DIXON 14x6.5 Cornerstone Steel Snare Drum in 'Purple Ti Plating' // Soundcheck by Bryan Macaranas

What a stunning drum....but does it sound any good? Ultimately this is what I wanted to check out recording this 14x6.5 Hammered Steel Shell Snare Drum from Dixon. The 'Purple Titanium' plating is stunning, and depending on the incidence / angle of lighting, it also shows some stunning blues/darker purple. The drum looks great right out of the box, pro drumheads from Evans, with 2.3 triple flanged hoops providing some robust rigidity, just enough to feel solid under the sticks, but still allowing the drum to resonate. Whatever the strainer is (which Dixon simply calls 'Flip Drop / Contemporary' - I am a fan! Full disclosure - I had to EQ the snare mic, cut about 2db or so @ 200Hz or so. There was a very annoying hum, more evident at lower tunings but enough to take away from the good freqs. A little bit of dampening also helped for a little bit of control, but otherwise the snare is lovely to play, at open tuning from medium/high and up. This is the type of drum I would never hesitate taking to a gig, or a studio session. Great job Dixon! Recorded at Dirty Laundry Studios Brisbane QLD, Australia JUNE 2026 ______________________________________________________________________ DRUM GEAR LIST SONOR SQ2 'Yellow Tribal' Beech Shells 10x7" Rack Tom 13x8" Rack Tom 16x15" Floor Tom 24x14" Bass Drum Dixon 14x6.5 Cornerstone Steel Snare Drum in 'Purple Ti Plating UFiP Cymbals (L-R) 15" Vibra Hi-Hats 10" FX Brilliant Splash 8" FX Dry Splash 19" Vibra Crash w/ 7" Class Splash inverted 22" Blast Extra Dry Ride 10" Class Hi-Hats (Aux) 18" Tiger China (Modded) 21" Class Crash 14" Natural China ______________________________________________________________________ RECORDING & MONITOR GEAR Porter & Davies 'Gigster' Drum Throne Monitor Mics are mix of brands Beyerdynamic 57/58c for rack and floor tom Beyerdynamic D50d for main snare Lewitt LCT240 for overheads AKG D112 w/ Dr Alien Smith Subkick 01 for kick Sennheiser e906 for snare bottom Logic Pro X DAW Audient id44 + SP8 Interface