack. I placed my DW Nickel over Brass 14 X 6.5 on top of my 16 X 14 Floor Tom (PDP Maple). I was so frustrated not being able to get the soound I wanted, I put the snare on the Tom to get it out of the way. When I hit the snare in a fill for the Helluva it, Bingo That was The Sound!! Ludwig Supraphonic , Bonham like sound. I use a HD Dry batter head and the stock Reso head. Same thing with the PFP maple 14 X 5.5 Snare! Take the drums off the Tom - it's not the same. The added benefit was that this "method" eliminated all Snare Buzz from the close by Toms. It's akin to Sound Engineering!. To qualify, I am a 71 yo, retired guy who resurrected playing after 50 Years [1969]. I play at home as a hobby /pleasure in retirement. I have learned so much form your videos of drums, drum heads, tuning, etc. I knew nothing of this way back when.

@donaldmccracken2856 10 күн бұрын

great video - what frequencies are your Toms set to? they sound great

@colemartin9077 Жыл бұрын

Forgot Xstick nick! Lol. awesome job man as always. Rock on 🤘

@pal4597 Жыл бұрын

Hope Mr. Big comes to Canada!

@shanedutoit9101 Жыл бұрын

If it's Nick I click🤘

@bgnPrinceton 7 ай бұрын

I'm looking to buy 10% of Nick's talent, but I don't see it listed on the Sweetwater site. Anybody got the link?

@adamlanghans Жыл бұрын

I'm not a drummer and I should be sleeping, but I can't help listening to Nick talk and play

@AndyA1234 8 ай бұрын

Why don't you use a torque wrench? For consistent tension on each lug. Maybe a bit too technical?

@DirtySk8RatStaney 10 ай бұрын

What I took away from this is, I can tune two lugs and drop my snare tuning…. I’ve always adjusted all the lugs, i didn’t know I could just adjust the two closest to my legs.

@RevelRecordingsNZ Жыл бұрын

that intro yeeeeoooow

@VON_RHEDBEARD Жыл бұрын

Whats the cymbal setup?

@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power Жыл бұрын

I grab my 14" metal snares and crank both heads high and tight-- that's my sound 😂 If I want a lower tuning, I use bfsd and loose drum heads.

@ivanbajovic3476 Жыл бұрын

10:01 That's how you can twist your snare rim in the easiest way.

@tendingtropic7778 Жыл бұрын

interesting. the tightness of the bottom/reso/snare-side head is always a matter of debate. You have it tabletop tight and when you made adjustments behind the kit you tuned it even tighter right? some say you take the life out of the drum when its too tight (choke). True? or not that much of an issue. would you generally recommend to have the bottom head tighter than the batter/top head?

@sweetwater Жыл бұрын

Hey, Tending Tropic. It definitely is a debate. I personally like the bottom head to be on the tighter side. You get a bit more dynamics from the snare that way. It also will project better. I hope this helps. Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1391, jason_thiele@sweetwater.com

@markr1550 11 ай бұрын

How do you deal with buzzing snare wires. By buzzing, I mean they continue to rattle after the initial sound of the drum is gone. I don't want to get into having to use gels all the time. The snare is a Ludwig Universal Black Brass with die-cast rims, and an Evans G1 with an Evans snare side 300. Any suggestions are appreciated.

@sweetwater 11 ай бұрын

Hey, Mark. Thanks for your interest. Ah yes, sympathetic snare buzz. You can’t really get rid of it completely but you can minimize it. It usually happens when the snare is tensioned too close in pitch to one of the toms, hence the word sympathetic. Deeper snare drums are also more prone to this happening. You will want to make sure the snare is not tuned too close in pitch to the toms. Don’t drive yourself too crazy. You don’t want to make the snare too dead. I hope this helps. Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1391, jason_thiele@sweetwater.com

@FlyingMachinesVideos 9 ай бұрын

The snare wires. Are they just touching the reso head or are they a bit tighter? I always have trouble with this.

@sweetwater 9 ай бұрын

Hey, Robbo. It depends on the sound you’re looking to achieve. I personally don’t go too tight. If it’s too tight, all of the sensitivity will go away. You will want to find a balance. I hope this helps. Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1391, jason_thiele@sweetwater.com