Do you cut your snares?

[ketamine]

Cut lows out, if so, around where?

[serox]

Cut lows out, if so, around where?

nope never. A snare should not really be hitting anywhere near anything low imo.

I may cut out low stuff if I have added reverb but thats it. Depends what kind of snares ur into. I see more people using distorted kicks with snares now days (yuck).

[vivace]

Actually, I often boost some low for extra punch.. but not when layered with a kick.. what frequencies really really depends on the snare.

[serox]

I prefer to use a good snare and leave it. I dont even bother layering stuff. I want one clean good sounding hit to start with.

[contakt321]

I prefer to use a good snare and leave it. I dont even bother layering stuff. I want one clean good sounding hit to start with.

This (usually)

[serox]

I prefer to use a good snare and leave it. I dont even bother layering stuff. I want one clean good sounding hit to start with.

This (usually)

It does not take long to find some drum hits that you want does it? free sample packs (and wares) everywhere. Find a hit that you want and just jam imo. Forget about layering 10 snares + and eq'ing them for a week. Make a tune!

[ketamine]

Cut lows out, if so, around where?

nope never. A snare should not really be hitting anywhere near anything low imo.

Wait... you're right, don't know what I was thinking. They're never on top of anything else... Why am I cutting lows

[serox]

Cut lows out, if so, around where?

nope never. A snare should not really be hitting anywhere near anything low imo.

Wait... you're right, don't know what I was thinking. They're never on top of anything else... Why am I cutting lows

I mean the snare itself does not hit low freqs. Mine dont anyway

[dav.id]

I ussaly cut my snares at 90/100 hz, just to make sure there is no clashing

[trike12]

I ussaly cut my snares at 90/100 hz, just to make sure there is no clashing

be REALLY aware that you set your filter to just gently roll off here, if youre using a filter with a steep slope the snare may clash with the kick.
i tend to roll off my snares around 200hz, because it works for me, its not a strict rule.

EDIT:

but how often do you use a kick and a snare at the same time...
nevermind.

[bassbum]

HPF at 95-110hz.
A little resonance will make it hard hitting.

[collige]

I ussaly cut my snares at 90/100 hz, just to make sure there is no clashing

[drokkr]

To get things to hit hard or thump I layer. Anything - claps, toms, white noise, found sounds. All of which get eq'd or treated to get what I want from them. Some of my snares have been 4 or 5 hits deep.

[lowpass]

comes down to song structure surely?

high passing a snare can be useful if the snare is stepping on the kick / bass at the same time

if it's hitting by itself with everything being played before or after then having the low end in won't affect the mix

I prefer to highpass it though

[nitz]

Nope, not really.
Like Lowpass down its down to good song structure, i would build my song to that where there is no conflicting problem with the low end, with kick and sub so the clap/snare will be in its right freq content, without conflicting with the low end.
However if a high pass is needed i will so quite a small one, about up to 80/90hz thats it really.
i have build and structured my drum kit to where this problem don't happen in the first place, so kicks and claps i have pre made and i know will work, because i have spend end less hours cycling through 100's of samples with work together and then applied some processing.

[jameshk]

I normally take out anything under about 40Hz, just eats up headroom and dosn't make the snare sound much different. To compensate I usually boost the low mids a fair bit to give it more punch.

-hk

[lowpass]

I normally take out anything under about 40Hz, just eats up headroom and dosn't make the snare sound much different. To compensate I usually boost the low mids a fair bit to give it more punch.

-hk

This myth was proven wrong in another thread about highpassing creating more headroom,

It comes down to the specific audio

[nitz]

I normally take out anything under about 40Hz, just eats up headroom and dosn't make the snare sound much different. To compensate I usually boost the low mids a fair bit to give it more punch.

-hk

This myth was proven wrong in another thread about highpassing creating more headroom,

It comes down to the specific audio

was that the macc thread about the test? if i remember right?

[jameshk]

I normally take out anything under about 40Hz, just eats up headroom and dosn't make the snare sound much different. To compensate I usually boost the low mids a fair bit to give it more punch.

-hk

This myth was proven wrong in another thread about highpassing creating more headroom,

It comes down to the specific audio

Really? It should create some headroom, even if its minute ammounts. Anyone got a link to the thread?

-hk

[FSTZ]

I cut just below 20hz

it does make the bass a bit punchier in my system

mind you I am usually stacking 4 snares on top of each other