Before the shootout, I did some research on EQing the snare drum. I found good articles from TalkinMusic and AudioIssues. For tracking the shootout, I had my friend Matt play two different 8 bar phrases on the kit, one that was loud with a lot of snare and the other more basic and quieter.
Here’s the audio. Each 8 bar phrase is played 4 times, each time with a different EQ on the snare. (That was the only processing done the tracks.) The order is clean, WarmAudio, 6020 Ultimate EQ, TDR SlickEQ, and the ProTools stock 7 band EQ.
Here’s screenshots of the settings each one was set to.
