High, low, this snare slaps... Sonor Kompressor Brass 6.5" x 14"
Including an unreleased YouTube video!
I connected with Sweetwater and got a new snare, and I’m blown away by it. The Sonor Kompressor Brass 16.5”x14” snare is sensitive yet powerful, I mean this thing is loud lol.
To be honest, with brass snares, I usually struggle with unwanted overtones and getting the tuning dialed in, and have to use a lot of dampening, but with this snare I was able to get a great sound with just an Ambassador coated head, which if you’re not familiar, is a single ply head. Normally, I’d be looking at a 2 ply head with some extra dampening, but the Kompressor just sounds so good. I’ve attached a couple of different clips, including a cover I haven’t released publically yet, so you, Substack reader, get a sneak peek!
Here are some sound samples.
Full video with thoughts
High tuning
Low tuning (unreleased YouTube video!)
It sound really good
noise