Is your snare too high?
One thing metal drummers almost always get wrong in the studio? The snare drum!
The source of the confusion is simple and understandable: they want a tight, punchy sound that cuts through the mix. But the key to achieving that sound in a mix is NOT a small, tightly-tuned snare… it’s actually not what you probably think. Kristian Kohle (Aborted, Crematory, Powerfwolf) explains…
So… what do YOU think?
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