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Snare Head Shootout - 14 heads back to back!
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- Опубликовано: 5 янв 2016
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Putting 14 snare heads back to back in a shootout! Let's hear what you like the best!
Remo Controlled Sound (old): 1:58
Evans HD Dry: 2:12
Aquarian Texture Coated: 2:26
Remo Powerstroke X: 2:42
Remo Ambassador X: 2:57
Aquarian Hi Velocity: 3:12
Evans EC Reverse Dot: 3:26
Remo Fiberskyn: 3:42
Remo Emperor Coated: 3:56
Remo Powerstroke 3: 4:11
Aquarian Focus X: 4:25
Aquarian Triple Threat: 4:40
Aquarian Hi-Energy: 4:56
Remo Controlled Sound (new): 5:11
+Héctor Montes thank you very much good sir
+Héctor Montes Thanks you!
+Touma Chan That moment when I randomly come across you on a drum snare video....why hello there fancy seeing you here, the internet is a small place o/
SK1PTER well my old friend i am studying for as a sound engineer. :3 how's the gaming?
+Touma Chan The gamings good, throwing the idea of starting up a band with friends around, so I've been getting to know some shit about sound engineering myself.
I've always kind of thought people were blowing smoke up my ass when they talked about the importance of different drum heads. This video really opened my eyes... or ears I mean.
Same idea as string brand and gauge
Skin's will make 90 % of the sound i was shocked as well.
In fact that's why i spent more on drums, when it fact buying a skin or two makes all most 90 % of the sound.
Been drumming for 30+ years and it took this video for me to find, in my opinion, the best snare drum head ever. The Aquarian High Energy is massive and has beautiful tone. Heard it here, bought it and I’m in love. So, thank you, millions over.
The Aquarian heads have some special tonal qualities I like and that I would never have been able to comparatively appreciate without an audio shootout such as this. Thanks for taking the time to put this together!
1:57 Remo Controlled Sound (Old)
2:12 Evans HD Dry
2:26 Aquarian Texture Coated
2:42 Remo Powerstroke X
2:56 Remo Ambassador X
3:11 Aquarian Hi Velocity
3:26 Evans EC Reverse Dot
3:41 Remo Fiberskyn
3:55 Remo Emperor
4:11 Remo Powerstroke 3
4:25 Aquarian Focus X
4:40 Aquarian Triple Threat
4:55 Aquarian Hi Energy
5:11 Remo Controlled Sound (New)
hi!
I thought the Aquarian Hi Velocity was the standout. Thanx. I learned something .
+Jack D. Ripper Completely agree. The Hi Velocity sounded the best on this particular drum IMO.
gonna get me one of those next time at gc for sure
Yes I agree going to get this head
That or the powerstroke 3 I wish we could do a test with high tuning and low for each head
I have that on my snare and I love it! I am going to get the Triple threat soon though because i have had the other head on my snare for a long time
it's just amazing how heads change the sound of the same snare, always amazed!
This was way more helpful than I expected. Now I know exactly what I need to get for my sound. Really great video.
The Emperors just always take the cake for me, no matter what. Incredible heads.
Coated Control Sound is my favorite, even the old one in the beginning sounded great. Thank you for this shootout, Glenn.
As a diehard EVANS user, I must say that my favorites were the Aquarian Hi Velocity and Hi Energy. Perfect blend of fatness and overtones.
Awesome to hear the comparison all in one video! Thanks for taking the time to do this! As it still turns out, you have reinforced my choices in heads, but it was good to hear the Aquarians, too, as I am not familiar with them at all but am a bit curious.
Most appreciated!
Wow, each of these snares have godly sounds. I've been using Remo snares for ages and they never fail to impress.
I absolutely love the way the drums sound in this studio. Nice work!
When I had my kit I played a Joey Jordinson signature pearl snare with the aquarian triple ply high energy head on it and it was a monster. Out of all the heads in the video I think the Aquarians actually stood out the best especially the focus. Great video Glen!
Wow. First time I've ever listened to different heads compared, back to back, on the same exact snare drum. The difference in sound is much more pronounced than I would have thought. If I didn't know any different, and I'd listened to this without knowing the title, I would have assumed that these were completely different snare drums being compared, not just heads.
From here, it would be cool to be able to instantly compare any of these heads against each other, because you quickly forget the precise difference between one head you heard earlier, versus the sound of the head you listened to 7 spaces forward in the order.
Congrats on a very helpful video with good audio quality.
Aquarian makes really nice heads.
Studio X great Head
As a non-drummer, I had no idea how much of a difference the type of head makes. Great vid Glenn.
It would be awesome if you had time-stamped annotations on the sides of the screen so we can A/B the various drum heads a little easier. Really torn between the new Remo Control Sound and the Evans HD Dry. Great video Glenn.
I'll see what I can do.
I'm not a drummer, but i really like The Powerstroke 3 :D
Me too
Yeah those are sweet but I use Powerstroke 77 I like just a little more
Glad to see this channel is heading in the right direction
Just stumbled upon this. Excellent side by side comparison. One of the best shootouts I’ve seen
great stuff dude! This video will be helpful as a reference for people to find a head that will meet their needs for a particular sound they may be after. I know all drums are different but as long as a drum is similar size and type to the one you used in the video I'm sure similar results can be achieved. Thanks for busting your ass in the name of better sounding rock and roll!
Wow, this is amazing! Thank you so much for putting in all the work. Very much appreciated.
Thanks for all the hard work in doing this.They all had there own sound to them ,that drum can do all style's of music.
Awesome video. Thank you for doing that. Yeah, that's alot of work. Thanks again for your time and effort to bring us the comprehensive comparison. Cheers
Thanks for posting this Glenn!! As a producer myself, I know what a pain in the ass this must have been. Really appreciate you taking the time to educate everyone with such a well thought out video. Keep up the great work!
Thanks for putting so much work into this. Helpful for picking out my next snare head
Thank you for this. I have been wanting to hear something like this for years.
I've never seen a video out there that does what you've done here, Glenn. Great job.
Appreciate the dedication put into this one Glenn!
I think they all sounded awesome! It's really all about picking the right sound for each song. I've noticed that between a Drum Dial, an Aquarian Triple Threat, an Evans Genera Dry, and Masshoff tuning, using these in different combos, I can get ANY snare sound I want. Dense mixes get the Triple Threat, songs with more room get the Genera Dry.
Great comparison video i almost instantly picked out head selections for my various snare collection!
would love to see an updated version of this, love to see how much just a different head can totally change the whole sound of the snare.
Gotta say, I think the Hi-Velocity head and the Hi-Energy head were the best ones.
Some favourable sustain and ring to them, as well as clarity and punch.
Saying that, mic placement, tuning, and the drummer have a lot to do with that!
Great video :D
The new controlled sound is my favourite.
Yeah it's good
I use Aquarian texture coated and love them. The Remo power stroke 3 and controlled sound both were great. The aquarian hi-velocity was unique.
The Drum Dial is not designed to get the same tuning from different heads. It's perfect to get the head in tune with itself but different types of heads will have different resistance. Would have been better with a Tune-Bot for the same pitch. Anyway, still a very nice comparison and I appreciate the time and effort this video took!
Now this was a really interesting video. Sometimes the differences between the heads was very slight at other times it was really quite massive. I suppose the take home message from this is to experiment with different drum heads regularly. Thanks Glenn I love these types of comparison vids. Keep up the good work!
This video is fantastic. Thanks for doing this comparison!
you really have videos for everything man, appreciate it
very pleasantly suprised wwith the aquarians! i was ready to just be a brand loyalist! great review
Great vid, thanks for the upload Glenn!
Aquarian heads are amazing. Not only do they sound better than most heads but come in at half the price....
I really like the way those Aquarian's sound.I recently put and Aquarian kick bass head on and it sounds amazing.Think i might go with them for all my heads
I was totally new to your channel. For once a really helpful video on drumheads, THANX! :D
Gonna get a few of theese to try out for my self...
Best comparison video on RUclips! Great great job man, please do many more comparison videos.
Great job as always, Glenn. Personal faves: Aquarian Hi Velocity and the Remo Controlled. Punchy and bright without too much of either, which is what I like in a snare.
+Richard Poodles I was pleasantly surprised about most of the Aquarians and the Remo Emperor as well!
+Richard Poodles they were my 2 favourites as well. I never used to like aquarian heads but that Hi velocity sounds nice.
What an awesome resource. Thanks Glen!
I'm pretty impressed by the Aquarians, particularly the texture coated.
This is awesome and super helpful. Thanks so much for taking the time to put this together.
It also proves how unreliable tuning with a drum dial is. The pitch varies significantly from one head to the next, even though I'm sure the tension is comparable. It makes it hard to compare apples to apples.
Still incredibly helpful and much appreciated!
You know, it's funny. I have used both The Drum Dial (tympanic pressure) and The Tune Bot (electronic pitch reading) extensively. And I have discovered that they both give almost identical results in terms of lug-to-lug consistency. In other words, a pressure of 75 on each lug with The Drum Dial will be a pitch perfect note all the way around with The Tune Bot.
The pitch variation in this video is a function of differences in head thickness and head material. The same tension from one head to another does produce considerable differences in pitch. That doesn't make The Drum Dial unreliable. It simply means that a perfectly consistent tympanic pressure of 90 on one head will produce a different pitch on a thicker or thinner head. Like any tool, you have to learn what works from one head to another and adjust the pressure accordingly.
Wow, never would have guessed how much difference it makes. Thanks for making this!
I still love using Superior Drummer for the songwriting phase, because shit actually gets done. Musicians my age tend to care more about sports, watching T.V., and their families for some reason...
this deserves way more views, I was too lazy to do this and get to record every single of my drumheads. I fucking love you man. thanks!
Really great vid. Simple testing. love it
That must have taken hours! Thanks, Glenn.
Great comparison guys! I applaud your efforts. Great to see how the tone varies, I can definitely hear how different heads would be more suited to say Stoner Rock and others to faster stuff like thrash and death metal.
Thanks for another excellent shoot out. Very informative.
thanks for doing this! i especially appreciate it because I use the same snare.
Dude! The whole series is AMAZING! I am looking into recording my own practice routines and this does help a lot!
Btw! Love the sound of Evans HD Dry, It's perfect for the studio and practice room, but not so optimal for a small gigs.
Remo all the way! I love the sound of Remo Controlled Sound. I know that changing and tuning drums is a pain in the ass, so much cred to you guys for taking your time to make this video! Would love to see a similar video but with tom heads and bass drum heads!
Also, I find the drum dial to not be completely trust worthy, Tune the drums by ear and I think that you can get an even better sound. I have tried a bunch of tuning tools but I find the ears to be the best ones!
really enjoyed this....cheers Glenn. ..mostly I use samples (due to issues of studio size and all that) but understanding drums is really important.
keep up the good work. 😊😊😊
Aquarian for sure. Hands down best heads ever.
I'm digging the Aquarian Hi Velocity, Remo Powerstroke X and Emperor Coated.
I was thinking of trying out different snare heads before. Thank Glen!
This was a great shootout! Thanks Glenn!
Great shootout, Glenn. Thanks!
Awesome video. Finally, a snare head comparison where the tuning doesn't sound like shit. But I honestly can't get over mixing of the kick!
I expected a bit of a change in sound. But there was a huge difference between each head. Now thinking of your enemy those dreaded samples. Let's say in a sample pack they have the same snare you have but different head, couldn't even come close. This information could be a bit of a game changer when it comes for me recording drums. Thanks
the aquarian texture coated head sounds awesome. and the coating really lasts a super long time. cant beat the sound of the evans dry though.
Cool video. I learned that the head I use and have been using for years is the best sounding for me. The REMO controlled sound. I use a 5.5" snare. There were 2 or 3 others that sound cool too that I might check out. but overall, the CS is perfect.
awesome vid dude, as a drummer, thank you very much!
First and last were the best to my taste. Great vid
The Aquarian Hi Velocity head had a good bit of meat with some nice overtones, and the Remo Controlled Sound (both old and new) both sounded even tighter without as much ring - but man that Remo Emperor is doing something to me man. In this demonstration that one just stood out to me the most as a perfect blend of snap, crack, and pop....I mean meat. The perfect blend of meat.
-anyway thanks Glenn, just ordered some fresh skins!
awesome video guys!!! thank you
All my snare drums have these now Aquarian Hi Velocity: 3:12 and all sound great, got Black beauty, pearl sensitone alum, and brass, AWESOME ! tunebot 300hz top 400hz bottom and loosen just enough to let the snare and ring to come in and boom ! thanks glen .
Gr8 video! Thx for doing this for us mate!
I love seeing reviews like this. 🤘
very informative video thanks Glen!
I'm diggin' that Focus X. It's sounds perfect for the sound I go for. Tight and crisp, with a light ring.
Thanks a million for this video! :D
Great shootout
Remo Powerstroke 3, Emperor Coated, and Controlled Sound, sounded the best for me.
the reverse dots are great for deep, low end, lown tuned snare. The coated emperor best for attack over higher pitched, tighter heads. And that controlled sound head, will just get you all around tones, with good attack and bite too.
Powerstroke 3 on top with a thin Diplomat on the bottom has been my go to for years. But that Aquarian Focus was pretty sweet!
So much effort dudes, thanks! This is a very fair shootout, you've removed pretty much all the variables. I would just say that those drum dials are great for getting a starting point to tune from, but since they measure the distance between the head and hoop edge they can't take into account that most heads aren't collared 100% evenly. Only Evans heads are now being made to sit evenly all the way around the shells bearing edge. So even though you've tuned the head evenly according to the drum dial, there will still be some discrepancies in the evenness of the head.
That said, music isn't a perfect art and these clips sound great. I personally love the Emperor Coated.
Keep 'em coming Glenn :)
High Glenn, A trick for changing a drum head is to use a 1/4" deep socket that fits into your drill chuck.Doesn't matter the size because you are going to use the square drive end. Thanks for the great videos. ROCK ON!!!
appreciate you guys going to that effort. Kudos!
+clifford thanks! It took forever to shoot!
You can use the tune bot to check the pitch and match them (if you ever do a Tom heads comparison). It's a really useful tool, you can even tune the drums to each song's key, toms with various intervals depending on how many you use, pitch of top and bottom heads depending on the amount of resonance you want and way too many other things. If you try it, my advice is RTFM until you understand exactly what you're doing and then experiment! I also double check all the lugs with the drum dial as well.
very cool. thanks for the hard work!
Great demo, thanks.
That was damn good job! Extra kudos for mixing all 3 companies in one video. It's about 95% of being perfect comparison. Not 100% because of no ghost notes on snare. Some drum heads are not that sensitive and don't open when played with more subtle notes but I guess you tested it from metal point of view.
very cool, had no idea tone varied that much between heads!
Awesome vid, Glenn. Quite surprising, how much pitch changes from one head to the next.
Holy shit this was awesome. I was expecting a tonal change between the heads but some were quite drastic! Which to me, is quite cool, as a lot of the times I record bands with my house kit, and this will be a great video to recall when trying to suite the band best without the ability to change actual drums. Thanks for doing this. Would love to see one with toms and kick.
great video. thanks for doing it!
I played Remo for 10 years, tried Aquarian about 15 years ago, never looked back!
Well they all have their place depending on the sound you want. All are quite usable. I really like the Remo Controlled Sound,(New). I play alloy shell snare drums and these sound great on them.
That was good to hear the comparisons one after the other with no commentary to muddy peoples opinions. Personally I like the Evans HD Dry, Remo Ambassador X, Aquarian Focus X and the Remo Sound Control. Each to his own though, this is a great vid to compare and make your own decision. Kudos buddy
I like the texture coated. just the right amount of warmth and top end. The texture coated w/powerdot rocks
Excellent video, thanks.
This was great. Evans HD Dry and Remo CS sound very similar and are my favorites.
Powerstroke 3 for the win ! looks great with pin stripes and sounds amazing !