Removing Snare Ping
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bubbagump
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Tune it so it sounds good and forget the ring at first. Then you can go a few routes... moon gel is certainly one of them. What I use for more general purpose ring control when I am not in the mood to really be precise as you can be with moon gel is to use something like a RemO.
http://www.remo.com/portal/products/2/599/604/dh_remos.html
If you are resourceful, have five minutes and a decent pair of scissors or snips, you can make your own RemO out of an old drum head. For instance, take an old 14" snare head and cut off the collar along the line where you can see the bearing edge was hitting. Then, you can cut out the center leaving a 3/4"-2" ring. The wider the ring, the more ring control you will get. You can do the same things for toms if you need to chill out the ring a bit. I use single ply heads on my toms which sound great live, but can get a bit too ringy for close mic recording. Here I also use home brew rings like this from time to time.
http://www.remo.com/portal/products/2/599/604/dh_remos.html
If you are resourceful, have five minutes and a decent pair of scissors or snips, you can make your own RemO out of an old drum head. For instance, take an old 14" snare head and cut off the collar along the line where you can see the bearing edge was hitting. Then, you can cut out the center leaving a 3/4"-2" ring. The wider the ring, the more ring control you will get. You can do the same things for toms if you need to chill out the ring a bit. I use single ply heads on my toms which sound great live, but can get a bit too ringy for close mic recording. Here I also use home brew rings like this from time to time.
NegadivOne
Alchemy slut
I have a 14" taye studiomaple snare and it developed a ring all of a sudden. I got new heads for top and bottom, evans hd dry vented on top, and there was still ring, so i ordered new die cast hoops, new snare wires, remO's, and moongels. the new hoops didnt take care of the ring but the remO's got it done. the moongels i use on toms but i couldnt get a good balance of dampening with them on the snare. I threw on the smaller remO that came in the pack, and it was perfect. You should give them a try.
TheBigGiantHead
Banned
Best way to remove unwanted ring?
GET OUT OF THE BASEMENT AND PLAY WITH OTHER MUSICIANS!!!
Then it becomes wanted, no...needed ring.
GET OUT OF THE BASEMENT AND PLAY WITH OTHER MUSICIANS!!!
Then it becomes wanted, no...needed ring.
TheBigGiantHead
Banned
slidey said:
Ask your mom!!! Oh wait...
her mouth is full.
Tim Brown
New member
I use an Aphex parametric EQ. 
Just dial in the exact frequency that's ringing, and then broaded the width of the bell just enough to get rid of the ring, an then back it off just a hair - that way the drum still has a tiny bit of ping - but you won't notice it in the mix, and it will add character to the snare.
Tim
Just dial in the exact frequency that's ringing, and then broaded the width of the bell just enough to get rid of the ring, an then back it off just a hair - that way the drum still has a tiny bit of ping - but you won't notice it in the mix, and it will add character to the snare.
Tim
When I get a bad snare ring I can seem to get rid of most of it by Tightening that round knob on the side of the snare that controlls that arm connected to the piece of foam that presses against the Top Skin..(I have been playing for allmost 20 years and I still don"t know what that thing is called..LOL)
That works for me but I also put quite a bit of Duct tape on my snare and use Dampening rings on 2 of my toms.....
Cheers
That works for me but I also put quite a bit of Duct tape on my snare and use Dampening rings on 2 of my toms.....
Cheers
slidey
New member
Minion said:When I get a bad snare ring I can seem to get rid of most of it by Tightening that round knob on the side of the snare that controlls that arm connected to the piece of foam that presses against the Top Skin..(I have been playing for allmost 20 years and I still don"t know what that thing is called..LOL)
That works for me but I also put quite a bit of Duct tape on my snare and use Dampening rings on 2 of my toms.....
Cheers
that'll be the internal dampener.................not all drums have them
moon gel & duck tape otherwise OR an external dampener