Snare: Vented, or Not?

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snare...

  • Vented

    Votes: 4 16.7%

  • Unvented

    Votes: 19 79.2%

  • Other

    Votes: 1 4.2%
  • Total voters
    24
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laststartoshine

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which do you prefer, and for what kind of music?
 
I went with vented because I don't think I've ever had any other kind.

Mostly rock.
 
haha the big vents. that look a lot like gauged out earlobes.
 
I laugh at your vented snares. :rolleyes:
 

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i have a vented snare and like it quite a bit but I would still love a great unvented snare as well.

I play in a ska/punk band so the vents work well but every now and then I'd love to have a nice deep sound and you just can't get that with giant vents
 
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I don't like the huge holes, they take the feeling of depth away. Plus they sound terrible for recording, no body, all attack. Only my opinion of the five I've ever worked with.
 
yeah. my drummer did something kinda weird, he put three grommet holes in a triangle? idk how much/little this does *shrugs*
 
haha, nah. i love vented snare heads...

i was talking about vented snares...that look like this
 

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laststartoshine said:
haha, nah. i love vented snare heads...

i was talking about vented snares...that look like this
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holy crap i bet that thing is LOUD. it's like a million ply :eek:
 
vented snares are one of the worst "inventions" in drumming history, even worse than the pedal-detunable Yamaha floor tom.

Thanks a lot OCDP for setting back drum tuning and sounds a good 50 years. As long as it's marketable, the sheep with money will buy it, right?

Give me a well-tuned Supra or Dunnett any day of the week over one of those worthless overpriced pieces of toneless junk.

At one time, platform shoes with goldfish in them were all the rage, too...
 
Russtopher said:
vented snares are one of the worst "inventions" in drumming history, even worse than the pedal-detunable Yamaha floor tom.

Thanks a lot OCDP for setting back drum tuning and sounds a good 50 years. As long as it's marketable, the sheep with money will buy it, right?

Give me a well-tuned Supra or Dunnett any day of the week over one of those worthless overpriced pieces of toneless junk.

At one time, platform shoes with goldfish in them were all the rage, too...
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Yeah, but what do you really think about them????

:D :D :D
 
RAMI said:
Yeah, but what do you really think about them????

:D :D :D
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Seriously, I think I'd rather mic up a drum-corps style snare that sounds like playing a slab of formica than one of those vented snares. They're loud. Big deal. Recording "loud" is not the same as recording "good".
 
i agree, they sound very puny, i've played a few at a couple local shows. no depth, plus they gotta be cranked to sound half way decent.
 
Russtopher said:
vented snares are one of the worst "inventions" in drumming history, even worse than the pedal-detunable Yamaha floor tom.

Thanks a lot OCDP for setting back drum tuning and sounds a good 50 years. As long as it's marketable, the sheep with money will buy it, right?

Give me a well-tuned Supra or Dunnett any day of the week over one of those worthless overpriced pieces of toneless junk.

At one time, platform shoes with goldfish in them were all the rage, too...
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Best post ever.

I had to vote for unvented (even though there's NO SUCH THING as an unvented snare:rolleyes:). I would prefer 3 small holes with grommets just to allow the snare to breath better without taking away the sound of the wood. Vented snares are useless devices that are meant to sell drums, not improve them.
 
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