Drum Beats
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Silver Member Username: FandimReno, Nevada United State... Post Number: 370 Registered: Jun-05 | Hey just wondering...around what frequency is an average drumbeat? Like a rolling drumbeat in a hard rock song? (snare drum). Anyone know? I know it varies a lot from song to song..but an avg? Seth |
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Silver Member Username: Need4bassWe-Be-Swamps, Louisiana Post Number: 148 Registered: Oct-05 | http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/music/snare.html |
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Silver Member Username: Need4bassWe-Be-Swamps, Louisiana Post Number: 149 Registered: Oct-05 | Most snare drum synthesis ranges from about 180Hz to 530Hz. It can vary pretty wildly though. |
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Silver Member Username: Need4bassWe-Be-Swamps, Louisiana Post Number: 152 Registered: Oct-05 | Maybe this will help too: Snare Drum Older audio references will refer to snare drum dominant frequencies being in the 1 kHz to 2 kHz region. If you are mixing sound for modern rock or country music you will find a potpourri of snare drum frequencies. Starting with disco in the 70's and the urban cowboy country craze of the early 80's, snare drum became spectrally similar with a bass drum. Experiment with a multi-octave equalizer on a stereo system with an early to mid 1980's country record, like George Strait. You will find very dominant snare drum spectral content in the 150 to 200 Hz region. Mixes of that era as well as today use caution in not having the snare and the kick drum both being dominant in the mix since it would be difficult to tell the difference between the two drums. This often results in a "double time" effect. There are no general rules to the equalization of the snare drum with one exception. When using a real snare with a microphone, be aware that if the drum is tuned very high like a marching band snare, excessive low frequency boosts will not create a fat snare. Listen to the real drum sound up close and realize that fundamental frequencies that are not available from the drum cannot be created or synthesized by equalization. Excessive boost at low frequencies will cause pickup of other drums undesirably. Generally, if a trigger snare patch or drum has energy in the 150 Hz range and you desire a fat snare, then use it accordingly. Some crisp quality can be added in the 2 kHz to 5 kHz region. Remember however that excessive boosting of any frequency of a snare drum means you are probably trying to get a sound that is not available from the source and you are likely picking up extraneous sounds from other nearby sources. Snare drum reverb is a diverse topic alone. The reverb usage will greatly affect overall equalization used. |
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Gold Member Username: IlluminatorUSA Post Number: 2078 Registered: Apr-05 | This might help, it's from a recent Crutchfield magazine:  |
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Silver Member Username: FandimReno, Nevada United State... Post Number: 376 Registered: Jun-05 | Thanks both of you.  |
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