Reply To: Mixing the Snare

[CJ [Spectrum424]Participant]

Hey Stefano,

In fear of being obvious, but have you checked so the snare tracks aren't out of phase?
I mean since they are duplicated. That can create some weird cancellations.

Not sure of what type of music you wanna fit your snare to but here are som recipes that I use as starting points:

Subtle and mild cut through:
+3db at 200hz
+4db at 4khz
+4db at 7khz

Solid traditional sound:
+5db at 250hz
+6db at 2khz
+4db at 5khz
+8db at 10khz

Thick and smoothe sound:
+6db at 180hz
+4db at 250hz
-4db at 800hz
+6db at 3khz
+8db at 7khz

Deep and punchy snare:
+9db at 200hz
+3db at 2.5khz
+1db at 3.5khz
+8db at 8khz

Cheers!

/CJ