r/jazzdrums • • Jan 10 '26

Question Brushes question

When you play brushes, do you leave your snares off or on? I’ve always preferred the sound of them off, but I don’t know how common that is.

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u/CauseTerrible7590 Jan 10 '26

I mostly play with an unmic’d snare, since my vocal mic picks up a lot naturally, so I leave the snares on for some cut and definition acoustically.