Dampening snare?

[cybersprint]

Do lots of you guys dampen your snare? (does it depend on situation?....etc)
Just some opinions..thoughts..?
I own two snares, of which I dampen one; the expensive one works as a more rough snare (tomcat acrylic snare 12 x 6,5..no dampening..wonderful ring), where the other one has more of a "pop sound" to it, with lots of dampening crap on it..

[Josiah]

No, not really. Let em sing out, that's really what defines the 'snare' sound.

[Aaron]

When i'm practicing rudiments on a snare I might chuck on small o-ring on there, just to get my hands working abit, but i never muffle snares in a playing situation, especially not live.

[Tim]

never.

[LostRythym]

Never muffle them, they would sound too tight for me.

[Bloodlust]

why do i see a lot of professional drummers with a piece or 2 of black tape on their snares in live situations.

[Loser]

why do i see a lot of professional drummers with a piece or 2 of black tape on their snares in live situations.

To muffle it.

[Bloodlust]

well they have to know what their doing, why do they use tape even thought you guys say its bad?

[Futuro]

I muffle the batter of my copper shell sometimes.

[Loser]

well they have to know what their doing, why do they use tape even thought you guys say its bad?

People here confuse "Most always" with "always"

Depending on personal preference and a whole bunch of other crap, sometimes dapening can make a person happy. More often than not though, a snare can sound better undampened.

[Aaron]

live and unmic'ed you cant afford to kill the resonance and projection that "ring" gives you. when your going through a desk though, there are things you can do to optimise the sound of both muffled and unmuffled drums.