the snare on my 606 has a really thin sound

compared to other 606's mine has a really weak snare. i know people have said that no two 606s sounds exactly the same, but i think it's only a very subtle difference

here's a recording i made and a snare wav from a 606 sample pack for comparison

606snare.mp3 279.59 kB · 37 downloads

normal606snare.wav 21.52 kB · 35 downloads

i hear a lot of backgroud noise in that recording that you made. Maybe your sound interface/recorder isn't good?

yeah its the aux send from the other channels on my mixer. it's not the recording, the other instruments on the 606 sound right

dude that sux, should prolly give me the 606, and buy yourself a new one

:(

I say you get in there Dr. Stein style and fix it up.

is your accent on, turned up?

i find on my 606 i can get a wealth of snare timbres using the accent and volume....

are you powering it via batterys or power lead?

also try only at YOUR own risk.. i found this on the drumatix page

OPen it up and look just below the volume knobs on the main circuit

board: there is a white pot with a 3mm screwdriver slot that you can

gently turn one way or another to mix in the snare noise. Turn the unit

on and play a pattern with various stuff all mixed in and lick your

fingers and connect random sections and see what happens. It's less than

9volts so you won't feel anything weird and the worst you'll do is erase

sections of patterns or songs.

  chris moss acid said:

is your accent on, turned up?

 

i find on my 606 i can get a wealth of snare timbres using the accent and volume....

 

are you powering it via batterys or power lead?

 

 

 

also try only at YOUR own risk.. i found this on the drumatix page

 

OPen it up and look just below the volume knobs on the main circuit

board: there is a white pot with a 3mm screwdriver slot that you can

gently turn one way or another to mix in the snare noise. Turn the unit

on and play a pattern with various stuff all mixed in and lick your

fingers and connect random sections and see what happens. It's less than

9volts so you won't feel anything weird and the worst you'll do is erase

sections of patterns or songs.

 

 

WARNING: Only do this when using batteries, not with the unit plugged in to a wall socket!

I love my 606 by the way. Just thought I'd say that.

  chris moss acid said:

is your accent on, turned up?

 

i find on my 606 i can get a wealth of snare timbres using the accent and volume....

 

are you powering it via batterys or power lead?

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i'm tweaking the accent all the way up in the sample

i'm using power lead, and i've just put fresh batteries in it

  Mcdergbit said:

  chris moss acid said:

is your accent on, turned up?

 

i find on my 606 i can get a wealth of snare timbres using the accent and volume....

 

are you powering it via batterys or power lead?

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i'm tweaking the accent all the way up in the sample

 

i'm using power lead, and i've just put fresh batteries in it

 

 

get the kenton individual outs - http://www.kentonuk.com/products/socket_kits.shtml#17

then boost the snare up on the mixer

it just needs a little more noise, follow chris's suggestion of adjusting the 606 internally.

ok i think i will give it a try. thanks

have you checked for stuff like loose contacts or dusty pots on the circuit board? If you're not sure where to look, please ask someone who knows about this stuff to do it for you. Cause for the love and life of the tr606, it's vintage and very fragile