[Brandonv25]

I just recently got a Mapex Meridian Maple kit and I absolutely love it, but I can't for the life of me stop my snare from buzzing when I hit the 10" tom. Any suggestions? It's driving me mad.

[Poco Askew]

Try a forum search of "buzz" and also check out this topic.

[Brandonv25]

Ok so basically from what I read, its just a fact of life lol. Sounds like 10" toms are too close in pitch to snares to do much about it. Not gonna tune my tom or snare way up or down and make them sound like crap just to avoid a bit of buzz

[Hampys]

If you have 20 or something strands on your snare, try to reduce them, buy a 12 strand or something, it reduces the buzz. Also you can try muffeling your 10", not much but a little moongel or something like that, you could also muffle your snare if you want to, it helps a little as well.
You might also find that tuning the 10" just slightly may get you way more or way less snare-buzz.

Good luck :>

This post has been edited by Hampys: 29 September 2011 - 12:59 AM

[Dan62]

Well, that happened to me and I just tuned the batter head on my snare up a touch higher and the snare sound stayed pretty much the same but the overtones from hitting the toms were gone. You either have to deal with tuning your snare or just deal with the overtones, but I think different snare wires and/or moongel/drum gum may help.

[Poco Askew]

 Brandonv25, on 28 September 2011 - 03:28 AM, said:

Ok so basically from what I read, its just a fact of life lol. Sounds like 10" toms are too close in pitch to snares to do much about it. Not gonna tune my tom or snare way up or down and make them sound like crap just to avoid a bit of buzz

Yes, IMO it is a fact of life. At some point you will probably get snare buzz no matter what you do - especially if you play with other musicians. But you can minimize it w/o tuning any drum "way up or down". Sometimes just a tiny change will make a big difference. Also, if it works for you, Schroeder's tuning method doesn't change the pitch of anything.

[Matt Shank]

 Poco Askew, on 28 September 2011 - 05:36 AM, said:

Yes, IMO it is a fact of life. At some point you will probably get snare buzz no matter what you do - especially if you play with other musicians. But you can minimize it w/o tuning any drum "way up or down". Sometimes just a tiny change will make a big difference. Also, if it works for you, Schroeder's tuning method doesn't change the pitch of anything.

Here is Schroeder's method:
CLICK ME !

[JBoom]

 Matt Shank, on 28 September 2011 - 05:44 AM, said:

Here is Schroeder's method:
CLICK ME !

That video doesn't work, "removed by the user." Is there another one around?

[Matt Shank]

 JBoom, on 28 September 2011 - 05:48 AM, said:

That video doesn't work, "removed by the user." Is there another one around?

Oops, didn't see that.
In the video, Schroeder tightens the four lugs around the snare wire. Like this:


Those four lugs will be tighter than the other lugs. By doing that, you're creating a channel (bed) for the snare wires.

This post has been edited by Matt Shank: 28 September 2011 - 06:01 AM

[JBoom]

 Matt Shank, on 28 September 2011 - 06:00 AM, said:

Oops, didn't see that.
In the video, Schroeder tightens the four lugs around the snare wire. Like this:


Those four lugs will be tighter than the other lugs. By doing that, you're creating a channel (bed) for the snare wires.

Does he say anything about diecast hoops? They are less flexible and having uneven lugs tends to cause way more issues than a normal hoop. (Yes, I have diecast hoops on my snare.)

[Matt Shank]

 JBoom, on 28 September 2011 - 06:11 AM, said:

Does he say anything about diecast hoops? They are less flexible and having uneven lugs tends to cause way more issues than a normal hoop. (Yes, I have diecast hoops on my snare.)

 Schroeder, on 18 September 2009 - 10:00 AM, said:

Drum hoops always have some flex to them. Triple flange, die cast, even wood hoops will have a little give to them. On the bottom of all my snare drums you can see a U shape in the hoop. It's not super extreme, but you can see it's there. But for all the skeptics, this is something that a lot of top drummers use too. It's not something that I came up with.

[Brandonv25]

ill give that a try when i get home tonight, thanks Matt

[FourPieceMetal]

The thing is, you're never going to eliminate snare buzz completely, unless you tune your toms a lot higher or a lot lower than your snare drum. You need to make sure that the toms are as far away from the pitch your snare has, while still making sure the toms give off a sound you like.

[Poco Askew]

Play live with a guitar, bass and/or keyboard and you WILL have snare buzz no matter how you tune it and your toms. That reso head is going to resonate to some sound and the wires will rattle. Learn to love it.

[Brandonv25]

Try as I may cant seem to reduce this. I have the snare sounding even better now from playing around with it but now my snare buzzes when I hit all my toms and my bass drum. used to only be my 10" tom