Hello;

I enjoy creating music with RealBand but I can never get an acoustic snare drum sound that I like. In terms of plug-ins I have Forte Dxi, CoyotoWT, VSC Dxi (I suspect that I am not using the correct terminology when describing the plug-ins... my apologies). Of the three, I like the Forte sound the best.

I am trying to get a sound that has that ring that you hear with a snare. After the snare has been hit there is that little high pitched ring as the drum kind of “pops.” Hopefully you understand what I’m trying to say.

Currently, I’m getting too much of the snare sound (Shhzz). If I add reverb, I just get more Shhzz. Basically, although I can tell that the sound is an acoustic snare, the sounds don’t sound life-like. It's as if there is no presence to the sound.

I am wondering if you have any tips. Is it a case of trying to tweak the sound or is it a case of trying to find different plug-ins?

Also, sometimes I think I am getting close to a good snare sound with a nice decay and ring but as soon as I add another drum sound such as a hi hat, the snare sound loses it’s ring and decay. I am not sure what I am doing wrong.

Thanks for your help.