2006 Tama Mike Portnoy Melody Master Natural Samples

Designed by Mike Portnoy, this incredible sounding snare features a hand-hammered steel shell, die cast hoops, and a unique three-way snare strainer that offers additional sounds without the hassle of switching snare drums. Warmth and a steel-snappy crack all in one.

Specs:

• Dimensions: 5.5” x 14”

• Shell: 1 mm Hammered Steel

• Batter Head: Remo Emporer Coated

• Resonant Head: Evans Level 360

• Snares: Tama 20-strand

• Tuning:

  • Fundamental Pitch = 189 Hz

  • Batter = 280 Hz

  • Resonant = 356 Hz

• LUFS: -11.8

Sample Pack includes over 90 natural single-shot samples with various microphones and strikes like rimshot, rim click, ghost notes, Big Fat Snare and more. If you’re looking for multiple velocities, try our Mastered samples.