SD3 – Snare on – Sound behavior

[aigle]

Hello community,

I’m a bit confused about the “Snare On” behavior (related to ouptut sound) on searching instrument list.

For example, using SDX Decades with “Default Drums and Mixer Presets”:
-the default RackTom1 is “9×13 Slingerland Radio King 1940s / Snare on: Yes” -> with that, I can hear like a “blowing” sound (at the end of the sound) when I hit the Tom1.
-if we change with the same instrument but with “Snare On: No” (“9×13 Slingerland Radio King 1940s / Snare on : No” –> the sound is the same but without this blowing effect at the end.

Could you please clarify this difference on sound and what is this parameter ? What is the advantage to get “Snare on: Yes” on Tom since it seems to add some blowing sound effect ?

Thank you for your support,

Regards

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.1.5
Operating system: Windows 10

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[Scott]

The ‘blowing’ sound is the sympathetic ringing of the snare wires. Having it ‘on’ adds realism. It is what would really happen in a live recording. The other kit pieces sympathetically ring when hitting other kit pieces.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

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