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idancetonumber12
12-07-2005, 04:41 PM
Everytime I hit my bass, it makes the snare wires rattle. Is there any way I can stop them from rattling when I hit the bass? The wires are already really tight cuz that's the way I like them. PLEASE HELP!!! IT MAKES ME MAD!!!
FL3P
12-07-2005, 04:52 PM
You do have a problem , you stutter.
Drum Monkey
12-07-2005, 04:54 PM
your snares will always rattle... It's just the way snares are :p

-DM
Brokensticks
12-07-2005, 05:00 PM
There is no stoping it, it's part of drumming get used to it.
aznriceball
12-07-2005, 05:06 PM
git r done!
Retarded Chipple
12-07-2005, 05:48 PM
It used to bug me loads so I used to put a piece of paper in between the snares and the resonant head. Play around with thickness of paper etc. Should work!
milkmit
12-07-2005, 06:04 PM
It used to bug me loads so I used to put a piece of paper in between the snares and the resonant head. Play around with thickness of paper etc. Should work!

that'll work, but you'll likely lose some snare response.

otherwise, there's hardly a thing you can do about it. at one time or another (depending on how I've tuned my kit), every single one of my drums has caused the snare wires to rattle. the bass has always just cause a very slight and short rattle, but the current culprit is my 10" tom. you can try to tune the offending drum(s) and the snare in very slight opposite directions (bass a tiny bit looser, snare heads slightly tighter), and that might help...but like I said, it will go from one drum to another over time as you change tuning/heads, so it's best to just get used to it..
Corkofski
12-07-2005, 06:08 PM
lol, its a bitch, i once got them PERFECT. nothing made the snare rattle. then i tuned my snare up a TINY bit, and the feedback was back again. never got it perfect again...
aznriceball
12-07-2005, 07:02 PM
that is your punishment from the tuning gods. now go pray to the tuning bible for forgiveness
l3n
12-07-2005, 08:20 PM
Maybe it has something to do with the bass reso, try tuning it a half turn down or something.. might help.
Killjoy
12-07-2005, 08:48 PM
git r done!

hehe nice :)
Half Life
12-07-2005, 09:47 PM
I'm guessing it has to do with how much attack/sustain(boom) your bass has, because in all honesty if your bass is tuned close to your snare and causes it to vibrate, either your snare's tuned WAY too low or your bass is tuned WAY too high. Mess around with the muffling on your bass and see if that might help to control it. That seems like the easiest fix to me :thumb:
rockindrummer
12-07-2005, 10:14 PM
Ya I was about to say the same thing but half life read my mind :rolleyes:

Try tuning either your bass or snare that should get rid of some of the buzz.
playwithfire
12-07-2005, 10:27 PM
lol, its a bitch, i once got them PERFECT. nothing made the snare rattle. then i tuned my snare up a TINY bit, and the feedback was back again. never got it perfect again...But obviously you didn't play with a band. Guitars make snares go nuts.
aznriceball
12-07-2005, 10:30 PM
But obviously you didn't play with a band. Bass Guitars make snares go nuts.

fix'd :thumb:
Double Bass Jim
12-07-2005, 10:32 PM
They sure do.

Thats why it's important to tune it up as best you can and just play, don't worry about the buzz.
DrOctagon
12-07-2005, 10:52 PM
ive seen like 100 threads with this same problem. the repost of previous threads is starting to get annoying here.

in my opinion atleast
Half Life
12-07-2005, 11:12 PM
^Well get used to it or leave, because it happens a lot :rolleyes:
Japan3gro
12-08-2005, 12:31 AM
^^ Haha yeah... I'm to the point to where if I don't hear a buzz I think I tuned something wrong =/. I don't get that much though since all my heads are tuned different.
Double Bass Jim
12-08-2005, 12:47 AM
Some buzz is good IMO, adds more nuance to the tone.
playwithfire
12-08-2005, 12:49 AM
ive seen like 100 threads with this same problem. the repost of previous threads is starting to get annoying here.

in my opinion atleastI've been answering questions like this for about 5 times longer than you've been here, and probably answered *your* questions like this 5 months ago... and I don't even compare to guys like Josiah, Jim, etc.

When you're around for a while you see everything get asked a hundred times.
rohbit
12-08-2005, 01:08 AM
Some buzz is good IMO, adds more nuance to the tone.

Jim you crazy mofo, you're all about the nuances.
Blank
12-08-2005, 01:15 AM
Ah.
I don't let it bother me.
I just keep on going a let it flow.
Just think of it as non stop snare work. :thumb:
playwithfire
12-08-2005, 01:16 AM
Dude, every serious drummer is all about the nuances. The more tone and sounds you can coax out of a drum, the bigger your kit sounds. Why do you think the beboppers and swingers had 4 piece kits that sounded so amazing? It's because those guys could *play* and really get different sounds out of it, making it sound more like a 6 piece, or bigger.
Double Bass Jim
12-08-2005, 01:18 AM
Jim you crazy mofo, you're all about the nuances.
Of course, it's more like playing a living instrument. Makes it more alive and less sterile.
drummer172
12-08-2005, 04:10 PM
Your problem is called not searching syndrome....
rohbit
12-08-2005, 06:22 PM
T'was a joke. Otherwise I wouldn't have called Jim a crazy mofo.

The reason I don't have an electric kit is because I love the nuances of an acousitc...

It hurts me to play an electric... there's no personality at all!
seanman99
12-08-2005, 08:32 PM
that is your punishment from the tuning gods. now go pray to the tuning bible for forgiveness

Haha :p
DrummerDave96
12-08-2005, 10:02 PM
I've heard that a super thin snare side head will let the wires dig in deeper, and will stop the rattle....or maybe you have a small crack or tear in you side head....(it happended to my friend...a tiny little cut in the reso head, barely visible...)
But any way...if you want a super thin reso head...go for the Remo diplomat side head....it's the thinnest you can possibly own.
playwithfire
12-08-2005, 10:07 PM
T'was a joke. Otherwise I wouldn't have called Jim a crazy mofo.

The reason I don't have an electric kit is because I love the nuances of an acousitc...

It hurts me to play an electric... there's no personality at all!I disagree with that. Electric kits don't have the million and one sounds accessible through the sense of touch, but they do have a million samples to choose from, and are great resources when it comes to practicing.
Brokensticks
12-08-2005, 10:18 PM
Accoustic pwns electric enough said.
Double Bass Jim
12-09-2005, 04:35 AM
I disagree with that. Electric kits don't have the million and one sounds accessible through the sense of touch, but they do have a million samples to choose from, and are great resources when it comes to practicing.
Yep no matter what an E-kit can never replace a real drum, the nuance and organic nature of the drum can never be replaced.

E drums for expasion I DO like though.