Please drop the snares!

[Plays_For_Dog]

Just want to put this out there. Maybe I'm being too picky, but when I listen to videos or soundclips of bass players recording with a drum set in the room, the snares rattling on the snare drum distracts me away from your playing. I want to hear you, but often the snares rattling is picked up easily by recording equipment and bleeds over your tone.

I just find this highly annoying. It's something easily prevented by simply dropping the snares off the lower head of the snare drum. Am I the only one who notices this or is bothered by this? I'm sure I miss a lot of great playing by "x-ing" out the video once the snare rattle starts tracking the bass playing.

To sum up my point, if you're going to show off your awesome skills, be more professional about it and drop the snares.

 

[BigGuns]

Do you mean when the drummer is not actually playing? Like if they're tracking the bass part? Because if they're tracking, then yes, it would be ridiculous to not turn off the snare. Can you provide an example?

 

[Justin Tuskey]

Do you mean when the drummer is not actually playing? Like if they're tracking the bass part? Because if they're tracking, then yes, it would be ridiculous to not turn off the snare. Can you provide an example?

I dont think he means "tracking" as in recording, like in the studio, but just regular youtube videos and soundclips where there is a drumset in the room. unless that Is what you meant as well.

 

[Plays_For_Dog]

Just want to put this out there. Maybe I'm being too picky, but when I listen to videos or soundclips of bass players recording with a drum set in the room, the snares rattling on the snare drum distracts me away from your playing. I want to hear you, but often the snares rattling is picked up easily by recording equipment and bleeds over your tone.

I just find this highly annoying. It's something easily prevented by simply dropping the snares off the lower head of the snare drum. Am I the only one who notices this or is bothered by this? I'm sure I miss a lot of great playing by "x-ing" out the video once the snare rattle starts tracking the bass playing.

To sum up my point, if you're going to show off your awesome skills, be more professional about it and drop the snares.

I dont think he means "tracking" as in recording, like in the studio, but just regular youtube videos and soundclips where there is a drumset in the room. unless that Is what you meant as well.

Yes, tracking as in the snare is rattleing on every note the bassist is playing. And yes, when there is no drummer even sitting at the kit to mute the snare.

I'm referring mostly to where guys will shoot an improv video in their practice room and post it on youtube. I don't want to offend anyone by singling them out personally on here (in case they are a TB member).

If there is a drummer in on the throne then that is a different scenario all together.

 

[elgecko]

I'm going to invent a snare drum that doesn't do that and retire a rich man!

 

[So Low Bass]

This is a pet peeve of mine. Drummers don't do it to be mean. In fact, 80% of the people in the room don't hear it either. It can be really bad when there are several unattended snares from different bands on a stage at the same time. Even the house music played during breaks can set off unattended snares.

A GOOD drummer with turn of his/her snare everytime they leave their kit.

 

[StuartV]

This is a pet peeve of mine. Drummers don't do it to be mean. In fact, 80% of the people in the room don't hear it either. It can be really bad when there are several unattended snares from different bands on a stage at the same time. Even the house music played during breaks can set off unattended snares.

A GOOD drummer with turn of his/her snare everytime they leave their kit.

Are you a drummer? I didn't think so.

I relax the strainer on my snare when I'm practicing my bass because it annoys ME. But, I don't see any reason to relax the strainer very time I leave my drum kit.