MP's Snare

SystematicThought · February 19, 2011, 09:50:59 PM

Which album has your favorite snare drum sound from Portnoy?

I personally have always liked the snare from SFAM or FII. Although the one from ACOS is pretty close too.

What about you guys?

Nick · February 19, 2011, 10:15:05 PM

In before I&W snare debate.

Gadough · February 19, 2011, 10:24:01 PM

That's funny, I was actually going to say I&W.

PowerSlave · February 19, 2011, 10:29:19 PM

ACOS is it for me.

TheMadgician · February 19, 2011, 10:32:55 PM

I really loved the ACOS snare. Very powerful and out there

JayOctavarium · February 19, 2011, 10:46:12 PM

St Anger

jk

I have to go with the majority . ACOS

blackngold29 · February 19, 2011, 10:48:13 PM

Quote from: JayOctavarium on February 19, 2011, 10:46:12 PM
St Anger

Fuzzboy · February 19, 2011, 10:54:12 PM

FII and 6DOIT. I like dem big fat snares

? · February 19, 2011, 11:04:46 PM

Hard question, maybe the Awake one is the best. I like the snare on ACOS quite much too.

xeper · February 19, 2011, 11:07:54 PM

FII has some of my favorite drum production/MP performances.

darkshade · February 19, 2011, 11:34:36 PM

Majesty Demo's

jk

Train of Thought (not my fav album, but the snare really resonates on that album

Finally Tree · February 20, 2011, 03:28:54 AM

6DOIT, ACOS, Score and SFAM.

Mladen · February 20, 2011, 04:08:06 AM

Awake has a great snare sound. Also, what's wrong about snare drum on Images and words?

hefdaddy42 · February 20, 2011, 04:41:06 AM

Quote from: Mladen on February 20, 2011, 04:08:06 AM
Awake has a great snare sound. Also, what's wrong about snare drum on Images and words?

It's a sampled trigger, not a "real" snare.

Perpetual Change · February 20, 2011, 04:50:21 AM

The Images and Words snare sounds like the drums on a Casio Keyboard.

Fortunately, it meshes well with the album's overall production.

Jirpo · February 20, 2011, 04:57:23 AM

I&W!

Mladen · February 20, 2011, 05:27:04 AM

Quote from: hefdaddy42 on February 20, 2011, 04:41:06 AM
Quote from: Mladen on February 20, 2011, 04:08:06 AM
Awake has a great snare sound. Also, what's wrong about snare drum on Images and words?
It's a sampled trigger, not a "real" snare.

Okay, I guess I'm a bit stupid for drums. Can you explain me what that means? If you don't feel like it, that's okay.

Knguro · February 20, 2011, 05:32:30 AM

ToT

Pirate · February 20, 2011, 05:35:14 AM

SFAM or ToT

FretMuppet · February 20, 2011, 05:37:45 AM

Octavarium... it has a classic prog sound to it. As do the rest of the drums/cymbals on that album

Demi Zenith · February 20, 2011, 05:48:07 AM

Quote from: Mladen on February 20, 2011, 05:27:04 AM
Quote from: hefdaddy42 on February 20, 2011, 04:41:06 AM
Quote from: Mladen on February 20, 2011, 04:08:06 AM
Awake has a great snare sound. Also, what's wrong about snare drum on Images and words?
It's a sampled trigger, not a "real" snare.
Okay, I guess I'm a bit stupid for drums. Can you explain me what that means? If you don't feel like it, that's okay.

Basically whenever Mike hits the snare on the album it's replaced by a sample, like a drum machine's snare.

Zydar · February 20, 2011, 05:50:46 AM

Quote from: Demi Zenith on February 20, 2011, 05:48:07 AM
Quote from: Mladen on February 20, 2011, 05:27:04 AM
Quote from: hefdaddy42 on February 20, 2011, 04:41:06 AM
Quote from: Mladen on February 20, 2011, 04:08:06 AM
Awake has a great snare sound. Also, what's wrong about snare drum on Images and words?
It's a sampled trigger, not a "real" snare.
Okay, I guess I'm a bit stupid for drums. Can you explain me what that means? If you don't feel like it, that's okay.

Basically whenever Mike hits the snare on the album it's replaced by a sample, like a drum machine's snare.

Yeah. No matter if you hit the snare soft or hard, it produces the same sound. Popular in the 80s for instance.

nikatapi · February 20, 2011, 05:55:03 AM

Train Of Thought
A Change Of Seasons

Chino · February 20, 2011, 06:15:54 AM

I love the triggered snare on I&W

Mladen · February 20, 2011, 06:27:08 AM

Quote from: Zydar on February 20, 2011, 05:50:46 AM
Quote from: Demi Zenith on February 20, 2011, 05:48:07 AMBasically whenever Mike hits the snare on the album it's replaced by a sample, like a drum machine's snare.

Yeah. No matter if you hit the snare soft or hard, it produces the same sound. Popular in the 80s for instance.

Oh, okay. I dunno, it sounds nice to me.

Zydar · February 20, 2011, 06:32:19 AM

Quote from: Mladen on February 20, 2011, 06:27:08 AM
Quote from: Zydar on February 20, 2011, 05:50:46 AM
Quote from: Demi Zenith on February 20, 2011, 05:48:07 AMBasically whenever Mike hits the snare on the album it's replaced by a sample, like a drum machine's snare.

Yeah. No matter if you hit the snare soft or hard, it produces the same sound. Popular in the 80s for instance.
Oh, okay. I dunno, it sounds nice to me.

I have no real problems with it either, I'm so used to it now. I actually prefer it to the remixed songs on the Greatest Hit compliation.

rumborak · February 20, 2011, 08:42:15 AM

Quote from: Mladen on February 20, 2011, 06:27:08 AM
Quote from: Zydar on February 20, 2011, 05:50:46 AM
Quote from: Demi Zenith on February 20, 2011, 05:48:07 AMBasically whenever Mike hits the snare on the album it's replaced by a sample, like a drum machine's snare.

Yeah. No matter if you hit the snare soft or hard, it produces the same sound. Popular in the 80s for instance.
Oh, okay. I dunno, it sounds nice to me.

Same here, never bothered me, even when I knew about it. I thought it was rather bothering that MP was ranting so much on their own best album because of it.

rumborak

tri.ad · February 20, 2011, 10:34:03 AM

Awake and FII. Also, the I&W snare never bothered me either.

Dimitrius · February 20, 2011, 11:42:39 AM

6DoiT and ACoS have my favorite snare sounds.

MykeHavoc · February 20, 2011, 11:46:37 AM

I liked the sound of the snare on the remixed I&W tracks. Portnoy's natural tone is usually too clunky for me. I usually prefer sampled/triggered stuff as it usually cuts through the mix a lot better.

Dimitrius · February 20, 2011, 11:49:43 AM

Quote from: rumborak on February 20, 2011, 08:42:15 AM
Quote from: Mladen on February 20, 2011, 06:27:08 AM
Quote from: Zydar on February 20, 2011, 05:50:46 AM
Quote from: Demi Zenith on February 20, 2011, 05:48:07 AMBasically whenever Mike hits the snare on the album it's replaced by a sample, like a drum machine's snare.

Yeah. No matter if you hit the snare soft or hard, it produces the same sound. Popular in the 80s for instance.
Oh, okay. I dunno, it sounds nice to me.

Same here, never bothered me, even when I knew about it. I thought it was rather bothering that MP was ranting so much on their own best album because of it.

rumborak

The ghost notes on LtL sound horrible because of the trigger.

pmahoney1337 · February 20, 2011, 12:44:06 PM

Train of Thought sounds the best to me, followed by Awake.

ReaPsTA · February 20, 2011, 01:20:52 PM

Overall, Train of Thought and Awake.

Certain songs specifically have great sounds though, such as TROAE and TGD.

Fuzzboy · February 20, 2011, 01:26:03 PM

Quote from: Dimitrius on February 20, 2011, 11:49:43 AM
Quote from: rumborak on February 20, 2011, 08:42:15 AM
Quote from: Mladen on February 20, 2011, 06:27:08 AM
Quote from: Zydar on February 20, 2011, 05:50:46 AM
Quote from: Demi Zenith on February 20, 2011, 05:48:07 AMBasically whenever Mike hits the snare on the album it's replaced by a sample, like a drum machine's snare.

Yeah. No matter if you hit the snare soft or hard, it produces the same sound. Popular in the 80s for instance.
Oh, okay. I dunno, it sounds nice to me.

Same here, never bothered me, even when I knew about it. I thought it was rather bothering that MP was ranting so much on their own best album because of it.

rumborak

The ghost notes on LtL sound horrible because of the trigger.

fuuuckkk.. I never noticed the ghost notes on that song. Now I can't un-hear them.

jsem · February 20, 2011, 02:09:52 PM

Where exactly in the song?

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